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‘No war with Iran’ said demonstrators at the Capitol
A lighted sign reading “No war” was on display during a protest against a potential war with Iran. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Around 60 people gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol Thursday night to protest a potential war with…
Weekly poetry event fosters creativity, connection
The Salem Poetry Project meets at IKE Box every Thursday night. (Courtesy/Salem Poetry Project) Every Thursday a group of poets gather at IKE Box, listening to a featured reader followed by an open mic that Marc Janssen jokingly calls “infamous.”…
Salem law enforcement officers head back to school at Quantico
Salem Police Department Lt. Treven Upkes. (Courtesy/FBI) For 10 weeks last fall, two local law enforcement agents went back to school. They went to classes every day, bunked up with roommates and ate at a cafeteria. No, this isn’t the…
Want to help make a west Salem park greener? Grab a shovel
Oregon white oak. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Wallace Marine Park is about to get a little greener. On Saturday, Jan. 11 Friends of Trees, a Portland nonprofit, is hosting a tree planting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group will be…
Cash reward brings no new clues in Pine Street Pub shooting
A Salem police evidence marker indicates a possible bullet hole from an early Sunday shooting on Aug. 18 on Northeast Pine Street that killed a woman and hospitalized a man. (Salem Reporter/Aubrey Wieber) Since offering a cash reward for information…
Salem man arrested for manslaughter, DUI, accused of killing a pedestrian
A 23-year-old Salem man is charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in connection with the death of a pedestrian in northeast Salem Saturday. Javier Luevano-Plascencia told police he was trying to pass a car on Northeast Hawthorne Avenue,…
With a theme of “vision,” this year’s TEDx Salem talks bring inspired ideas into focus
Carla Brauer at the 2019 TEDx Salem event. (Courtesy/TEDxSalem) Eight years ago, Carlee Wright and Brian Hart were texting each other about Candy Chang’s TED Talk “Before I die I want to…” In it, Chang talks about a wall she…
A German soccer referee and a Goodwill shooting: reporter Saphara Harrell’s top stories of 2019
Reporter Saphara Harrell. Each year in anticipation of the new year I get giddy at the prospect of new beginnings. I set my sights on future intentions, goals and plans. And while I’m inclined to leave 2019 in the rearview…
Exclusion, housing discrimination and rumored riots: panel explores Oregon’s civil rights movement
“Racing to Change – Oregon’s Civil Rights Years Exhibit” is on display at the Oregon State Capitol until Jan 28. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) In 1967, the public was invited to see Eldridge Cleaver, an early leader of the Black Panther…
EVENTS: Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve firework. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Ring in the “Noon” Year with little ones during a kid-friendly party at Gilbert House Children’s Museum. There will be crafts, photo ops and a balloon drop at 12 p.m. The event starts at…