By Salem Reporter
Keizer man arrested Sunday after walking away from corrections warehouse
The Oregon State Penitentiary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) State police on Sunday arrested a man who walked away from an Oregon Corrections Enterprises warehouse Friday morning. Oregon State Police worked with the state Department of Corrections’…
AGENDA: Salem City Council meets to decide on new ward boundaries
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council meets Monday night to consider adopting one of three new ward boundary maps. The new wards will change who Salem residents will be represented by depending on where boundary…
Salem now has its own refugee resettlement agency
A recently achieved nonprofit designation will aid Salem for Refugees just as the number of displaced people eligible to resettle in Salem is exploding. In summer 2021, Luke Glaze, the organization’s first executive director, and its board completed the paperwork…
Veterans share stories from Afghanistan tours with city club
(Courtesy/Spire Management) Kevin Dial will never forget the day he and others serving in the National Guard were invited to a party in Afghanistan. He recalled his fellow soldiers dancing with Afghan men from the local community. “That kind of…
Oregon to get more than $400 million to rebuild from 2020 wildfires
The U.S. Post Office location in Gates was destroyed in the wildfires. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon will receive more than $422 million from the federal government for rebuilding from the 2020 wildfires that were among the worst in state history.…
Free turkey giveaway Monday for families in need
Families in need who want a Thanksgiving bird are in luck. On Monday starting at 9 a.m., Salem law firm Olsen Daines is giving away 400 free turkeys, according to the firm’s website. The turkeys are first come, first served,…
Police looking for man who walked away from corrections warehouse Friday
The Oregon State Penitentiary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) State corrections officials and police are looking for a man in custody who they say walked away from an Oregon Corrections Enterprises warehouse Friday morning. Benjamin Dean Woods…
Oregon unemployment fell in October as private sector gains outpaced public sector losses
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s unemployment rate fell again in October, largely thanks to jobs added in leisure and hospitality, business services, construction and manufacturing. But the state also saw an unusual loss in local government jobs, according to a news…
Two people found dead during fire investigation Friday morning
Salem’s police and fire departments are investigating after finding two people and a dog dead in a west Salem home following a fire Friday morning. Around 7:55 a.m., a fire was reported in the 1100 block of 8th Street Northwest,…
SALEM HISTORY: Can you help identify these teachers from local schools?
In this time of year when we are starting to focus on gratitude, I have been feeling particularly thankful for teachers and school staff, now and in times past. That is why I was particularly inspired when discovering a packet of unlabeled school staff photos…