By Salem Reporter
Man who robbed northeast Salem Subway at knifepoint still at large, police say
An image of the man police say robbed a northeast Salem Subway at knifepoint (Courtesy/Salem Police Department) Salem police are searching for a man they say robbed a northeast Salem Subway at knifepoint before fleeing on March 31. Salem Police…
Lineup announced for Salem’s punk, ska MIG Fest
Attendees stand near the stage at MIG Fest, a punk and ska music festival at Minto Island Growers farm on July 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s newest music festival is returning for 2022, with a lineup featuring punk and…
Salem student chefs prep pastries, colorful drinks at new café
Osvaldo Guzman, 17, demonstrates a latte-art making machine at the CTEC Café on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Osvaldo Guzman often gets inspiration for drink specials while driving around Salem. The 17-year-old senior at North Salem High School…
More flooding, mudslides in Oregon as extreme fires to be followed by extreme rains
In the heavily fire damaged North Santiam watershed, hillsides where trees and plants were burned in the wildfire are at increased risk of flooding and mudslides. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oregon will face more mudslides and flooding during the next 80…
Rise in nonaffiliated voters spurs push to open Oregon primaries
A ballot box outside of the Marion County clerk’s office (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon voters who aren’t registered with any political party reached a significant milestone in March: They now outnumber Democrats. Nonaffiliated voters have long been the second largest…
Philanthropists, former police chief to be honored at Salem First Citizen awards
Jerry Moore, retired Salem police chief, will be among the honorees at the Salem First Citizen Awards banquet for 2022 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s former police chief, local philanthropists and a retired school principal are among the Salem citizens who…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider grant funds for rebuilding wildfire-impacted structures
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider approving state grant funds to encourage the reconstruction of buildings impacted by 2020 wildfires, contracts for behavioral and mental health treatment, and radio and broadband services in the Santiam Canyon.…
Flu shots now offered at state fairgrounds Covid vaccine site
Vaccine doses at a drive-thru vaccination clinic. Oregon Health Authority is now offering flu shots at its Salem drive-through clinic. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Oregon Health Authority Covid vaccination site at the Oregon State Fair & Expo Center in Salem…
City not seeking new micro shelter village sites as court reviews approval of Center Street location
Volunteers walk along a row of pallet shelters under construction on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) City officials say they are not pursuing any new sites for a planned micro shelter village after a judge’s order blocked work…
Salem-area farmers wary as forecasts call for dry growing season
An onion field off of 76th Avenue Northeast outside of Salem (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When temperatures hit 117 degrees in Salem last June, the region’s farmers weren’t quite sure what to do. The Willamette Valley’s top crops – berries, grass…