Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
Inmate walks off work site near Pringle Park
Update 2:30 p.m.: The inmate has been brought back into custody, according to Oregon Department of Corrections officials. An inmate from Mill Creek Correctional Facility walked away from a work crew near Salem’s Pringle Park on Friday, according to the…
Salem dance group performs suspended in air
Beyond Limits Aerial Dance formed in Salem last year. (Courtesy/ Beyond Limits Aerial Dance) On a stormy Wednesday evening, a group of dancers does crunches in a shop on the Willamette University campus. They’re conditioning to perform dance routines in…
McKay students stand up for the arts in lighthearted 80s rock musical
McKay High School’s theater students will perform 80s rock songs during “Rock of Ages,” which opens Friday. (Courtesy/ Tiffany Carstensen) Relive the glory days of glam rock as the teens at McKay High School perform “Rock of Ages.” The tunes…
New exhibit explores memory, origins through oil paintings
John Oberdorf looks at a selfie David Wilson took with Oberdorf’s painting on his phone. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) When John Oberdorf talks about his oil paintings, he says he’s asking questions through his work. Questions about memory, archeology and the…
CTEC students show off artistic side during fashion show
A 3D design student paints the backdrop ahead of a CTEC fashion show Thursday. (Courtesy/ Sina Zimmerman) Cupcakes. Secret agents. A drone half-time show. All that and more will be on display when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center…
Suspected shoplifter gets tackled, bitten during Fred Meyer arrest
A Salem man was taken into custody at an east Salem grocery store Sunday after employees noticed him as a suspected thief and called the Salem Police Department. Franco Armando Moreno, Jr., 31, was pushing a cart full of goods…
Snow in Salem? We’ll see.
The Oregon Capitol is blanketed in snow on the morning on Feb. 5, 2019 (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem could see some snow Monday and Tuesday night. There could be up to a few inches. There could be nothing.…
Brooks’ antique farm equipment museum makes list of top destinations in Oregon
Tractors rolled through the Great Oregon Steam-Up during a parade in August. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Visitors enjoyed Powerland Heritage Park last year, so much so that it has risen to number nine in a list of 100 favorite destinations in…
After 30 years, CCTV is looking for a new executive director
Alan Bushong. (Courtesy/CCTV) A new era is about to dawn at CCTV Salem after its first and only executive director announced he’s seeking a replacement. Alan Bushong, who helped spearhead the area’s nonprofit community media center, is retiring after 30…
Salem parks board opposes designating parks for homeless campers
People stand near tents at Oregon State Capitol State Park in December. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The Salem Parks and Recreation Advisory Board doesn’t want homeless residents camping in city parks. In a draft letter dated Jan. 9, board…