By Salem Reporter
Get a piece of South, Leslie history at Saturday gala
A “Saxon History Chair,” a seat from the former Rose Auditorium collaged with yearbook photos, will be among the items for sale at the Saxon Success Fund gala April 2 (Courtesy/Saxon Success Fund) When South Salem High School was built…
Man drove with blood-alcohol over three times legal limit during fatal crash at tent camp, affidavit says
Tire marks show the path of a car as it left Northeast Front Street and plowed through a homeless camp on Sunday. Four people died. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem man police say drove into a homeless camp along Front…
Once again, crews clear homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park, residents dispersed
People walk through Wallace Marine Park with their belongings as city crews city sweep a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) After camping for five months at Wallace Marine Park, Kyler Walls had no choice but…
Legislative fix will give low-income students more scholarship money for community college
College grads at Chemeketa Community College in Salem in 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A scholarship to help Oregon high school seniors pay for community college that had unintentionally been sending the largest grants to students with the least need will now give…
Oregon students can share pandemic experiences for state archives contest
Cassette tape recordings stored at the Oregon State Archives in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon students could win a place in the state archives with an essay about their experiences during the pandemic. The Oregon Blue Book, the annual state…
Therapy and assistance dogs graduate at Keizer event
Chelsea Flora and Cali attended the Joys of Living Assistance Dog Graduation (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Joys of Living Assistance Dogs graduated thirty-two service dogs on Saturday, March 19, at the Keizer Civic Center. The Salem nonprofit has…
Benches in Englewood Park defaced with racist, homophobic graffiti
(Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Several benches in Englewood Park were defaced with racist and homophobic graffiti, neighborhood residents reported Wednesday. Lynn Takata, co-chair of Northeast Neighbors, said she discovered the graffiti Wednesday morning while walking in the park. She and other…
Auditors: Oregon ranks high for domestic terrorism, Legislature should do more
Rioters break the glass at the Oregon State Capitol in December 2020 as a protest during a special legislative session grew violent. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) After a decade that included the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge, clashes between groups…
Salem homeowners can get wildfire advice during Thursday webinar
An aerial view of a grass fire burning near the 4100 block of Vitae Springs Road South near Salem on Monday, Sept. 13. (Courtesy/Reader photo) Salem homeowners, including those who live near wooded or open fields, can learn how to…
Man who walked away from corrections laundry sorting building arrested in Vancouver
The Oregon State Penitentiary on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Police on Tuesday night arrested a man state corrections officials said walked away from an Oregon Corrections Enterprises laundry sorting building in Salem last month while in custody,…