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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening across Salem in October
Salem's neighborhood associations are getting to know the city's new fire chief, planning park clean-ups and fall events, and collecting socks for an annual drive benefitting homeless youth.
COLUMN: Unemployment low in Salem, but wage growth mixed
Despite wage increases, the leisure and hospitality industry hasn't added many jobs in recent years compared to other sectors of Salem's economy.
Cannery redevelopment project gets green light from city
The developer buying the former Truitt Brothers cannery site on Front Street plans to preserve the 1914 building and two piers over the Willamette River while redeveloping the site as a 382-apartment neighborhood with a food hall, market and more.
Gov. Kotek, Oregon Health Authority project another 465 new treatment beds
Oregon needs to nearly double its behavioral health beds to meet demand, according to a state-commissioned study.
Woman’s suicide after repeated 911 calls reveals gaps in Bend’s lauded crisis response system
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of suicide. At first, the police officer stepping into Pamela Antoni’s empty one-bedroom apartment observed nothing out of the ordinary. The air was cool and smelled fresh. Clothes hung in the shower and a packed bag sat on the…
City councilors to discuss authorizing funding for 60 new emergency medical employees
Councilors will vote on authorizing an internal city loan to support medical staffings in preparation for the city’s takeover of ambulance service from private provider Falck in July 2025.
Salinas seeks range of solutions to fentanyl crisis
U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas talked to local officials and law enforcement in each county in her district about the fentanyl crisis.
Salem Health seeks 35% increase from Regence in insurance coverage dispute
Contract negotiations have stalled between Salem Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield. If the contract is terminated, thousands of local Regence patients would have to pay more out-of-pocket for care at Salem’s only hospital.
Salem police cutting downtown, behavioral health teams
Salem police will be less able to respond to downtown nuisances and people in behavioral health crisis after disbanding two units on Jan. 1, 2025. Police Chief Trevor Womack says his staffing hasn’t kept up with rising service demand.