By Salem Reporter
PBS NewsHour features segment on Enchanted Forest
Taped arrows direct traffic at Enchanted Forest on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Regular readers of Salem Reporter already know about how Enchanted Forest, an amusement park south of Salem, nearly went bust but will reopen for another…
COLUMN: Is a low wage a living wage in Marion County?
Downtown Salem’s usually busy streets were nearly empty during the lunch hour on March 17, 2020, the first day of a statewide restaurant closure (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Many burdens of the pandemic economy have fallen largely on the lowest-paid workers…
All Oregonians 16 or older will be eligible for Covid vaccine April 19
Moderna vaccine doses at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Centennial Park in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) All Oregonians 16 and older will be able to get a Covid vaccine starting April 19, Gov.…
PHOTOS: Tulip Fest showcases the Willamette Valley’s springtime color
Henry Shipe, 19 months, of Tualatin, plays in the tulips with parents Sarah and Ryan at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn on Saturday, April 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The sun is out, spring is underway and tulips are…
Enchanted Forest to be featured on PBS Monday night
Roger Tofte exits the kiddie train area at Enchanted Forest on Tuesday, October 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Enchanted Forest, the beloved amusement park south of Salem, will be featured in a five-minute segment on the PBS NewsHour that’ll air Monday,…
State police identify suicidal man and Salem officer who shot him
A Salem police vehicle. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon State Police Monday afternoon identified the suicidal Salem man who was shot and killed by Salem police Friday and the officer who shot him. Salem police officer Clinton Sealey fatally shot Natzeryt…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Oregon Senate passes bills to curb human trafficking
Oregon State Capitol Senate (Salem Reporter/file) The Oregon Senate approved a pair of related bills on Monday that are intended to bring human trafficking out of the shadows. Sometimes those shadows are bars, restaurants and hotels. THE ISSUE: Human traffickers…
Court documents give eyewitness accounts of events leading up to a fatal road rage incident
Manuel North hurled racial slurs at Herman Graham and attempted to run him off the road before shooting him in a fatal confrontation last fall, according to documents filed in Marion County Circuit Court. In November a Marion County grand…
Uncover the secrets of soil at Salem City Club
A garden plot at Salem Community Sun Gardens on March 24, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Ever wondered how soil can store carbon dioxide or support a vibrant home garden? Linda Brewer, a soil scientist with Oregon State University’s horticulture department,…
Salem adds new traffic cameras at three intersections
Until April 15, if you’re caught speeding or running a red light on camera at the intersections of Southeast Commercial Street and Southeast Madrona Avenue, Southeast Commercial and Southeast Kuebler Boulevard, and Center Street and Northeast Hawthorne Avenue you’ll receive…