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COLUMN: Age is no deterrent to getting needed Medicare supplement
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He's available to answer your questions.
Teen sentenced to 90 months in prison for 2021 shooting
Kye Alfaro, 16, will start his sentence in the Oregon Youth Authority and after turning 25 will be moved to state prison, where he will be eligible for release after 45 months.
Police identify man killed in shootout with officers Monday morning
Michael James Compton fired at least one shot at officers before he was killed in the gunfight with police, the Oregon State Police said in a statement Monday afternoon.
Suspect killed after trading gunfire with police Monday morning, police say
Salem police did not say who fired the shot that killed the suspect on Southeast Commercial Street Monday morning.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Salem City Council to consider pedestrian, parks projects
The agenda for Monday, Jan. 23, includes decisions for improving pedestrian safety, parks projects and shifting unused federal funding to Marion-Polk Food Share Meals on Wheels. The council will also look at a state plan to extend TriMet rail service to Salem.
Covid weekly report for Jan. 20: Local cases increase
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports two newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
A new flag signals commitment to Salem air service
A group of local businesses and community members dedicated a new flag pole at the Salem Municipal Airport. Key players in the ongoing effort to bring commercial air service back to the state capital attended.
UPDATE: Salem police say they didn’t arrest Portland man claiming he was mistakenly jailed in suit
The lawsuit filed on Friday, Jan. 13, alleges Duarte Papa-Vicente, 27, was arrested and jailed on a warrant that had been withdrawn.
Wyden faces Salem citizens’ questions on mental health, corporate accountability
“I'm not gonna sit around and let somebody hold Social Security and Medicare hostage on this thing,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden told a Salem crowd regarding the approaching national debt ceiling.