Drivers on Southeast Liberty Street may see delays overnight starting Monday as city crews begin sewer repairs. Two other roads in southeast Salem are also slated for utility work and closures. On Liberty Street, repairs to sanitary sewer lines from Southeast Mission Street to the Salem Civic Center will take[Read More…]
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Salem police focus on crosswalk safety warnings downtown
The department’s crosswalk safety campaign is intended to educate drivers, issuing warnings as well as citations for egregious violations.
Cherry mural proposed for NE Salem warehouse
A fruit warehouse hopes to decorate its building with a mural celebrating Oregon cherry production, pending approval from the city’s public arts commission.
$2 million grant to pay for drainage repairs in Santiam Canyon
Funded by a state Department of Environmental Quality grant, the septic work will focus on Detroit, Idanha, Gates and other unincorporated areas impacted by the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires.
Vitae Springs fire 100% contained
The fire south of Salem forced over 100 families to evacuate their homes and burned 164 acres, but caused no injuries or structures lost.
LOCAL HISTORY: Civil rights have a long legacy in Salem
Salem officially renamed the Salem Parkway to Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, with new street signs installed over the weekend. City historic preservation officer To mark the occasion, Kimberli Fitzgerald shares a brief history of the city’s civil rights movement.
Salemites say improvements needed to “confusing” fire alert system
More than 100 people had to evacuate their homes this weekend as the Vitae Springs Fire burned nearly 165 acres.
UPDATE: Evacuation order lifted, residents can return to south Salem homes as fire smolders
City officials say 60 private firefighters are expected on the lines of the Vitae Springs Fire on Sunday to help track down and extinguish hot spots. The evacuation order was lifted at noon Sunday.
UPDATED: Vitae Springs fire contained, mop up in progress, evacuations remain in place
UPDATE 2 p.m. Saturday – That shelter opened at Judson Middle School? Home overnight to 13 people and an assortment of animals, including a lizard. According to Marion County Emergency Management, 12 dogs, seven cats, 10 rabbits, and one lizard were helped at the school. At the fairgrounds, emergency shelter[Read More…]
Salem teen charged in two June robberies
Giovany Cruz is the second person charged in a pair of robberies June 17 in Salem.