Hailey Cook
Hailey Cook covers healthcare for Salem Reporter, from the city’s only hospital to local outlooks on health insurance coverage. She joined the newsroom in 2025, following the completion of an internship through the University of Oregon’s Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. She also works as a photojournalist, capturing community events, government meetings and other gatherings.
PHOTOS: Pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes and apples mark fall festivities at local farms
Fall fun is here as Salem farms kick off their annual harvest festivals, welcoming local families to explore corn mazes, pick pumpkins and ride hayrides.
Your guide to Salem haunts this Halloween
Monsters, zombies and ghosts are coming out to scare this Halloween season at local haunted venues around Salem.
What to do in Salem from Oct. 2-8: Halloween fun, theater showings, fall book sale
Events in Salem this week include various harvest festivals, a fall book sale and an accessible hour at The Nightmare Factory.
Hundreds of Salem federal workers without paychecks, but few other immediate shutdown impacts
The federal government partially shut down Wednesday after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement over federal spending. In Marion and Polk counties, nearly 500 employees could be put on leave.
Your guide to 2025 harvest festivals around Salem
Fall is here, and local farms are celebrating with their yearly harvest festival celebrations, offering rides, games, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and other activities.
The Forge’s transformation nears completion with ‘exciting’ developments still on the horizon
The Forge, a new downtown shopping center replacing the former Liberty Plaza, opened to the public earlier this year with just a few stores in business. Now, the building is nearing capacity in time for the holiday season.
Don Pancho moves to larger facility in former NORPAC plant
During a Wednesday ribbon cutting ceremony, Don Pancho, Reser’s Fine Foods and community leaders celebrated the opening of the Salem company’s brand new, 300,000 square food manufacturing facility.
Plans in motion to expand Willamette National Cemetery to Salem
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at a $3 million, 307-acre southeast Salem property to possibly expand the Willamette National Cemetery, founded in 1950 just outside of Portland.
Local flight navigator among 2025 nominees for “Coolest Things Made in Oregon”
Garmin’s touch screen navigation system pioneered upgrades in flight navigation across the industry. It was designed and manufactured largely in Salem.
Pride in the Park expands entertainment and food options in the 47th year
Salem’s first recorded Pride celebration drew nine people to the streets in 1978. Decades later, over 9,000 community members are expected to gather at Riverfront Park on Saturday, continuing the tradition.