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25-06-2025
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Nehalem Bay State Park on Oregon Coast to open camping reservations for summer
Nehalem Bay State Park will reopen most of its campground on July 1 after a seven-month construction closure that started in November 2024. Reservations will be available starting at 6 a.m. June 27. The new improvements done to the campground mostly include new electrical and water lines. Other improvements to Nehalem Bay State Park campground include: Adding a restroom/shower building to serve increasing visitation and provide more accessible facilities (adult changing table for visitors with disabilities). Adding an accessible restroom and accessible campsites to the horse camp. Adding hose bibs to horse camp sites. Renovating and adding additional accessible campsites and paths. Repaving the main entrance road. Adding traffic calming features to the park entry road from the Garey Street entrance to the airport intersection. Adding a new day-use fee station near the airport intersection. Loop trails D, E and F will also open on July 1. Loops A, B and C will open in about a month to give crews enough time to finish a roof and accessibility improvements for the yurts. 'We're excited to welcome visitors back to the campground in time for the Fourth of July holiday," park manager Ben Cox said. Money for the project came from $50 million in general obligation bonds approved by the 2021 Oregon Legislature. Mariah Johnston is an outdoors journalism intern at the Statesman Journal. Reach her at mjohnston@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Oregon Coast's Nehalem Bay State Park camping reservations to reopen
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17-06-2025
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Police search for man accused of sexually assaulting 2 people in south Salem
Salem Police are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting two people on June 15 and 16 in south Salem. At about 4:30 p.m. on June 15, a woman was walking in the area of Commercial Street Southeast and Barnes Avenue Southeast when a man approached and assaulted her, according to a news release. She escaped and the man fled, the release said. At about 4 a.m. the following day, a teenager walking in the same area was approached and assaulted by a similarly described man, the release said. A passerby intervened and the man fled again, the release said. An "immediate and extensive" search for the man was conducted both times, police said, but he was not located. Police described the man as a Black adult male with dark hair, a thin to medium build, between 5 feet, 4 inches and 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and between 20 and 30 years old. Anyone with information is asked to call the Salem Police tip line at 503-588-8477. Isabel Funk covers breaking news and public safety for the Statesman Journal. Funk can be reached at ifunk@ or on X at @isabeldfunk This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Salem Police search for man accused of sexual assault
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26-05-2025
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Traffic alert: Highway 99W closed between Salem and Oregon Coast after crash
Highway 99W was closed between Salem and the Oregon Coast due to a crash at milepost 18, Oregon Department of Transportation reported on May 26. All lanes were closed in both directions east of Grand Ronde due to the crash, which was reported at 1:55 p.m. A detour has been set up that uses McDougall Rd. Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Highway 99W closed between Salem and Oregon Coast after crash
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25-05-2025
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Update: Power restored in south Salem after PGE substation equipment failure
(This story has been updated to include new information) Power was restored to nearly 12,000 PGE customers in south Salem around 7:15 p.m. on May 24, after going out around 2:49 p.m. in the 97306 Zip code and impacting traffic lights, businesses and residences. The outage was caused by equipment at a substation located at Commercial St SE and Barnes Ave SE, just north of Kuebler Blvd, said PGE spokesperson Elaina Medina. The outage initially affected 9,191 customers. As of 5 p.m., nearly 1,800 were without power. Capi Lynn is a senior reporter for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips to her at clynn@ and follow her work on X @CapiLynn and Facebook @CapiLynnSJ. This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Power restoried in south Salem, Marion County
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21-05-2025
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Election results: Voters in Hubbard rejecting proposed 3-cent gas tax
Hubbard residents were voting down a proposed tax on gas and diesel purchases at the two gas stations in town in the early results of the May 20 election by a significant margin. If voters in the city of 3,385 north of Woodburn do pass the tax, customers at the Shell and Chevron stations would pay an additional 3 cents per gallon. The tax would start on Sept. 1 and raise an estimated $132,814 per year and would be used for street improvements. State law requires money raised from gas taxes to be used for roads and transportation. Hubbard received about $250,000 last year in state gas tax revenue. Approximately 65% was used for road maintenance and the other 35% was used for road improvements. Cities near Hubbard, including Woodburn, Canby and Silverton, have gas taxes. Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@ This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Election results: Hubbard residents voting down gas tax
