A sign at a west Salem business helps customers understand the new rules. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Reporter wants to chronicle the variety of signs businesses have posted to show they are closed or otherwise changed operations. Please send us the name and address of any business in[Read More…]

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. An employee at Amazon’s massive Salem warehouse recently was diagnosed with with COVID-19. “We are supporting[Read More…]

Caryn Connoly, left, a Roberts High School teacher, and Courtney Clendening, a Clear Lake Elementary School teacher, load food into a family’s truck at Four Corners Elementary School on March 25, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as[Read More…]

NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem, you can pump your own gas now under temporary regulations announced Saturday morning by the Office of State Fire Marshal. “In response to the impacts of COVID-19 on Oregon,[Read More…]

The Oregon Capitol Mall was closed to the public on Tuesday, March 24, following an order from Gov. Kate Brown (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) This digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide media collaboration is sharing coverage among Oregon’s newspapers and broadcast outlets. Salem Reporter[Read More…]

Oregon Army National Guard soldiers set up a temporary medical facility at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Thursday, March 19, 2020 (Courtesy Zachary Holden/Oregon National Guard) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to sustain this[Read More…]

Oregon Army National Guard soldiers set up a temporary medical facility at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem on Thursday, March 19, 2020 (Courtesy Zachary Holden/Oregon National Guard) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. The Oregon[Read More…]

The departures level at Los Angeles International Airport is deserted on March 22. (David Zaitz/Special to Salem Reporter) Increasing restrictions on public movement loom for Oregon, following other states and urban areas that have already shut down in an attempt to stop community spread of the coronavirus. So what does[Read More…]

A closed sign in Macy’s at Salem Center. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Day by day across Salem, doors are locked, lights go out and more people find they are without a job. Still, key businesses continue to function to keep the community fed and fueled. Grocers and hardware stores, some putting[Read More…]

  Center 50+, a city-run senior center, closed on Monday, March 16, and started offering drive-up meals for seniors. (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. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access[Read More…]