Your Friday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem.
Several people have reported seeing cougars at Minto Brown Island Park recently, the city of Salem said.
Reported sightings have been at dusk and dawn, and the city hasn’t confirmed them. They’re a reason for caution, not alarm, city officials said in a Facebook post Friday. Cougar sightings can be reported to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife in Corvallis at (541) 757-4186.
Learn more about cougar interactions here: https://myodfw.com/articles/living-cougars
And our heat wave will continue until Tuesday morning. Temperatures broke triple digits in Salem around 4:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Saturday will be similarly hot, with highs of 98 expected Sunday and Monday.
Both Seed of Faith Ministries, 1240 Winter St. N.E., and the ARCHES Day Center, 615 Commercial St. N.E., are open until 7 p.m. for cooling.
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“I believe that society benefits when more people can do more things, be more productive. We shouldn’t be having this artificial barrier to people being productive members of society when…
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A public hearing Monday will give Oregonians a chance to weigh in on a controversial transportation funding package that includes a 6 cent gas tax increase.
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A Woodburn farmworker arrested by ICE earlier this month in Marion County has applied for asylum and has been making scheduled check-ins, his lawyer argued in court this week.
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Highlights to the 160th state fair include 30 new food vendors, a special section for kiddy rides and 12 new carnival rides.
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The Justice Department demanded personal information, including birthdays and driver’s license numbers, for all Oregon voters.
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