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Public Notice: Salem Housing Authority public hearing

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Obituary: Richard Allen Reece

OBITUARY: From percussion to politics, Richard Allen Reece seemingly could talk about any subject. The Sprague High School graduate died April 23, 2025.

A behind-the-scenes look at Salem’s 911 dispatch center

Salem Reporter recently spent two hours at Salem’s 911 dispatch center, known as the Willamette Valley Communications Center, and sat alongside a 911 call taker and police and fire dispatchers as they worked.

Public Notice: Transportation project funding available

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Public Notice: Salem Housing Authority waiting lists

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Salem budget committee recommends city spending, cuts for 2026 

The Salem budget committee recommended a budget for 2026 which will drastically reduce services at the library, parks and recreation, and Center 50+ if voters reject a property tax increase on May 20. If the levy passes, the budget committee will meet to discuss an updated budget scenario factoring in new revenue.

Stabbings at Salem pool hall leave 1 man dead, another injured

Detectives are investigating two early morning stabbings Thursday that killed a 21-year-old Salem man and left another injured. Police say the stabbings happened at a pool hall where a group of young men got into a physical altercation.

City plans to pull funding from safe parking, warming shelters

The city’s proposed budget would pull some of its last remaining annual investments into homeless services, which have supported safe parking options and warm shelter on freezing nights for hundreds in the community. The programs plan to turn to state funding.

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