By Salem Reporter
Salem man dies after being found unresponsive in Marion County Jail cell, sheriff’s office says
Marion County Jail (Courtesy/Marion County Sheriff’s Office) A Salem man died at a local hospital Tuesday after he was found unresponsive in his cell at the Marion County Jail, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 6 a.m.…
Marion County gardeners resume annual fairgrounds plant sale Friday
Potted plants sit on a Salem porch (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Plant lovers can shop thousands of vegetables, perennials, shrubs, herbs and other plants this weekend as the Marion County Master Gardener Association plant sale returns following a two-year hiatus. The…
UPDATE: Pedestrian hit by train in northeast Salem in “serious” condition, identified by police
The Salem Police Department said in a tweet just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2022, that a train had collided with a pedestrian at the Silverton Road Northeast railroad crossing. (Courtesy/Marion Polk Crime, Traffic and Severe Weather Alerts) A…
Nutrition company aims to improve food at disability group homes in Salem area
Wholesome Beginnings’ first order, intended to feed a home of five residents three healthy meals each day for a week (Courtesy/Sarah Short) Sarah Short was chatting with a friend who worked in a group disability home last year when he…
Abortion rights protected in Oregon regardless of Supreme Court ruling
A banner reading “Abortion Saves Lives” hangs in front of the Oregon Capitol on Tuesday, May 3 during an abortion rights rally following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)…
PHOTOS: Salem march for abortion rights
People march at an abortion rights rally in Riverfront Park on Tuesday, May 3 (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) READ MORE: Hundreds march in Salem abortion rights rally Julia Cooley, 71, and Deb O’Connor, 51, attend an abortion rights rally…
Oregon Democrats lash out at Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, seen at an earlier Portland event, reacted Tuesday, May 3, to news the U.S. Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon’s U.S.…
Hundreds march in Salem abortion rights rally
Hundreds of people marched down Court Street in Salem on Tuesday, May 3, for an abortion rights rally following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Julia Cooley used to…
Salem-Keizer budget calls for more teachers to help students learn English, manage behavior
Salem-Keizer School District leaders want to add more teachers to the district’s programs serving non-native English speakers and shift more educators to address students’ behavioral problems, according to a proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year. The $1.4 billion draft…
Overturning Roe v. Wade would strain local abortion access, clinics with out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood leaders say
Salem’s Planned Parenthood clinic on Northeast Wolverine Street on Tuesday, May 3 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Local Planned Parenthood leaders said Tuesday that abortion providers will be inundated with out-of-state patients that they lack the staffing and space to treat if…