Category City News
City plans insecticide injections for ash trees to combat invasive insect found in Marion County
Emerald ash borers, an invasive insect, were detected in Marion County, prompting Salem to plan insecticide treatments. The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced a permanent quarantine for four counties in Oregon barring them from moving wood products that could be infested.
REPORT: Salem police chased fleeing drivers far less in 2023
Police vehicular pursuit data for 2023 showed the vast majority of people leading police on car chases in Salem were men between the ages of 22 and 40. Police chases were typically initiated as a result of felony crimes, the report showed.
ARCHES hopes new day center fence will help clients feel safer, deter after-hours gatherings
The ARCHES Day Center plans to install an iron fence around its downtown facility and the neighboring Coldwell Banker building. ARCHES leadership said they hope it will make the vulnerable unsheltered people who use its services feel safer.
Oregon hires new state economist with Wall Street background
Carl Riccadonna will craft the economic forecasts that determine what the state can spend, and whether Oregonians receive a kicker.
Speed limit on stretch of SE Commercial reduced to 35 mph
The speed limit on Southeast Commercial Street between Southeast Browning Avenue and Southeast Barnes Avenue will be reduced from 40 miles per hour to 35 miles per hour starting Sept. 9. The city of Salem said the reduction comes after community feedback and data showed that stretch of road is dangerous.
Salem factory will start producing humanoid robots by the end of the year
Agility Robotics, a Corvallis-based company co-founded by an OSU professor, will begin producing humanoid robots that will work alongside humans performing repetitive and sometimes dangerous tasks.
Latter-day Saints bring haircuts to Salem family micro shelters
A community-organized event brought haircuts to over a dozen kids, teens and moms at Church at the Park’s family micro shelter site. The event sold out an Amazon wish list of hair care supplies for the families in less than a day.
In a first, Oregon officials find mosquito that can transmit deadly viruses in southern Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority announced that it had found Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Jackson County as part of its regular mosquito surveillance.
Dental assisting program for Salem-area high schoolers opens at Willamette Career Academy
With dental assistants and hygienists in high demand, Willamette Career Academy’s new dental assisting program is doing its part to train and educate students for the much-needed roles.