Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Heavy rain – up to two inches – and gusty winds could hit Salem late Monday into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service said one of the most potent storms of the season is rolling towards Oregon from the Gulf of Alaska. The Weather Service said[Read More…]
SALEM — A state senator caught on tape slipping anonymous packets under the doors of at least seven other senators last month has been warned his conduct could be considered workplace harassment. The letter’s public disclosure is the latest in a series of actions by Boquist that have raised eyebrows[Read More…]
SALEM — After 18 years in prison, Gerard Richardson walked free in 2013. He had been found wrongfully convicted of murder. Richardson was serving time in New Jersey, but experts say if an Oregon court found him guilty, he would still be imprisoned. That’s because Richardson’s freedom followed testing of[Read More…]
Shelves at Salem Public Library in late November. The library’s new, more rigorous review policy is on pause until a public meeting Jan. 9. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter files) A rigorous review of items in the Salem Public Library’s collections is on hold after residents worried that books would be needlessly[Read More…]
Uncategorized Reporter Troy Brynelson of Salem Reporter (Moriah Ratner/Special to the Salem Reporter) Editor’s note: This is the third of a continuing series of personal columns from the staff of Salem Reporter to the community explaining how we perform our journalism. Read Rachel’s and Aubrey’s. I think my best reporting tool[Read More…]
Meme Branch talks about her high school experience with state Sen. Rob Wagner during a Joint Legislation Committee on School Success town hall earlir this year. (Pamplin Media Group/Jonathan House) SALEM — In an effort to put more Oregon students on track to graduate, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on School[Read More…]
For the first time since August, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson on Thursday updated the public about his brain cancer, releasing a social media video. Since disclosing the tumor in late May, Richardson has receded from the public eye, deferring interviews and public appearances to executive staff. The videos have[Read More…]
Dec. 14, 2018 — This story has been updated to include new information. Oregon’s former Medicaid director Lori Coyner will return to the role on Jan. 28, filling the vacancy she left in 2017. Coyner will oversee the Oregon Health Plan, which covers health care for nearly 1 million low-income[Read More…]
Uncategorized The doors outside the Senator Hearing Room, where the Marion County Board of Commissioners hold weekly meetings. Marion County revealed Wednesday details of an upcoming review of its workplace culture. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A review of Marion County’s workplace culture, stemming in part from recent accusations of sexual harassment within[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce. Tom Hoffert will take over as CEO starting Jan. 2, the chamber announced Thursday. (Courtesy of Photos By Orion and the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce) The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has turned to a former employee, now an executive at a Mexican[Read More…]
