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.
World Beat art exhibit tells a story of Latino Oregonians’ heritage
Salem artist Dago Benavidez will speak about the cultural roots of Latino Oregonians reflected in his art exhibit during a reception at the World Beat Gallery on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Covid weekly report for Sept. 2: local cases still dropping, hospitalizations mostly flat
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital remained steady compared to last week while declining slightly across the mid-Willamette region.
City ending homeless rent assistance program to make way for federal housing money
The city-funded program started in 2017 tried to house chronically homeless Salemites in private rentals, but city leaders say it's no longer needed as more housing projects have been added in the city in recent years.
Reflections on the River, Walk-n-Wag slated for September
Salem has two returning events on the calendar at city parks in September, hosted by Willamette Vital Health.
Around 300 Salemites lose power Wednesday in planned outage
The outage planned by Portland General Electric came as temperatures in Salem entered the 90s.
Salem pedestrian struck, killed on I-5
Oregon State Police are searching for a car they say struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 5 late Monday or early Tuesday.
Salem deputy chief George Burke hired as Lake Oswego chief
After serving nearly six years as a deputy chief for the Salem Police Department, George Burke recently accepted a job as Lake Oswego's top cop.
Marion County commissioners consider funding for addiction, mental health treatment
Commissioners on Wednesday will consider state funds to provide services for people facing criminal charges found unable to aid and assist in their own defense.
State investigating ethics complaint that Salem-area conservation official used role for financial gain
The state ethics commission recently voted for a full investigation into allegations that the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District’s board chair, Terry Hsu, used his position to earn pay that otherwise wouldn’t have been available to him.
Three weekend shootings in Salem leave two dead, one injured
Two people were killed and one was injured in three separate shootings during "an unusual weekend of violence in Salem," police wrote in a statement Monday.