Category City News
COLUMN: What unemployment numbers tell us about Salem’s economy
COLUMN: When unemployment rates are low, job seekers are more likely to have barriers to becoming employed. These may include lack of education, lack of work experience or job skills, and problems with transportation, child care, housing, and having been incarcerated.
Oregon labor bureau gets $19M budget boost to tackle wage claim backlog
The agency enforcing Oregon's labor laws will stop prioritizing claims based on income after getting more money to hire investigators.
Wanted: more Salem spots to host a shower truck
A truck offering one of the few dependable places for unsheltered people to shower in Salem currently only has two places to park. At the Kindness Closet, which hosts the truck on Tuesdays, volunteers and visitors shared the impact they’ve seen from the service.
Salem leaders and service providers found in violation of ethics law over inadequate meeting notices
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission issued letters of education to directors on Mid-Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance board for failing to give the public adequate notice about their meetings.
Oregon to receive $10 million in new nationwide opioid settlement
About half the money from Oregon's latest opioid settlement will go toward local prevention and recovery programs.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in July
Salem's neighborhoods are planning National Night Out events and the annual Englewood Forest Festival, which returns Aug. 9.
Avelo pulls out of Salem
Avelo Airlines will end flights out of Salem on Aug. 10, the airline confirmed Monday. It plans to close its Burbank base and cut West Coast air service later this year.
UPDATED: Council votes to authorize recycling program, funds for contamination study
Salem city councilors on Monday approved an agreement allowing the city to collect more types of plastic for recycling, and a study of so-called “forever chemicals” in wastewater treatment.
As businesses call for fixes to clean up downtown, some say the problem is more complex
In the wake of a mass stabbing at Salem’s largest homeless shelter, discussions over public safety downtown have transformed into complaints about the visible impacts of unsheltered homelessness and mental illness.