Your Thursday evening update on Salem news

Good evening, Salem.
Salem-based Bentley’s Coffee is collecting donations on Monday, April 1, on behalf of the Oregon Humane Society and SafeHaven Humane.
Customers who donate at least $1 between 1-8 p.m. will receive a free 16 oz peach sparkling lemonade or RISQ energy drink at any Bentley’s location.
The coffee chain also plans to have some shelter dogs out at some locations to help get them adopted, weather permitting.
Below is some of today’s news. You can always find our latest stories on our website here.
Salem residents have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Easter, along with a student art exhibit and a range of live performances. Here’s your events guide for March 29-31.
Salem police have created a webpage residents can use to request the return of stolen documents which investigators seized from the home of a man accused of mail theft.
Salem fire officials have not identified what caused a fire Wednesday near the Lansing neighborhood or named a victim who died.
The Cherriots board meets Thursday, March 28, to hear a report on the result of the state legislative session, where most transit priorities failed.
Chickadees can lower their body temperatures up to 20 degrees at night to conserve energy. Columnist Harry Fuller walks you through Oregon’s population.

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