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Starting this week, we're debuting a new format for our weekly event listings.

We now have a more comprehensive events calendar where you can find all sorts of things happening in Salem.

We'll continue to publish an event listing on Wednesday afternoons, but it will highlight a few selected events instead of listing as many as we can. Catch our first roundup below from reporter Madeleine Moore.

Here's some of today's news. Read all our latest coverage anytime on our website.

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Events in Salem this week include a “strange,” last-minute holiday market, pictures with Santa Claus and the opening of a Cambodian cultural exhibit.

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According to Salem Health, Willamette Urology struggled to hire providers and approached the hospital system for support. Now Salem Health Urology, the clinic will keep the same providers and is…

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A federal judge denied Freres timber companies’ complaint that firefighters did not do everything possible to stop the spread of the Beachie Creek Fire

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Starting in 2025, Medicare beneficiaries will pay no more than $2,000 per year for prescription drugs. Columnist Jim Sellers walks through the change.

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