By Salem Reporter
Fire-detecting cameras to be installed across state with $4.5 million investment
Smoke rises from a stump along the North Santiam River near Gates on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon will soon have nearly 60 cameras across the state perched on cell phone towers, old fire towers and mountaintops,…
Illahe Hills earns national environmental designation
Workers at Illahe Hills Country Club have worked to improve wildlife habitat and conditions, earning a national citation from Audubon International. (Kassi Roosth) A special focus on improving wildlife habitat and teaching about nature has earned Illahe Hills Country Club…
Councilor floats a “bike vision” for Salem streets
Salem residents ride their bikes over the Union Street Railroad Bridge. Several civic leaders are seeking to expand the city’s network of bike infrastructure (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Commuting by bike in Salem often means squeezing into a narrow bike lane…
Oregon pays record settlement of nearly $23 million in lawsuit filed by former Medicaid insurer
The Oregon Health Authority has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million to FamilyCare, Inc. in a long-running dispute. (Oregon Health Authority) The Oregon Health Authority has agreed to a record settlement of nearly $23 million in a long-running lawsuit…
Judson Middle School teacher under investigation following report of “inappropriate image”
A Judson Middle School teacher is under investigation after the school’s principal received a complaint about “an inappropriate image” being circulated on social media. District spokesman Aaron Harada said Tuesday that teacher Dean Wright has been placed on paid administrative…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider new Health and Human Services building
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider appointing a temporary county treasurer, and a contract for construction of a new Health and Human Services Department building. AGENDA Commissioners will consider authorizing Board Chair Danielle Bethell to sign…
Volunteers bring native plants to Englewood Park
Volunteers examine a clod of dirt during a work party at Englewood Park on Saturday, March 26, 2022 (Gerald Patrickson/Special to Salem Reporter) More than two dozen pairs of happy hands attacked the invasive growth on the east side of…
Merkley schedules remote Marion County town hall for Thursday, March 31
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley in his Salem office. (Salem Reporter/file) U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has scheduled a virtual town hall for Marion County on Thursday, March 31. The event is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. and Salem residents can…
Groups say BLM ignoring environmental concerns when issuing grazing permits
Cattle graze along the Snake River. (Bureau of Land Management) The Bureau of Land Management has been renewing livestock grazing permits on public lands in Oregon without a thorough environmental analysis, including on overgrazed land, according to two new reports. …
Hundreds in Salem area apply for rental assistance during 1-week extension, state says
Homes on Smokestack Lane Northeast on Jan. 12. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) State housing officials said Monday they received nearly 600 applications for rental assistance in Marion and Polk counties during the week the deadline to apply was extended. The program,…