By Salem Reporter
Homeless encampment crash could be “turning point” in Salem’s response to homelessness, advocates say
Around noon Monday, flowers, a cross and a tray of candles sat beside a tree on the landscaped strip where a car crashed through a homeless camp early Sunday. Police say four people died. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Nathan Rose heard…
Police identify four killed in homeless encampment crash Sunday
A tree in a landscaped strip on Northeast Front Street bears the scar from where a car crashed through a homeless camp on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Four people died. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem police on Monday afternoon identified four…
PHOTOS: Equestrians compete at state fairgrounds
Competitors wait for the turn in the Oregon State Fairgrounds’ Historic Horse Stadium during the Oregon Paint Horse Club Spring Fling on Sunday, March 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More than 70 competitors converged on the Historic Horse Stadium at the…
Weigh in on skate park design for Geer Park
Two proposed design options for the Geer Park Skate Park (City of Salem) Skaters have a few more days to weigh in on two city proposals for a skate park at Geer Park. Architects have proposed two designs, each about…
Wyden says he will press for even more economic sanctions against Russia
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats from Oregon, address a Portland business summit on Dec. 6, 2021. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is continuing to look for ways to tighten the economic…
Salem expands its welcome – and housing – for refugees
Luke Glaze, executive director of Salem for Refugees, speaks about the organization’s goals in a donation room at the new Welcome Center at 1440 Broadway St. N.E. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Jules Lipanda came to…
UPDATE: Man arrested after crash that killed four in Salem homeless camp, police say
A tree in a landscaped strip on Northeast Front Street bears the scar from where a car crashed through a homeless camp on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Four people died. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: 9 a.m. Sunday – Interim city…
Oregon abortion providers gear up for increased demand from Idaho and elsewhere
Dr. Paula Bednarek works at her computer in the Planned Parenthood Northeast Portland Health Center, on Feb. 9, 2021. (Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian) Oregon abortion providers and advocates are preparing for an increase in demand for abortions following the passage of…
AGENDA: Salem City Council meets to consider new Meyer Farm subdivision proposal
Salem City Council Chambers. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council meets Monday to consider a new application for the Meyer Farm subdivision proposal, appointments to community boards and changes to the current fiscal year budget. AGENDA The council will…
No arrests a week after Salem Center mall shooting, police say
Police vehicles along Chemeketa Street Northeast in downtown Salem Friday, March 18 as officers respond to a shots fired call. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Police have made no arrests a week after a shooting inside Salem Center mall which shut down…