Salem, Oregon News
A growing number of local and state agencies that rely on revenue from logging public forests are agreeing to scale back logging in exchange for money from carbon credits.
Travel Salem officials said they expect Avelo Airlines’ Salem operations to remain commercially viable when a grant to pay minimum revenue guarantees expires in a year. The money comes from a federal grant and private contributions, not city funds.
Federal prosecutors say that Ross Sierzega used an 85-year-old man’s debit card to steal $16,000 out of a Salem ATM. As part of a plea deal, charges alleging he stole from a Keizer mailbox three times were dismissed.
Schools are gathering better data to help teachers identify students who need help reading and zeroing in on writing skills, district administrators told the school board during a work session last week.
Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer, and challenger state Rep. Janelle Bynum spent more than $2.4 million in the first half of October in their contest for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District.
Kids got in the Halloween spirit at Willamette Heritage Center on Sunday. The historic mill site host its 5th annual drive-thru trick-or-treat event.
Over two weeks ago, a Polk County grand jury found Salem police officers justified in shooting a man suspected of attempted kidnapping in September. Last week, the kidnapping suspect, Daniel Garcia, was moved to Polk County jail where he faces charges including attempted assault.
Salem city councilors voted unanimously Monday to approve union contracts that cover most city employees and are expected to cost the city $25 million over three years. They separately and unanimously authorized raises for police lieutenants and leadership and some other city employees.
Oregon Department of Human Services caregivers have paused a planned vote of “no confidence” in DHS Director Fariborz Pakseresht.
Witches, dragons and at least one scarecrow found some Halloween magic Sunday at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum.
