Telycam PTZ Cameras for Keizer City Television
Municipal broadcaster K23 TV, which serves the City of Keizer, Oregon, has integrated PTZ cameras from Telycam to improve the visual quality of its live broadcasts of city meetings. The channel, managed by Ambition Pictures, provides coverage of city council, planning commission, and other public sessions from the...
Exploring Study Spots in Salem: A Guide for Online Students
As the shift towards online learning continues to rise, students are increasingly seeking out alternative study spaces to break the monotony of studying at home. A recent discussion on social media highlighted the need for such spaces in Salem, Oregon. The original poster, an e-campus student at Oregon State...
Oregon Health Authority flags 5 health plans, providers for unreasonable spending
The Oregon Health Authority has found two providers and three insurance plans had unreasonable cost increases in 2023. The Corvallis Clinic, St. Charles Health System in Bend, PacificSource’s commercial insurance plan, and United Healthcare’s and Moda’s Medicare Advantage Plans were found to have unreasonably cost...
Preparing Your Home for Hip Replacement Recovery: Tips for Salem Area Residents
At Salem Health Orthopedics, patients who undergo hip replacement surgery receive care plans based on their health history and needs. Jeff Cooksey, PA-C, is a physician associate who works with hip and knee replacements. He says preparation is important for recovery after surgery. The first six weeks require patients...
Salem Residents: Steps You Can Take to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
Age and genetics are major factors in heart disease that cannot be changed, according to David McWhorter, a cardiology physician associate at Salem Health. He states that other causes, such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and sleep apnea, can often be managed with appropriate care.
‘Generosity changed everything’: Closure for Devon Dobek’s family
The loved ones of a hunter who died in the Mount Hood National Forest thank the community for volunteering and donating to continue the search long after official efforts ended. Devon Dobek’s remains were recovered Sunday afternoon, Nov. 16. His body had been spotted the day before at the bottom...
Albany Man Sentenced to 85 Months for Attempted Robbery, Drug Offenses, and Possessing Stolen...
Ruben Robert Navarro-Herrera received an 85-month prison sentence for attempting to rob a West Salem man and possessing a stolen firearm and commercial-level narcotics. Marion County, OR. — Ruben Robert Navarro-Herrera, 31, of Albany, has been sentenced to 85 months in prison for attempting to rob a West Salem man...
Oregon school district says state scrimped on its poorest students for decades
The Salem-Keizer School District is launching an effort to persuade lawmakers and the Oregon Department of Education to correct what the district’s leaders believe is a systemic, decades-long undercount of more than 100,000 of the state’s poorest students. At stake is at least $290 million that they say...
Salem, Oregon’s 20K-Square-Foot Skatepark Is Taking Shape—Here’s the Latest
The crew at Evergreen Skateparks just hit us with another batch of progress photos from the massive 20,000-square-foot build going down in Salem, Oregon—and things are really starting to take form in a real way. You can already see the flow developing, (even with all the rebar, forms, and framing ...
Would You Raise a Family in Corvallis?
Raising a family in Corvallis, Oregon, is a topic that has been a subject of discussion among residents and potential residents. The concerns are primarily centered around the quality of schools, property values, and the leadership of the city and county. Having lived in Corvallis for several years, the original...













