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Vanessa Nordyke plans to focus on homeless, community involvement in next Salem City Council term
Councilor Vanessa Nordyke is running unopposed for reelection to the ward 7 seat, which covers much of southwest Salem.
More Oregon students are missing vaccines, worrying health officials
Last school year, Oregon had the second highest nonmedical vaccine exemption rate in the country. Now, about 9% of kindergarteners are forgoing vaccines against diseases like measles.
BUILDING SALEM: Former Liberty Plaza downtown reimagined as “The Forge”
A retail hub that was largely vacant for years is being remodeled and will host a beauty collective, new dining options and an accounting firm’s headquarters.
State closes review of Salem’s former deputy chief
Steve Bellshaw retired as deputy chief of the Salem Police Department in February 2022 while suspected of misconduct. State officials have now stopped their review of Bellshaw’s conduct without taking disciplinary action.
What to know about the claims in mayoral campaign mailers
Salem voters are getting a surge of campaign advertisements from mayoral candidates in their mailboxes, but Salem Reporter determined some of their claims lack context.
State board allocates nearly $14 million for addiction prevention
Money from Oregon's opioid settlements this year will go toward preventing drug addiction.
Clackamas County deputy sentenced for sexually abusing 2 children in Salem
A 38-year-old Salem man pleaded guilty to molesting two children under 14. He was previously a corrections deputy in the Clackamas County Jail and a corporal in the Oregon State Penitentiary.
Deacon gets tax exemption for downtown Salem apartments, faces accusations of ignoring wage theft
The Salem City Council on Monday approved a property tax break on a 105-unit apartment building under the condition that the city adopt new transparency rules designed to prevent worker exploitation.
Some 12,000 Oregonians might be getting thousands of dollars in refunds due to TurboTax error
TurboTax directed thousands of taxpayers to Oregon's standard deduction when itemizing would have saved them money, the state revenue department found.