LISTEN IN: Years in the making, new YMCA is almost ready to use

Managing Editor Rachel Alexander reviews how the community banded together over the years fund a new Salem YMCA, now scheduled to open in early October.
LISTEN IN: How a family fleeing war in Ukraine are doing with new life in Salem

Salem has proved a welcoming place for a family fleeing the violence and war in Ukraine. Listen to how Salem Reporter got the story.
LISTEN IN: What’s behind the move to recall Salem-Keizer school board members

Managing Editor Rachel Alexander provides the background of a parent's move to recall three directors from the Salem-Keizer School District, a move bringing into focus the political controversies now embroiling schools.
LISTEN IN: Why a teenager was treated as an adult in a first for Marion County

Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian dives into a recent Salem murder case, plus the latest in the city's micro shelter plans.
LISTEN IN: Pressure builds to restore airline service to Salem

Managing Editor Rachel Alexander shares the background of the latest on efforts to get commercial air service going again in Salem.
LISTEN IN: Poor maintenance leaves roadway ‘unreasonably dangerous,’ lawsuit says

Fatal crashes on Salem streets prompt lawsuits charging neglect by government agencies in tending to roadside brush in this edition of "Behind The Story."
LISTEN IN: Salem is dressing up neighborhoods with murals

Managing Editor Rachel Alexander talks planned street murals, pay raises for Salem educators, and a collection of historic Oregon travel photos from the 1930s.
LISTEN IN: A clinic and cats – tackling Salem’s surplus

Rachel Alexander takes you inside a local clinic that is working hard to deal with the cat population.
LISTEN IN: Agreement meant to stay secret details money for Salem deputy chief

Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian tells about the continuing effort to get city information about the departure of Steve Bellshaw as deputy police chief.
LISTEN IN: Next steps mapped to set up transit center in south Salem

TODAY’S BROADCAST: Rachel Alexander describes what the Salem transit district board considered in selecting a place to put up the newest transit center. But a ride on the bus from the center is still down the road. Read that story…
