Ardeshir Tabrizian
Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered the justice system and public safety for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
Eugene man sentenced in 2021 Salem murder-for-hire with teen shooter
The teen charged with shooting two people, one fatally, in a fake drug deal outside a northeast Salem elementary school is scheduled to change his not guilty plea on July 6.
UPDATE: Marion County commissioners approve funding for Santiam Hospital expansion
Commissioners on Wednesday approved federal funds to upgrade Santiam Hospitals emergency power system. They also approved a homeowner rehabilitation program for low-to-moderate-income Marion County residents.
Salem’s Make Music Day returns June 21 with live music all over town
Around 250 artists are slated to perform at over 50 locations around Salem next Wednesday for the city's eighth Make Music Day.
Salem man killed in crash Sunday in east Santiam Canyon, police say
Police say Alberto Avila-Perez lost control of his car, crashing into a boulder, a trailer and an SUV Sunday on Highway 22. Avila-Perez was killed.
Salem to pay $25,000 settlement in lawsuit over excessive force at 2021 protest
City officials reached a settlement with Clifford Eiffler-Rodriguez three months after he sued the city, alleging police officers shot him at close range with pepper balls and “less than lethal” launchers.
These bipartisan bills affecting Salem will die if walkout isn’t resolved
Bills to strengthen penalties for fentanyl possession, make it easier to change speed limits in Marion County and let community colleges train more nurses have passed the Oregon House with bipartisan support and await Senate votes.
EVENTS: Belly dancing, brewfest and more to do this weekend in Salem
Take a scavenger hunt through downtown, learn traditional Irish dance or catch a comedy show during this weekend stacked with events in Salem.
Nicholas Hunter appointed Marion County Sheriff
Marion County Commissioners on Wednesday appointed Lt. Nicholas Hunter to complete the term of Sheriff Joe Kast, who plans to retire at the end of June. Hunter most recently oversaw the sheriff’s office’s enforcement division.
End of sit-lie ban will bring little change to camping, city officials say
Salem leaders say a rule against sitting or lying on sidewalks during the day was never enforced because the city needed to first expand daytime shelter. Officials and service providers expect to see little change to public camping with the ban now lifted.
Woman charged months after Salem 6-year-old’s death
Cierra Wiedner, 25, is accused of killing her domestic partner’s son, Titus Davenport, recklessly and “under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life,” court records showed.