Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
From security to t-shirt designs, Shawntay Negrete wants to make the Salem community safer
Shawntay Negrete, her husband, Joseph, and two children, Isys and Zion, at Pride in the Park. (Courtesy/Tera Rue) If you see a t-shirt in Salem that gives the patriarchy one-star or reads “anti-racist social club” you could be seeing Shawntay…
Union Gospel Mission on its way to raising $2 million, can expand staffing and cut mortgage
Biblical references on a metal beam at the new Union Gospel Ministry men’s shelter on Wednesday, Feb. 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Union Gospel Mission in Salem can expand its staff at a time homelessness remains a persistent challenge, aided…
Marion County officials say they’re focused on vaccine outreach, not restrictions, as Covid cases surge
NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please subscribe to support this reporting. The Marion County Board of Commissioners doesn’t plan to consider additional measures to curb the spread…
State, federal data shows vaccination rates vary widely among long term care facilities in Salem
Syringes of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Vaccination rates among employees are low at many Salem-area long-term care facilities, and industry groups fear a recent…
Cherriots adds Sunday bus service starting in September
David Nichols-Alarcon, a driver with Cherriots, steps off the bus to pull his mask down and take a drink while holding at a stop to keep on schedule. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For the first time in its more than 40-year…
For some, Cascades Gateway Park was a home long before the pandemic
Eugene and Julie Steele Ensinger gather under the shade of a tree at Cascades Gateway Park on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, one day after vehicles were towed away. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Eugene Ensinger surveyed the parking lot at Cascades Gateway…
Census shows Salem has become more diverse, but added little housing
Hallman Elementary students gather during the school’s morning assembly in March 2019. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) About 20 years ago, Jose Gonzalez was talking to a group of bilingual Salem residents. They pondered whether speaking Spanish would be a…
EXCLUSIVE: Video recruiting for unvaccinated medical workers brings storm to Salem care operation
Avi Singh draws up a dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Jan. 28. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A video created by a Salem recruiter for a regional nursing home chain…
EXCLUSIVE: “There’s no cavalry to come save us”: Salem-area hospital workers exhausted as Covid patients fill beds
Sam Bereny, an EMT at Metro West Ambulance, administers a second dose of the Moderna vaccine at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Centennial Park in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) On Friday morning, Salem…
After months of work from advocates, a Salem woman gets into housing
The “Welcome Home” sign in Lou’s apartment. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) It was a scene out of any other moving day at a north Salem apartment. Pots and pans came out of boxes. A “Welcome Home” sign went up on the…