Your Thursday evening update on Salem news

Good evening, Salem.

We’re about two months out from paid street parking in downtown Salem.

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Starting July 10, the city will charge a fee, eliminating the free three-hour street parking. City parkades will still be free to use.

There’s a city webpage here with more information, but our team plans to do more reporting on this before it goes into effect, including talking to downtown business owners and customers about how they expect it to impact them.

Have questions or thoughts you want to share? Send them to our city reporter, Joe Siess, at [email protected].

Here’s some of our latest news. Catch all of our reports anytime on our website.

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Marion County sees increase in syphilis among pregnant women

Oregon is seeing an alarming increase in congenital syphilis, which is when the infection transmits to a fetus during pregnancy. Nearly one in four Oregon cases last year was in…

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Wyden puts forward bipartisan wetland habitat restoration plan

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, have put forward a $50 million proposal to support wetlands along the Columbia River Basin and Oregon and Washington coasts.

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State Street construction to add some traffic through the fall

Intermittent construction work at the intersection of State Street and Southeast 25th Street will slow down traffic in the area through October. Another project on a section of Southeast McGilchrist…

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UPDATE: Pedestrian injured in West Salem crash, Doaks Ferry Road reopened

A sedan driver struck a man walking on Northwest Doaks Ferry Road in West Salem around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Salem police said. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with…

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KeizerFEST: Get ready for Keizer’s big parade May 17

The Bloomin’ Iris KeizerFEST Parade hits the route at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, marking a tradition that began 75 years ago.

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Marion County sees increase in syphilis among pregnant women

Wyden puts forward bipartisan wetland habitat restoration plan

State Street construction to add some traffic through the fall

UPDATE: Pedestrian injured in West Salem crash, Doaks Ferry Road reopened

KeizerFEST: Get ready for Keizer’s big parade May 17

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