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Mayor Julie Hoy says she’s focused on livability as city faces budget crisis
Mayor Julie Hoy was sworn into office Monday night and is already set up in her new office at the Salem Civic Center where she will spend the next two years as the face of Salem and the city’s leader.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in January
Neighbors around Salem recently cleaned graffiti from a park mural, distributed gifts to local seniors and are organizing conservations about city budget issues.
PHOTOS: Mayor Julie Hoy, new councilors sworn in
Salem City Council chambers were packed Monday night for the swearing in of Mayor Julie Hoy and three new city councilors: Paul Tigan, Shane Matthews and Irvin Brown.
UPDATED: Varney proposes city charge Salem Chamber for budget efficiency committee
Mayor Julie Hoy and three new city councilors will be sworn in Monday for the Salem City Council's first meeting of 2025.
Macy’s to lay off 56 employees as it closes downtown store
In a state labor filing, Macy's said it would eliminate 56 jobs as it closes its Salem Center store in March.
Julie Hoy jumps right in as she prepares to be mayor, but her plans remain unclear
Julie Hoy will be sworn in Monday as Salem’s mayor, eight months after winning the office. She’s been busy attending meetings and events around the city in preparation, but has said little publicly or to local officials about specific plans for her office.
Scenes from Los Angeles: Salem fire crew chases down hot spots
FIRE RESPONSE: A photographer on assignment for Salem Reporter caught up with a team of Salem firefighters working in Los Angeles on the Palisades Fire. The crew is tasked with hunting hot spots that could flare up.
OHSU study finds secret to curing patients with potentially deadly hepatitis C
An Oregon study focused on rural residents found a promising method for eliminating hepatitis C, a common and potentially fatal disease that afflicts many drug users.
New forecast shows smaller Salem budget deficit, but deep cuts still likely
Budget committee members and local business leaders recommended tweaks to the way Salem plans its budget. The result is the city has about $4 million less to cut this year to balance its books.