Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized The newest Ride Salem bike station at the Salem Railroad Station. (Courtesy/Ride Salem) Commuters opting to take the train or bus will be able to hop on a bike near Salem’s depot to close the last leg of their journey. Ride Salem opened the latest addition to its bike share[Read More…]
Eliandra Yatilman, a fourth grader at Auburn Elementary School, and Dale Dela Cruz, a North Salem High School senior, sing “Lava” at the Auburn Islander Club’s first family night on Feb. 6, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Kimo Lewis attended Auburn Elementary School, there were a lot of Pacific Islanders,[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Salem Public Library reopens at its Broadway location on Feb. 18. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Moving the Salem Public Library is about numbers. Consider what it will take to empty out the library at City Hall: 6,350 cardboard boxes, 200 orange crates, 200 feet of bubble wrap and 51 employees.[Read More…]
Jeremy Stinnett, a trucker involved in #TimberUnity, stands in front of his truck Thursday morning. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When Jeremy Stinnett, a truck driver from Yamhill County, sees kids gesturing for him to blow his rig’s horn, he’s happy to pull the cord to let out the loud blast. “I[Read More…]
A woman holds a sign that reads: “Stop the climate change commies,” during a rally against cap and trade legislation. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) SALEM — They are blue-collar workers but they carried views from the “red” parts of Oregon Thursday. They were raising their voices in protest against legislative proposals[Read More…]
A rally and protest unfold in Salem on Thursday, Feb. 6. Timber Unity spent months organizing the latest display of objection to plans for environmental legislation seen as damaging to rural areas of Oregon. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) Just before 5 a.m. Thursday, U.S. Highway 26 in Washington County was[Read More…]
State Sen. Kim Thatcher addresses the Timber Unity rally at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 6, where she announced she was running for secretary of state. (Jaime Valdez/ Portland Tribune) SALEM — Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, announced during a massive Timber Unity rally at the Capitol Thursday that she was[Read More…]
The House Judiciary Committee hears testimony on a bill that would end the practice of suspending people’s licenses because of unpaid fines. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Angela Donley sat in front of a legislative panel on Wednesday and told the story of why her mother driver’s license has been suspended for[Read More…]
Uncategorized Myrka Morales Romero poses with mentor Amanda Stubblefield Jan. 31, 2020 in the North Salem High School library after winning a Chromebook from Google and Best Buy (Courtesy/Amanda Stubblefield) When Myrka Morales Romero was called to the North Salem High School library in the middle of class, she assumed she[Read More…]
Uncategorized Ed Keith (left), Deschutes County forester; Phil Henderson, Deschutes County commissioner; and Nick Lelack, Deschutes County community development coordinator, share concerns about a wildfire bill in a Feb. 5 hearing. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM – Drastically improving the way Oregon fights wildfire could be facing more of an uphill[Read More…]
