Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
For Salem’s seniors, “fix it” man always there to help
Bill Stortzum has been supervising the woodshop at Center 50+ for years. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Bill Stortzum has kept a dollhouse in his garage for three years, waiting for its owner to be in better health before its finished. Stortzum,…
Refugee youth choir brings joyful songs, dances to Salem
Uhuru Youth Choir. (Courtesy/Uhuru Youth Choir) Lumona and Nely Mbama remember singing in a choir every day after school at a refugee camp in Tanzania. The 17- and 19-year-olds were born in the refugee camp in the east African country…
PHOTOS: Magic at the Mill
Kids danced next to a lighted tree that blinked along to Christmas music during Magic at the Mill Thursday.(Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Willamette Heritage Center was transformed Thursday as the lawns lit up for the annual Magic at the Mill…
Crime Stoppers offers cash for tips in fatal 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) Four months after a Salem woman was…
Train collides with car in downtown Salem, leaves two with minor injuries
An Amtrak train collided with a sedan Thursday morning. (Courtesy/ Art Witkowski) A train collided with a gray sedan Thursday morning in central Salem after an elderly driver turned the wrong direction on a one-way street, the Salem Police Department…
Brooks woman dies after rear-ending truck on Highway 99
An 81-year-old Brooks woman died Wednesday night after her Dodge van rear-ended a truck on Highway 99 East, according to the Oregon State Police. Alex Kalugin, 52, was waiting for traffic to clear so he could turn left on Topaz…
EVENTS: Jingle bell walk or pub crawl downtown or light up the water near Riverfront Park
The Winter Solstice Illuminata Regatta is this Saturday starting at 5:30 p.m. (Courtesy/Illuminata Regatta) Wednesday Get bendy with a twist. Head to Gilgamesh Brewing Wednesday evening for a holiday edition of Yoga and Beer. Wear an ugly holiday sweater for…
Joining cities across the country, hundreds gather at Oregon State Capitol to support impeaching Trump
Hundreds of people gathered for a demonstration in front of the Capitol on the eve of a House impeachment vote. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The word “impeach” flashed across the Oregon State Capitol on the eve of a House vote to…
Local rock favorite Wild Ire heads to California for the world’s largest music trade show
Local Salem band Wild Ire is performing at one of the world’s largest music trade shows next month. (Courtesy/Wild Ire) In the basement music venue, the Space Concert Club, Wild Ire is setting up for a show on a Thursday…
New online portal to help Salem residents voice crosswalk concerns
A new portal on the city of Salem’s website allows residents to voice concerns about dangerous pedestrian crossings. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents now have a new way to express concerns about dangerous pedestrian crossings through an online…