Michelle N. Ray, 47, admitted to taking checks and mail from over 100 Salem people and businesses. Her husband is also facing mail theft charges.
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Hoopla celebrates 25 years of basketball rivalries, memories in Salem
Over 1,000 basketball teams and 4,500 participants will compete in the 3×3 basketball tournament on popup basketball courts set up on streets around the Capitol.
Climate change a growing public health threat in Oregon, but state adapting, report finds
More Oregonians are visiting emergency rooms because of the impacts of excessive heat and poor quality from wildfires. Rural and elderly Oregonians and Oregonains of color are hit hardest.
Peek inside the Oregon State Capitol as crews work to finish new foundation
The home to Oregon’s state Legislature, and perch for the Gold Man, will see major steps to finish its foundation this week. The multi-year project includes major seismic retrofitting on the historic building weighing 160 million pounds.
Tulsa schools executive joins Salem-Keizer to oversee middle, high schools
Danielle Neves is the second top administrator to join the Salem-Keizer School District from Tulsa Public Schools, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda’s former district.
Woman exits Oregon prison 21 months late after state corrections agency ‘really screwed up’
Bridget McDermott is among a few people held in Oregon prisons longer than they should have been and then suddenly released without a plan
Unsheltered Salemites report frequent discrimination, annual city survey finds
Salem’s 2024 community belonging survey looked at where and how often people experience discrimination in Salem, and their comfort level reporting bias crimes to the Salem Police Department.
COLUMN: Turkey vultures on the job
Oregon’s only resident vulture prevents disease by scavenging and can detect natural gas leaks, columnist Harry Fuller writes.
AROUND OREGON: Thunderstorms fuel growth of Malheur County mega fire
The Durkee Fire is on a rampage over eastern Oregon rangeland, covering more than 270 square miles of ground.
Pedestrian, 61, killed in east Salem collision
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said a driver struck a man on State Street in east Salem Sunday morning. The driver is cooperating with an investigation, and no citations have been made.