Salem, Oregon News
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He’s available to answer your questions.
Data for tens of thousands of Oregon educators was potentially exposed in a breach of a Tigard-based firm that manages retirement plan contributions for some school districts and community colleges.
Salem residents will gather on Monday in Salem’s Grant neighborhood for a community peace walk celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and encouraging violence reduction.
Portland-area officials selected Mari Watanabe, who will be Oregon’s first Japanese American lawmaker, to fill a vacant seat in the state House.
The Salem city budget committee met on Wednesday night to discuss the updated projection for the city’s budgetary deficit. Last Friday, the city announced that its forecast review team, a group convened by City Manager Keith Stahley, downgraded the deficit projection from about $18 million to roughly $14 million.
Salem patients insured through Regence say the end of in-network care at the city’s only hospital has put them in a bind.
No students or staff were harmed after a fire was set Thursday afternoon in a Straub Middle School bathroom.
Employees who have worked for the Salem-Keizer School District since 2008 may have had Social Security numbers and other sensitive information compromised in a recent vendor data breach.
Butch Knupp was arrested Thursday on accusations that he robbed the Flight Deck Restaurant & Lounge at gunpoint five weeks earlier. The restaurant is beside the runway of the Salem airport.
Watchdog groups are calling for the state to require more transparency from lobbyists who work for fossil fuel companies as well as governments and environmental groups fighting against climate change.
