Madeleine Moore
Madeleine Moore came to Salem after graduating from the University of Oregon in June 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She covers addiction and recovery, transportation and infrastructure.
First baby born at Salem Hospital in 2025 answered local couple’s prayers
Maria Villasenor went into labor with her second child one week before her due date. Her daughter, Eliana, was the first baby born at Salem Hospital this year.
Event highlights from Jan. 2-8: Improv, quartet concert, art walk
Events in Salem this week include the first Art Walk of 2025, a fundraiser for crime victims in Marion County and a classical concert performed by a string quartet.
2024 TOP STORIES: Halloween weddings, recovery nonprofits, fatal crashes
Reporter Madeleine Moore shares her favorite Salem stories from 2024.
Places around Salem to celebrate, spend time on New Year’s Eve
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Gilbert House Children’s Museum or enjoy a nice dinner at the Salem Elks Lodge before midnight. Many places in Salem will be celebrating the New Year tomorrow, so here is a list of parties, meals and music performances that will ring in 2025.
2024 was the deadliest year in at least a decade on Salem’s roads, with 25 fatal crashes
Twenty-seven people died in car and motorcycle crashes in 2024, a Salem Reporter analysis of data from local law enforcement agencies found.
Man, 63, dies in suspected hit-and-run in West Salem on Monday night
Salem police responded to a report of a man lying injured in a West Salem roadway Monday night. The case is being investigated as a possible hit-and-run.
Where to find food, community in Salem on Christmas Day
Some local community centers and churches will be open on Christmas Day for people to gather, eat and get creative.
Salem Tuba Holiday musicians hope for fun, relaxation in Christmas Eve show
A group of around 50 tuba and euphonium musicians will take to the Elsinore Theatre stage at noon on Christmas Eve and give people a chance to relax after weeks of shopping and planning for the holidays.
Santa Bob brings joy in third year at Riverfront Carousel
Bob Foster, known as Santa Bob, encourages kids to “reach for the stars” as he visits with them at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel this holiday season.
Event highlights from Dec. 19-Dec. 25: Beer and kittens, last-minute market, tuba holiday
Events in Salem this week include a “strange,” last-minute holiday market, pictures with Santa Claus and the opening of a Cambodian cultural exhibit.