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.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: School board to hear update on superintendent search
Board members will also appoint two new members to the district’s budget committee, which makes budget recommendations to the board.
Affordable housing for veterans to be built at former church
Federal and state funding will help transform the former Evergreen Church on Northeast Cottage Street into 17 downtown apartments for Salem-area veterans and services for those coming out of homelessness.
Shooter admits injuring woman with gunfire as she pushed a teen to safety
Israel Anaya, 27, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison for the shooting. His 20-year-old brother, Aaron Anaya, is also charged with shooting the same woman during the incident.
Salem man pleads guilty to tweeting death threats at employees of online financial firm
Court documents show Christopher Michalski, 39, posted a series of tweets over nearly a year threatening to kill employees of Robinhood over his claimed financial losses. The tweets included threats directed at the company’s top executive and his children.
Man in custody walks away from prison work crew at Salem park
Nathan Joyce, 37, was last seen walking away from a state Department of Corrections work crew at Cascade Gateway Park shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday, the agency announced.
Snow likely in Salem starting Tuesday night
The National Weather Service is forecasting snow showers in Salem starting Tuesday after 10 p.m. and continuing into Wednesday.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider state help for road safety plan
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider expanding a contract with the state to pay for more pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Southeast Connecticut Avenue in Salem.
Man claims excessive force, wrongful arrest at 2021 Salem protest
Clifford Eiffler-Rodriguez alleges in a federal lawsuit that Salem police officers shot him at close range with pepper balls and “less than lethal” launchers.
City planned to break silence on police official’s departure, doubled back after legal threat
Emails released under orders from Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson show Salem city officials had intended in the fall to release records about the misconduct allegations against Steve Bellshaw.
Police report, victim account provide chilling details of Salem grocery lot attacks
When a husband and wife reported a man trying to get into their car plugged into a charging station, they had no idea he had stabbed another man down the street 90 minutes earlier, the victims told Salem Reporter.