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.
UPDATED: Fire contained at Nissan dealership
A two-alarm fire was contained, and no other structures are threatened.
Rural high schoolers will have more options for career-technical education thanks to Chemeketa grant
A $2.2 million federal grant will allow Chemeketa Community College to develop more classes accessible to high school students in smaller school districts in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day, plus other upcoming Salem events
Several community events next week will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., and other performances are scheduled this weekend despite an incoming winter storm.
Salem students want more teacher prep time, separate honors classes
At a student-organized community forum at South Salem High School Wednesday evening, high schoolers discussed with teachers how union proposals to separate honors and regular classes and address student behavior would impact them.
High school aviation training program moves into hangar at Salem airport
Salem high schoolers are training to be pilots, aircraft mechanics and fly drones in a new hangar at the airport.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: School board to hear budget update, community forum report
The Salem-Keizer School Board meets Tuesday, Jan. 9 and will hear a summary of feedback gathered during fall community forums on budget cuts.
South students organize Wednesday forum to talk budget cuts, union negotiations
Two South Salem High School juniors hope you'll join them on Jan. 10 to talk about budget cuts, school safety and other topics from a student and teacher perspective.
ASL classes, Englewood Forest Fest among local projects awarded cultural grants
A Ukraine-themed World Beat Festival and a classroom renovation at Willamette Heritage Center are among the projects Oregonians supported through donations to the state's Cultural Trust
EVENTS: Improv, tree planting and a Kalapuya storyteller
It's a quieter weekend in Salem after the buzz of the holidays, but there's still a mix of events for all ages. Here's your events guide for Jan. 5-7.
Pilot in Independence crash tried to land in fog against instructor’s advice
Three Afghan refugee pilots were killed in the Dec. 16 crash in Independence after overshooting the runway while attempting to land in heavy fog, federal investigators said in a recent report.