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After eight years of decline, enrollment at Chemeketa Community College starting to stabilize
(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) After eight years of declining enrollment at Chemeketa Community College, college leaders believe they are slowing the trend. Four weeks into the fall term, full-time enrollment is at 3,217, a 1 percent drop from the same time…
More than 1,000 Oregonians’ information stolen in data breach
A data breach of a tool used to enroll people in health care plans exposed the personal information of at least 1,094 Oregonians. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials discovered the breach on Oct. 16. Attackers hacked into a…
Potent forces lining up in Oregon to support river ferries to relieve I-5 congestion
Congestion on Interstate 5 over the Columbia River is motivating a company to fashion a passenger ferry service. (Oregon Department of Transportation photo) A months-long effort to fashion a new ferry service across the Columbia River in Portland comes into…
Oregon board says those found criminally insane rarely commit new crimes. The numbers say otherwise.
CORRECTION: A review of this story after publication identified factual errors and flaws in data analysis. To learn about the errors, please see this POST. Editor’s note: After the publication of this story, Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board informed the Malheur Enterprise…
What Oregon officials knew about the new crimes of people found criminally insane — and when they knew it
Members of the Psychiatric Security Review Board hear testimony at the Oregon State Hospital earlier this year. Pictured from left are John Swetnam, the public member; Chairwoman Elena Balduzzi, a pscyhologist; and Trisha Elmer, a parole and probation officer. The…
How journalists analyzed the outcomes of those freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board
Illustration special to the Enterprise by Hokyoung Kim CORRECTION: A review of this story after publication identified factual errors and flaws in data analysis. To learn about the errors, please see this POST. Studies of the criminal justice system rarely…
State participation in Census leads to the discovery of new addresses, new funding and perhaps a new congressional representative
Oregon officials say their participation in a new Census program could win the state $400 million a year and perhaps even a sixth U.S. House seat. For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau has asked states to help wrangle…
Marine-owned Vagabond Brewing gears up for weekend celebrating veterans
James Owens, a Marine Corps veteran and one of Vagabond Brewing’s first employees, drinks a can of Haze Yourself, the brewery’s Veterans Day release. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) At Vagabond Brewing, Nov. 10 is the most important day of the year.…
Women to hold record number of seats in Oregon Legislature
SALEM — A record 37 Oregon women will serve as state legislators in 2019. Come January, once new lawmakers are sworn in, women will hold 28 out of 60 seats in the House. Women also picked up one seat in…
Hundreds take to Salem streets to join national protest against Trump firing attorney general
Hundreds of protesters came out in Salem as part of a nationwide protest Thursday night, fighting back against President Donald Trump firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Hundreds took to Salem streets Thursday evening as part of a…