By Salem Reporter
Thousands of athletes expected in Salem as Ironman returns Sunday
Athletes competing in Ironman 70.3 do a quick change from their wetsuits into the cycling clothes to start a 56-mile course through hills south of Salem on during the 2021 event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Ironman is racing through Salem again…
Village of Hope to move to Center Street after judge tosses suit
Matt Herbert, navigation services manager for Church at the Park, at the door of a micro shelter at Village of Hope on May 11, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem will move its oldest micro shelter village to a new location…
Oregon gun safety measure poised to appear on November ballot
Oregonians will consider a ballot initiative in 2022 that would require completed background checks for gun purchases and ban large-capacity magazines (M&R Glasgow/Flickr) Supporters of a gun safety ballot initiative say they have gathered more than enough signatures to guarantee…
No major fires reported in Salem area over July 4 weekend
Fireworks on sale at the discount fireworks stand at Commercial Street Southeast and Bush Street Southeast in Salem on June 26, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Public safety officials say they responded to a few fires linked to fireworks in the…
Summer program opens possibilities for Salem’s young Black students
Students at the Zenzele Learning Center play an icebreaker game on Saturday, July 3 as founder Oni Marchbanks, left, looks on (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Eighteen Salem kids gathered Saturday at the Kroc Center to learn about brain surgery – but…
Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails owners threatened after banning woman who harassed staff about vaccine policy
Jonathan Jones, co-owner of Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails on Monday, Jan. 18. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The owners of Salem’s Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails say they’ve received dozens of calls including death threats after banning a woman who harassed workers about…
Casa de la Cultura Tlanese stays on beat
Dancers Sharon Mendiola Albor, left, Jackie Pererez and Jessica Perez with Casa de Cultura Tlanese get ready to dance “La Bruja” at the 2022 World Beat Festival (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) Casa de la Cultura Tlanese is a family…
National Guard ends work at Oregon State Hospital
National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Weaver, right, speaks with guard members undergoing a training at Oregon State Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. The Guard ended their mission at the hospital on June 30, 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) After…
Oregon makes emergency management a separate state agency
Streets throughout Salem were impassible after the February 2021 ice storm, just one of several disaster that’s affected the region in recent years. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is now operating as a cabinet-level state department that…
Metal knuckles, automatic handgun, $164,000 cash recovered in Salem arrest
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A 40-year-old Salem man is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday for drug and weapons charges following his arrest outside a local hotel with fentanyl-laced pills and $164,0000 in cash. Phillip Thomas was arrested by a special…