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Governor puts Marion County on alert after county struggles to trace new Covid cases
A woman wearing a mask walks along Liberty Street in downtown Salem on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion County has been added to a state watch list intended to guide additional resources to counties struggling to contain Covid…
Covid made health care more complicated. Two grants will help vulnerable communities in Salem navigate it
Tricia Ratliff, who runs youth services for the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, explains how the house chore board works. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Two community groups in Salem will be able to provide more access to health care for their…
Sheriff’s deputies tampered with evidence and stole, lawsuit alleges
Marion County Sheriff’s Office. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A Salem man is suing Marion County, one former and one current sheriff’s deputy, claiming the deputy violated his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they allegedly stole from his home during an…
Salem police chief to pause school resource officer program, reevaluate for next year
Salem police chief Jerry Moore announced he would take school resource officers out of schools next year. (Amanda Loman/ Salem Reporter) Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore on Monday announced his agency would take school resource officers out of schools for…
Contentious battle over Costco shopping center to return to Salem City Council in September following comment period
The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem pictured September 2018. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council will once again consider a proposed shopping center, anchored by a Costco, on Kuebler Blvd. once the public…
Nearly 72% of Salem residents have experienced discrimination, city survey shows
Salem’s Human Rights Commission conducted a survey in January that found 72% of respondents have experienced discrimination. Salem has work to do around discrimination, a new city-sponsored survey has found. A sampling of Salem residents gave the city a “C”…
One of Salem’s largest retirement communities is the latest to report a Covid outbreak
Capital Manor’s original tower stands in the distance, behind the construction of a new wing to care for residents with dementia. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Capital Manor, a large retirement community in west Salem, is the latest long-term care facility in…
Masks now required for children, while on the elliptical
CERT team volunteer Laura Hildebrandt holds out one of the donated masks during a mask collection event at Woodmansee Park on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday announced there would be more restrictions put in…
Salem seeks input on what the future of the city should look like
People enjoy the nice weather while keeping their distance in Riverfront Park on Thursday, April 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem is close to completing its vision board for the future and is asking for community input. The city’s “Our Salem”…
Salem police union calls for body cameras, but hefty price tag has stalled efforts in the past
A Salem police officer blocks Court Street to allow space for a protest on Monday June 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The union representing Salem police officers is in favor of buying body cameras, but the request is unlikely to…