Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
With space for 100, temporary homeless camp to open at state fairgrounds
A tractor sits inside of the Forster Livestock Pavilion at the state fairgrounds in Salem on May 12, 2020. The 2020 Oregon State Fair was recently canceled due to COVID-19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In a little over a week, 100…
Salem Reads returns, encouraging residents to pick up a book and a take a walk with a shelter dog
Salem Reads 2021 gets underway Jan. 22. (Courtesy/Salem Public Library Foundation) Eric O’Grey was overworked, overweight, depressed and sick when he got a surprising prescription from his doctor: get a dog. O’Grey went on to adopt Peety, a dog who…
After a week of bracing for disruptive Inauguration Day demonstrations, local law enforcement is still uncertain what to expect
A woman uses a megaphone to talk to police after an unlawful assembly was declared at the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Ahead of an anticipated protest at the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday, Oregon’s…
Gates family to get new home after property burned in Santiam Canyon wildfires
Timothy and Sharon Smith and their children, Ollie and Rosie, were presented with a tiny home to replace a trailer that they have been living in since losing their home during the Santiam Fire in Gates on Monday, January 18.…
City takes look at how Salem residents are contributing to climate change through what they buy
Cars drive through water along Commercial Street Southeast on September 10, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) More than half the greenhouse gases generated by Salem residents comes from either how they get around or what they eat, according to a new…
Coffee or tea? They’re both on display at new exhibit
A Palestinian tea set on display at the World Beat Gallery for a new exhibit on tea and coffee custom. (Courtesy/ Jacob Armas) Women winning the right to vote began over tea. Yvonne Putze, executive director of the Deepwood Museum…
In response to community pressure, Salem City Council denounces white supremacy
A screengrab of the Salem City Council at it’s first meeting of the year 2021. After a push by Salem activists, the Salem City Council on Monday unanimously denounced white supremacy by name through a resolution passed Monday evening, following…
Salem’s plan to end camping at city parks will be a slow crawl, dependent on new shelter and organized camp
Flooding at Cascades Gateway Park on Dec. 21. (Courtesy/ Jean Hendron) Salem wants to phase out an emergency declaration that allowed homeless people to camp at two city parks, but first face a daunting task of finding a place for…
Calling on Salem leaders to denounce white supremacy, petition attracts hundreds of signers
Far-right protesters marched from the Capitol to Mahonia Hall to protest Covid restrictions on Friday, Jan. 1. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Julianne Jackson wants Salem’s leaders to denounce white supremacy. More than 600 others agree, signing on to a change.org petition…
Salem man charged with murder in death of partner
A Salem man has been charged with murder in the death of a Salem woman this week. Matthew Brian Hansen, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon after Amanda Mankins, 32, was…