Salem Reporter
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: New park equipment, murals and other news around Salem neighborhoods for June 2024
Several Salem neighborhoods are planning summer block parties, and Northgate is gathering testimony in an effort to preserve a tree on the site of a proposed affordable housing development.
Salem Reporter wins top honors in investigative reporting, breaking news in regional contest
Salem Reporter's news team took home four awards for 2023 coverage in a five-state competition organized by the Society of Professional Journalists.
UPDATE: Motorcyclist dies in crash on SE Commercial Street, road reopened
Salem police said they expect Commercial Street to reopen by 10:30 a.m. following a collision between a car and motorcycle.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Artists needed for street art, talk community safety in south Salem
Salem's neighborhood associations want you to hear from city candidates, help out at Easter events and weigh in on a proposed dog park.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Kids’ clothing swap, free CPR training and Valentine’s Drive for St. Francis
Salem's neighborhood associations are hard at work planning the Englewood Forest Festival, a free clothing swap and other community events. Here's a roundup of neighborhood news for February.
READER PHOTOS: Salem freezes over
Salemites tended hummingbird feeders, trekked through parks and captured an eerily empty downtown as the city ground to a halt in recent days. Here's a selection of your photos.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening in Salem in January
South Gateway holds its annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 11, plus neighborhoods have several opportunities to help with local parks and trash clean-up projects.
UPDATE: Suspect dead after police shooting near Four Corners
Police responded to a report of a suspect firing gunshots near Four Corners Friday morning. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said officers fired shots and the suspect died of injuries but did not specify whether he was killed by police gunfire.
LISTEN IN: Two fatal south Salem shootings, days apart
CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: Two fatal shootings in south Salem and a west Salem jeweler accused of scamming customers.
LISTEN IN: A titan of the Polk County bench dies
CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: The life and legacy of the late Judge Charles Luukinen.