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UPDATED: Overnight snow triggers closure of Salem schools for Thursday
Salem closes schools as Cherriots modifies at least one bus route because of weather conditions. Snow showers are forecast to continue through the morning.
LISTEN IN: Salem police now have body cameras – and rules to follow
Get the inside scoop on stories produced by your local news team at Salem Reporter. Listen to our journalists discuss the news on the air. TODAY: Police body cameras, addicts in jail and an unsolved shooting.
LISTEN IN: What it takes to wheel around in a Cherriots bus – a reporter’s account
Get the inside scoop on stories produced by your local news team at Salem Reporter. Listen to our journalists discuss the news on the air. TODAY: On the loose in a Cherriots bus and city pay raises.
LISTEN IN: Merkley came to town to listen – and residents gave him an earful
Get the inside scoop on stories produced by your local news team at Salem Reporter. Listen to our journalists discuss the news on the air. TODAY: A senator gets lively citizen views, firefighters on ambulance duty and hats off to a civic treasure.
LISTEN IN: Recounting a chaotic crime-filled morning in south Salem
Get the inside scoop on stories produced by your local news team at Salem Reporter. Listen to our journalists discuss the news on the air. TODAY: The full story behind the fatal police shooting in south Salem and how a carjacking was thwarted.
PHOTOS: Supporters and a big crowd put the polish on the 2023 Crystal Apple Awards
The 24th annual Crystal Apple Awards honored 15 people from the local education community on Friday, Feb. 10. The ceremony was held at the Salem Convention Center.
At Crystal Apple ceremony, all areas of education represented among winners
As they entered the ceremony, nominees for the Crystal Apple Award were met by fans, microphones and time on live television. By evening's end, 15 went home as winners after the Friday, Feb. 10, event in Salem.
LISTEN IN: How $12 in video credits cost a local man his police certification
Get the inside scoop on stories produced by your local news team at Salem Reporter. Listen to our journalists discuss the news on the air. TODAY: No longer a cop, a drug case and another DUI charge.
LISTEN IN: Parking reforms could change Salem’s landscape
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Readers make it clear – add obituaries to Salem Reporter
Response has been strong to the question of whether Salem Reporter ought to provide obituaries. By a large margin, readers favor adding these personal stories. At Salem Reporter, we listen to our readers.