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Clergy reported her husband’s confession of sex abuse. Now she’s suing the church
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) A local woman has sued the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for nearly $10 million after a church counselor reported her husband’s confession of sexually abusing a minor. According to the lawsuit, in…
Finding that ‘words have consequences,’ judge throws out Sen. Brian Boquist’s lawsuit
Sen. Brian Boquist reflects on his political and military careers at his Dallas farm. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) A federal judge compared state Sen. Brian Boquist to the actor Clint Eastwood and a playground bully Tuesday in dismissing the Dallas Republican’s…
Likening his words to a ‘bully,’ judge dismisses Sen. Brian Boquist’s lawsuit
Sen. Brian Boquist talks legal strategy from his home office, where he has started spending hours each day learning how to draft motions for his lawsuits against Senate President Peter Courtney. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) A federal judge has dismissed a…
Oregon’s top judge asked about immigration arrests in courthouses. Here’s what she found
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made arrests in or near 10 of Oregon’s 27 state circuit courts, according to state records obtained by Salem Reporter. The records, released under a public records request, shed…
COMMENTARY: As trust in media wanes, I lead a team focused on earning it back in Salem
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO of Salem Reporter. The lead on the police story was short. “Jeff Zeir’s trumpet was stolen Tuesday,” the account started. That was my first news story for Salem readers. It appeared in my typewritten newspaper…
NEWS IN REVIEW: Some of the best local stories in 2019 and why we reported them
Uhuru Youth Choir. (Courtesy/Uhuru Youth Choir) Salem was busy making news in 2019 and we know readers are always curious about how Salem Reporter decides on stories. Take a moment and sit beside each of our four reporters, so to…
Defense lawyers, hate crimes and ICE court rule: reporter Jake Thomas’ top stories of 2019
Jake Thomas, reporter at Salem Reporter. After spending nearly half a decade working as a reporter in Washington state, starting a job in a new city in Oregon was like having the pieces of a jig-saw puzzle dumped in my…
Housing affordability worsened in Oregon in last decade with low construction rates
Capital Manor’s original tower stands in the distance while construction crews build 17 new duplexes to the west. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Despite Oregon’s widespread housing shortage, the amount of housing built in the state during the last decade reached a…
Oregon Department of Corrections announces new appointments to executive team
(From left) Gail Levario, Rem Nivens and Nathaline Frener have been selected to serve in executive positions at the Oregon Department of Corrections. (Courtesy/Oregon Department of Corrections). Oregon Department of Corrections Director Colette Peters has appointed three new people to…
Oregon labor federation gets new leader as unions tackle more political issues
Graham Trainor recently became president of the Oregon AFL-CIO following years of union organizing and activisim (Oregon AFL-CIO photo) PORTLAND — Graham Trainor has taken the helm at one of the state’s largest labor groups at a time when workers…