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We’re two weeks out from Thanksgiving, and we wanted to share some options for meals if you’re looking for a place to go.

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Some local restaurants, churches and social service agencies are offering free meals on Thanksgiving Day or the days right before. The list below was compiled by Northwest Human Services.

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As legislators consider a major transportation funding package in 2025, Marion and Polk counties are facing a backlog of deferred maintenance on roads and bridges.

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Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, vowed at a Portland town hall to get a bill passed by the end of the year, and potentially by Thanksgiving

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consulting firm recommends that Salem officials hire two local nonprofit executives to temporarily lead violence reduction efforts. A city report on Wednesday described a large drop in shootings and other…

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Events in Salem this week include woodworking and ukulele classes at Center 50+, an acoustic show at RiverCity Rock Star Academy and a neighborhood effort to clean up McKay Park.

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