Madeleine Moore
Madeleine Moore joined Salem Reporter in 2024 and reports on a variety of topics including public safety, addiction, treatment and the criminal justice system. She came to Salem after graduating from the University of Oregon in June 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Former death row inmate sues Salem police detectives, city for wrongful murder conviction
After Jesse Johnson spent 25 years in prison, the Marion County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charge against him. Now, he’s suing former police detectives and the city of Salem for his wrongful conviction.
“Fully involved” house fire on River Rd displaces two adults, three pets
A second-alarm fire at a house on South River Road Tuesday afternoon displaced two adult residents and their three pets, according to the Salem Fire Department. The department estimates that the fire caused $400,000 worth in damage to the home.
Marion County lawyers sue state over public defense workloads
Marion County’s public defenders say a new state contract will require them to resolve serious felony cases in just 11 hours, meaning clients won’t get adequate legal representation.
20 Oregon counties support Marion County suit over immigration records
Over half of Oregon’s 36 counties signed a letter sent to state and federal officials Monday supporting Marion County’s lawsuit that asks for clarity on whether it can comply with immigration authorities by providing information about men on parole.
Report: Cooking accident caused south Salem house fire that killed 1
A fire marshal investigation concluded that an accidental cooking fire ignited a south Salem home, causing the city’s first fire fatality in recent memory.
U.S. asks court to enforce Marion County immigration subpoenas
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking a federal judge to order Marion County, and three other counties, to provide information about 10 men with criminal convictions to federal immigration authorities. Federal authorities claim the state’s sanctuary law is preventing them from locating and deporting immigrants convicted of violent crimes.
Willamette University library reopens after bomb threat cleared
Willamette University's Hatfield Library was evacuated Tuesday morning after university staff received a potential bomb threat against the library. The library was reopened after Salem police officers found no active threat to the campus.
Marion County releases records at core of ICE lawsuit to Salem Reporter
Marion County officials released documents containing personal information about people on county parole in response to a public records request. The county has declined to release the same information to federal immigration authorities pending a lawsuit over Oregon’s sanctuary law.
Salem wrestler charged with soliciting explicit photos of minor athlete
Police said they’re searching for possible additional victims of David A. Rubio, a former Corban University wrestler who is accused of attempting to solicit explicit photos of a student he coached at a wrestling clinic in Columbia County.
Open beer, no seat belts: affidavit details east Salem crash that killed 4
A Marion County Sheriff’s Office affidavit provides details on the collision that killed four young men in east Salem Sunday. The man criminally charged in the crash told officers he drank four beers before driving that night and the four passengers killed did not wear seat belts, the affidavit said.