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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
