By Salem Reporter
PGE says no estimate for restoring power in Salem
The scene in the MacLeay Road area of south Salem on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Emil Marjan photo) Portland General Electric can’t yet say when the lights will turn on for most of Salem after ice accumulation Sunday overnight caused another…
Locations open in Keizer, Turner, Woodburn to drop off yard debris
Oak limbs litter the back yard of a rural south Salem home on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Brian Hines photo) Marion County residents with downed trees and branches can bring yard debris to three sites for disposal, the county said Monday…
PGE said restoring power could take several days following “worst ice, snow and windstorm in the past 40 years”
Limbs rest on a pickup truck in the Englewood neighborhood of Salem on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Courtesy/Regina Fischer) About 72,000 customers in Marion and Polk counties served by Portland General Electric and another 165 Salem Electric customers remain without power…
Utilities make progress, but thousands around Salem face another night without power
A Salem Electric crewman works to repair a power line in west Salem on Sunday, Feb. 14. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem and Marion County officials have declared states of emergency to deal with the damaging ice storm, urging people to…
A lot of Salem could stay dark until Tuesday, PGE forecasts
Crews work to clear a downed tree on Court Street in downtown Salem on Saturday, Feb. 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem continues to restore and recover after Friday night’s ice storm, but thousands are likely to remain without power through…
Thousands waking up in Salem without power – but plenty of ice
Icicles dangle from a parking sign located appropriately on Southeast Winter Street on Friday, Feb. 12. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Share your photos or observations about the ice storm with Salem Reporter by email to [email protected]. Salem is waking up…
Despite icy forecast, Salem Health’s Saturday vaccine appointments will go on as scheduled
Salem Health began a Covid vaccine clinic at the state fairgrounds on Jan. 7 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) People scheduled to receive a Covid vaccine Saturday through Salem Health can still get a shot despite a forecast of icy weather and…
Federal top cop for Oregon steps down
U.S. Attorney Billy Williams addresses the media regarding cyber and disinformation threats to the security of Oregon’s electoral process during a press conference at the Oregon Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capitol Bureau) The chief federal law enforcement…
Volunteers needed for warming shelters Friday as temperatures stay freezing
Capital Park Wesleyan Church is hosting a warming shelter tonight. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Volunteers are needed Friday night as two churches open as warming shelters for unsheltered people outside in temperatures that are expected to stay below freezing. First Presbyterian…
Coming to a Salem pharmacy near you: Covid vaccinations
Avi Singh draws up a dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Over the course of his career as a pharmacist, Trushar Patel has given…