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To catch the changes in life, Salem Reporter puts new photography team to work
Pastor Jerry Miranda hugs Teresa, his wife of 38 years, as she’s released from Salem Hospital on April 2, 2020 after recovering from a serious case of COVID-19 (Amanda Loman/Special to Salem Reporter) As the global pandemic took its hold…
Businesses prepare as the floodgate on federal relief money is lifted
Salem’s downtown during the lunch hour on Thursday, March 19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today.…
PHOTOS: Not exactly the first day of school, but Salem students ready to resume studies
Emily Feskens, a registrar at Barbara Roberts High School, hands out two Chromebooks to Nadie Cruz of Salem during a distribution event at McKay High School on Thursday, April 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access…
Oregon inmate in Salem tests positive for COVID-19, the first in the state prison system
Oregon State Penitentiary (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today. The Oregon Department of Corrections Thursday night reported…
As the coronavirus outbreak continues, unemployment claims reach new high
A closed sign in Engelberg Antiks in downtown Salem on Thursday, March 19. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The number of people…
Employee complaints allege Salem employers aren’t complying with orders meant to prevent coronavirus spread
The 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in southeast Salem owned by online retail giant Amazon was one of the companies named in recent OSHA complaints. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus…
With doors closed and customers cooped up, businesses turn to carryout or delivery
Lea Huizenga, office manager for E.Z Orchards, checks off items requested by a customer. Carryout is now a new service offered by E.Z Orchards. Other businesses are doing the same. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access…
Salem schools not likely to open again, shift to ‘distance learning’ coming
Third-grade student Levi Black cuts out a shape during an art lesson at Salem Heights Elementary School on Oct. 18, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a…
West Salem’s Building Codes Division office closes after four employees test positive for COVID-19
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The state Building Codes Division office…
Willamette Workforce Partnership has been a pipeline between employers and job-seekers. With the economic crisis, it has even more to do
Parker-Llerenas is the executive director of the Willamette Workforce Partnership, an economic development nonprofit that matches businesses with people looking for work. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as…