Rachel Alexander
Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers education, economic development and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for over a decade and is a past president of Oregon's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Outside of work, you can often find her gardening or with her nose buried in a book.
For Oregon’s Class of 2020, high school comes to an abrupt end
New summer Class of 2019 graduates face their families and supporters after a ceremony at West Salem High School (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of Salem-Keizer seniors are abruptly done with high school after Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday afternoon Oregon’s…
Salem-Keizer will provide home internet for thousands of families as distance learning begins
Angel Gallardo takes two Chromebooks from instructional assistant Marissa Vraafladt during a distribution event at McKay High School on Thursday, April 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer School District will hand out more laptops to students and plans to pay…
Community comes through, sewing more than 10,000 masks for Salem Hospital
People line up to grab a mask sewing kit from a Salem Health distribution in the former Kmart parking lot on Thursday, March 26 (Courtesy/Keith Riggs) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus…
Marion County has the highest documented COVID-19 rate in the state. No one is sure why.
The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Marion County is posting the highest documented…
Teachers at Clear Lake, Chapman Hill parade through neighborhoods to wave at students
Students wave to their Clear Lake Elementary School teachers during a parade on April 3, 2020 (Diane Beals/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Dozens…
For one Salem congregation, church goes on in the era of social distancing
In this screenshot from a March 29, 2020 service, Pastor Lew Wootan preaches at The River to a more socially distant congregation. NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help…
Salem parents swarm schools to snap up computer laptops as class-at-home looms
Angel Gallardo takes two Chromebooks from instructional assistant Marissa Vraafladt during a distribution event at McKay High School on Thursday, April 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as…
Separated for weeks, Salem couple reunites after wife’s “miracle” recovery from coronavirus
Pastor Jerry Miranda hugs Teresa, his wife of 38 years, as she’s released from Salem Hospital on April 2, 2020 after recovering from a serious case of COVID-19 (Amanda Loman/Special to Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access…
Salem Health resumes COVID-19 testing after running low on supplies
Guidelines for patients with respiratory illness posted on the back door of Salem Health’s clinic on River Road South on March 16, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus…
Salem-Keizer schools scramble to switch to distance learning after state says schools likely won’t re-open
Judson Middle School students in a seventh grade language arts on Oct. 30, 2018. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Any hope of…