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COLUMN: Understanding Medigap’s “birthday rule”
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.
Police seize 55,000 fentanyl pills, dozens of pounds of other drugs from 2 Salem residents
Salem police also found 26 guns and over $63,000 in cash after arresting Leonel Covarrubias Hernandez, 45, and Silvia Rodriguez Diaz, 50, on Tuesday.
State fines top Cherriots official $100 after ethics investigation
General manager Allan Pollock will also donate his accumulated rewards as a penalty for applying his personal airline and hotel membership rewards accounts to Cherriots-funded business trips.
Salem man charged with starting fire at west Salem business Dec. 12
Polk County prosecutors charged Evan Webber, 30, with arson and criminal mischief on Tuesday, alleging he started a fire at Lighthouse Home Loans In west Salem.
State settles with Salem-area conservation official, ending ethics investigation
Terry Hsu, a Marion Soil and Water Conservation District board member, says he believes the state ethics commission’s investigation of a complaint that he used his role for financial gain wasn’t impartial.
Laws protecting workers from heat and smoke will not be overturned, judge rules
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit brought by three industry groups.
UPDATE: Thousands without power as high wind advisory extended to 7 p.m. Tuesday
Salem is under a high wind warning until 4 p.m., Tuesday Dec. 27 as gusts up to 65 mph cause widespread power outages.
COLUMN: Making sense of Salem’s strange economic climate
Pamela Ferrara of the Willamette Workforce Partnership explains why state economists are predicting a recession despite strong economic indicators.
Covid weekly report for Dec. 23: Cases down, hospital remains near capacity
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports three newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.