A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade triggered a large protest to protect abortion rights outside the Georgia State Capitol on May 14. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) Reaction was swift across the U.S. Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court erased nearly 50 years of[Read More…]
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Police find multimillion-dollar marijuana operation tucked into Keizer, Salem neighborhoods
Police display some of the more than $280,000 in cash connected to a large-scale marijuana grow operation. A team led by the Keizer Police Department executed search warrants on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at homes in Salem and Keizer. (Keizer Police Department photo) Police found indoor marijuana grow operations in six[Read More…]
Uncategorized Governor won’t relent on vaccine mandate, saying Covid deaths ‘unacceptable and preventable’
Gov. Kate Brown pushed back hard Thursday on public officials urging her to drop her vaccination mandates, saying “I am focused on solving a public health crisis, not a political problem.” The governor said she wouldn’t retract her mandate that health care workers, school employees and state workers get vaccinated.[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer schools not likely to open again, shift to ‘distance learning’ coming
Third-grade student Levi Black cuts out a shape during an art lesson at Salem Heights Elementary School on Oct. 18, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Students in Salem-Keizer are expected to return to class, though virtually and not in schoolhouses, after the state Monday night announced a major shift in strategy.[Read More…]
Oregon’s decision to close schools came fast as staffing was proving ‘too difficult’
Gov. Kate Brown announces new state restrictions in a news conference in Portland on Thursday, March 12. (Jonathan House/PMG Media) SALEM – In a matter of hours, the need to close Oregon schools came into sharp focus for Gov. Kate Brown. Schools, she was told, expected to quickly run short[Read More…]
Oregon sees first death from COVID-19, legislator calls for cash infusion for Oregonians as economy staggers
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon’s state health officer, speaks about new measures to contain COVID-19 at a news conference in Portland on March 12, 2020 (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) A 70-year-old veteran died Saturday at a Portland hospital from COVID-19, the first known fatality in Oregon as the number of people testing[Read More…]
State authorities expand restrictions in face of estimates that coronavirus could infect 75,000 Oregonians
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. From playgrounds to prisons, Oregon is facing ever-expanding steps to get ahead of the novel coronavirus that state officials estimate could infect 75,000 people in a matter of weeks. The biggest[Read More…]
Governor orders Salem-Keizer schools, all others in the state, closed in a move to slow coronavirus spread
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. SALEM – Turning to a “last resort” she hoped to avoid, Gov. Kate Brown Thursday night ordered all Oregon schools closed for at least two weeks to help stop the spread[Read More…]
Oregon bans large gatherings, school assemblies to end as two in Lebanon veterans’ home found infected with COVID-19
NOTE: Keizertimes is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Life in Oregon undergoes a dramatic change Thursday, as Gov. Kate Brown bans large gatherings, major universities shift to remote classes for 80,000 students, local schools are urged to cancel[Read More…]