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LISTEN IN: Why the city of Salem gave up long fight to keep benefits from widow

TODAY’S TOPICS: Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian reports on the sudden reversal by city of Salem officials in the case of a Salem firefighter and benefits for his widow. After spending thousands fending off a claim, the city now will pay up, as covered in his original story is HERE. He also discusses the efforts of a fired police officer to keep his badge, reported HERE. And he recounts what police have said about a deadly gunfight that shut down a state highway in west Salem for hours. That story HERE.

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