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It hasn’t been a good year for Oregon beer.

Gilgamesh Brewing shuttered its Salem brewing operations, then closed its south Salem Campus restaurant in August.

Now, Rogue Brewing is shutting down – with its Newport operations and restaurants, including West Salem, abruptly closed Friday.

Our colleagues at the Lincoln Chronicle were kind enough to let us share their reporting on the brewery’s closure, history and debts.

And another report below gives a bit more insight into the wave of immigration arrests in Salem Tuesday.

Head to our website anytime for the latest in Salem.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has not provided the names of any people arrested in Salem Tuesday, but a separate court case shows one man was accused of overstaying…

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The abrupt closure of Rogue Ales & Spirits Friday includes the West Salem public house, the Lincoln Chronicle reported.

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With purple pom-poms, flags and handmade signs, students celebrated Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, paying tribute to the first child to integrate a segregated school in the South.

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Cynthia P. Miller died in a single-car crash late Wednesday night in south Salem. This is the Salem area’s 18th fatal crash of 2025 so far, according to Salem Reporter’s…

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