By Salem Reporter
How should Oregon spend millions on wildfire recovery? State officials want your input
Fresh flowers sit on top of a burned car in Gates on Sunday, September 20, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) State officials are asking Oregonians to weigh in on how the state should spend millions in federal wildfire recovery money. More…
Salem weekly Covid report for March 25: cases, hospitalizations continue falling
Salem Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of cases and Covid hospitalizations are continuing to fall. Here’s our report for March 25, 2022. HOSPITAL CAPACITY Salem Hospital and the mid-Willamette region have reported a decline…
Oregon wildlife experts step up efforts to prevent a deadly fungal disease that attacks bats
A northern long-eared bat with white nose syndrome. (Steve Taylor, University of Illinois Fish and Wildlife Service) State wildlife experts have stepped up efforts to fight a deadly fungal disease that has infected over half the nation’s bat species and,…
Oregon Symphony returns to Willamette University in October
The Oregon Symphony performs at Smith Auditorium in Salem in November 2019 (Courtesy/Danielle Peterson, Oregon Symphony) The Oregon Symphony is kicking off its Salem season this October. Musicians are returning to Willamette University’s Smith Auditorium for six concerts, according…
Roth’s Fresh Markets buys Chuck’s Produce and Street Market in Vancouver
Roth’s Fresh Markets on Wallace Road Northwest in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Salem-based Roth’s Fresh Markets announced it has acquired Chuck’s Produce and Street Market in Vancouver, Washington. Chuck’s will retain its name and employees, according to a news release.…
Oregonians concerned about hospital capacity, political polarization, survey says
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregonians remain worried about local hospitals lacking beds and staff to treat all patients and about political polarization both nationally and across the state. Those were the findings of an early February poll of nearly 1,600 Oregon…
Early event bookings signal recovery for Salem’s tourism industry
Spectators line the banks to watch the 1.2-mile swimming stage of Ironman 70.3 in Salem on July 25, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem last year had just 18 conventions and sports bookings total on the calendar. In the first three…
Oregon has most miles of polluted or ‘impaired’ waterways nationwide, new analysis says
Upper Klamath Lake is among the most polluted lakes in Oregon. (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation/Wikimedia Commons) Oregon has more than 120,000 miles of polluted or “impaired” rivers and streams – the most nationwide, according to a new analysis. The report, released…
Expect fewer fossil fuels, more demand for power in Oregon over next decade
Solar panels on the Salem Public Library roof (Courtesy/City of Salem) Oregon’s energy sector faces a complex and uncertain future as utilities move away from fossil fuels. Demand for power could increase sharply as more people move toward electric vehicles…
Ontario man charged in three northeast Salem robberies, police say
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) An Ontario man faces charges alleging he robbed three people over the past four months in northeast Salem. Dustan Allen Burris, 33, was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree robbery and three counts of unlawful use…