State lawmakers are considering bills that would get Salem an annual payment from the state and help fund a YMCA service center in the old Statesman Journal building downtown.
By Les Zaitz - Salem Reporter
Courthouse operations disrupted by camping transient claiming to have a gun
The opening of the Marion County Courthouse in downtown Salem was disrupted after police confronted a man tent camping on the courthouse porch. Police arrested the man and operations resumed shortly after 8 a.m.
ICE STORM UPDATES: What you need to know about Salem conditions
ICE STORM: Salem braces for another winter onsloght as freezing rain is forecast to hit by early Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will climb above freezing overnight, the National Weather Service said.
City sanding roads, Cherriots suspends service as storm hits on Saturday
WEATHER REPORT: The National Weather Service issued a revised winter storm warning early Saturday, Jan. 13, that calls for snow and ice in Salem through the day. The city got light snow overnight.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Join us for community forum on Salem’s gun violence
EDITOR’S NOTE: Learn about Salem’s gun violence, solutions and what citizens can do to make a difference. The Salem Reporter Town Hall on Gun Violence is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Salem under flood watch through Tuesday as streams expected to rise rapidly
With days of rain ahead, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Salem. Three sandbag stations are now open across the city.
Marion DA wants governor to revoke commutations, return 55 to prison
Up to 55 people released early from prison in Oregon would have to return to finish sentences commuted by then-Gov. Kate Brown. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson is pushing for revocation of those commutations.
City considers appeal, better training in wake of $3 million verdict
The city of Salem would have to pay at least $1 million out its budget to satisfy a judgment awarded to a Salem man who jurors concluded was subjected to excessive force. The city is considering appealing the recent verdict.
More than 100,000 Salem voters now have chance for say on proposed pay tax
County clerks in Marion and Polk counties have mailed out ballots that include a measure to decide the fate of Salem’s city payroll tax. Election Day is Nov. 7.
Puentes, a ‘beacon’ in Salem with long civic resume, dies at 76
George Puentes worked tirelessly to build the Don Pancho brand of tortillas. He found time to volunteer for local government and nonprofit duties in Salem. He died Friday, Oct. 13.