Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Katrina Rothenberger, incident commander at the Marion County Health and Human Services COVID-19 incident command works in the office on Monday, July 13. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Private Fourth of July gatherings are behind Marion County’s highest one-day increase in new Covid cases, epidemiologists reported during a Monday briefing at the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media) Gov. Kate Brown on Monday announced more restrictive measures intended to slow the spread of Covid after Oregon reported more cases in the last week than the entire month of[Read More…]
A graph from the Oregon Employment Department, released May 19, illustrates job losses during previous recessions and how they compare to the current economic downturn. (Courtesy/Oregon Employment Department) The Covid pandemic has left a record number of Oregonians without jobs and lots of questions as people have waited for extended[Read More…]
Uncategorized State health metrics updated July 8 show the Salem area is meeting most goals for controlling the spread of Covid, but the number of new cases is increasing too quickly. (Screenshot from Oregon Health Authority) The Salem area is seeing more people newly diagnosed with Covid than state health authorities[Read More…]
Joseph Sanchez, Celena Warner and Chepe Flores dining at Bo & Vine Burger Bar in downtown Salem. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When Salem restaurants reopened their doors for dine-in service in May after being shuttered for nearly three months, Brian Kaufman played it safe. Kaufman, a part-owner of Basil & Board,[Read More…]
Jessica Rogers-Hall was released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility as part of an effort to reduce prison populations in response to the Covid pandemic. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Jessica Rogers-Hall didn’t believe she was getting out of prison. She remembered being in her bed one night at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility[Read More…]
Supporters cheer the opening on Tuesday, May 5, of Glamour Salon at 195 Liberty St. S.E. Owner Lindsey Graham said she opened in defiance of state restrictions to earn an income (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and state agencies engaged in “a scheme of harassment, intimidation, bullying and[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Long-term care facilities and food processing plants continue to drive known Covid outbreaks in the Salem area, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s latest report. Marion County has now reported 1,697 people sick with the virus since[Read More…]
Uncategorized Pastor Jerry Miranda and wife Teresa pose for a photo outside of their Keizer home on Wednesday, July 1. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Thirteen days of Teresa Miranda’s life are blank. The 56-year-old remembers her husband, Jerry, driving her to Salem Hospital the afternoon of Sunday, March 15, as she struggled[Read More…]
People walk along Southeast Commercial Street during the first phase of Salem’s reopening on Friday, May 22. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem area employers said they’ve retained 36,874 employees by using a federal loan program intended to keep workers on the payroll during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the U.S. Small[Read More…]
