Still need to drop off your ballot?

Still need to drop off your ballot?

Election Day is Tuesday and if you haven't dropped off your ballot yet, you have until 8 p.m. that day to do so. No need to panic, though. There are plenty of locations that serve as drop-off points.

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Photos: Keizer firefighters serve up pancakes for Mother's Day

'Stamp Out Hunger' today

PORTLAND, Ore. – If you’re feeling charitable, you can help "stamp out hunger" on Saturday.

“Stamp Out Hunger” is the annual food drive by the Oregon Food Bank and Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. Postal carriers in Oregon and southwest Washington delivered 1.5 million yellow, biodegradable bags to homes this week.

If you would like to donate, simply fill the bag with non-perishable food – like canned soups, cereal and pasta – and leave it outside for your mail carrier. Items like peanut butter and tuna fish are in high demand for kids, since schools and food pantries need help with their summer lunch programs.

“Nobody raises more food in one day than letter carriers do across the country  by l,” said Kevin Card, the president of the Oregon State Association of Letter Carriers. “It's that one time we can work with our customers to do something really incredible.”

The drive can bring in two million pounds of food for Oregon and southwest Washington; however, donations were down by 18 percent last year. Organizers do not know the reason.

Mother's Day is Sunday... time to make mom feel extra special

Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 13th this year. Here's a look at some of the events going on around town and some shopping ideas. If you know of a Mother's Day event or sale that's not on the list,  send us an e-mail and we'll put it up.

What makes your mom special? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment at the bottom of the story. If your mom has passed away, tell us a little about who she was and what she meant to you.


Saturday, May 12

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Have your say about public transportation rates on the rise in Salem

SALEM, Ore. -- Officials from Salem-Keizer Transit is considering several fare changes. The potential changes include:

  • options for passes, tickets, etc.
  • pass prices
  • group pass sales
  • credit/debit card purchases

Officials won't make any changes before they host several open house events where the public can tell them what they think. Those open houses are:

Man climbs Salem flag pole to protest logging, school funding tie

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Sate Police arrested a protester in Salem Thursday morning after he climbed a flag pole at the Oregon State Capitol building apparently to unfurl a large banner.

Troopers were called to the capitol building at about 7:45 a.m. after Perry Thompson Graham, 23, from Eugene, scaled the 80-foot tall flagpole and unfurled a banner that read "Schools vs trees? We want both!"

OSP said Graham came down from the pole on his own after about 90 minutes and was taken into custody. The banner he brought up the pole with him remained in place, police said.

Police said a small group of about five protesters associated with Cascadia Forest Defenders came to the scene with Graham and were on the ground near the pole. No other arrests were announced.

The Cascadia Forest Defenders group is "demanding that Governor Kitzhaber and the State Land Board decouple public school funding from state forest management," according to a post on their website in regards to the incident.

Man tased by Salem police manages to escape

SALEM, Ore. -- Police in Salem are searching for a man who escaped after police tased him.

The incident happened Thursday morning in the 600 block of Winding, just off Commercial Way.

According to police, they were alerted that a drunk man was in the area. When they arrived, they found he had outstanding warrants and attempted to arrest him, but he resisted. Police tased the man, but he was able to escape their clutches and is still on the loose.

Police are using tracking dogs to help in the search.

No schools have been put into lockdown, but a nearby daycare center went into voluntary lockdown.