Saphara Harrell - Salem Reporter
Man shot in northeast Salem
A man collapsed at a McDonalds in northeast Salem Wednesday night after being shot, according to a press release from the Salem Police Department. Passersby were helping the victim in the drive-thru area when officers arrived at the fast food…
Woman critically injured in West Salem house fire
One woman was critically injured during a house fire that broke out in a West Salem neighborhood in the early hours of Thursday morning. Salem Fire Department spokesman Gabe Benmoussa said the victim was unconscious in the basement when crews…
Salem’s Red Cross moves into Hawthorne Avenue location
The American Red Cross in Salem has moved its services to a building on Hawthorne Avenue. (Courtesy Red Cross Cascades Region) American Red Cross’s Blood Donation Center in Salem and its local offices are moving into the same building. The…
In unique approach, playwrights stage Salem show, then turn to audience for critique
The play “Bethany Sees the Stars” debuts Wednesday at the Lee Pelton Theatre. (Courtesy/Dale Peterson) Thomas Nabhan and his wife, a professor at Willamette University, had been going to student productions at the college for more than a decade when…
TO DO: Head to the fair, hear about secret history, tiki party
(Illustration by Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) Wednesday River Rock Salem is bringing three consecutive nights of live music to the Riverfront Park amphitheater this week. Country singer Ned LeDoux will perform Wednesday, the Spin Doctors perform Thursday and…
River Rock Salem returns with three back-to-back shows
Ned LeDoux performs at River Rock Salem this Wednesday. River Rock Salem is back this year with three concerts, three nights in a row at the Riverfront Park amphitheater. The series kicks off Wednesday evening with country music singer Ned…
Downtown alleys will get historic monikers during naming process
Salem’s downtown alleys will get monikers during naming process. (Anna Smith/Salem Reporter) Back alleys traditionally evoke thoughts of exposed brick, dumpsters and smoke breaks. A place where you shouldn’t walk alone at night. But in Salem, alleys are increasingly becoming…
Man stabbed in Riverfront Park on Fourth of July
A young man was stabbed in Riverfront Park Thursday night as hundreds of people sat waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks to begin. Salem Police Lt. Treven Upkes said officers didn’t find the man who stabbed 23-year-old Jesse Jimenez…
Old Oregon State Hospital furniture is moving to a new home
Old chairs will soon be housed in the Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health’s basement. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) Inside the nearly century-old cottage, two dusty chairs wait at the top of the staircase. The armrests are weathered, strips…
TO DO: Play cornhole, run a race, drink some brews
CherryFest NW takes place July 4-7. (Courtesy of CherryFest) Wednesday On Wednesday, Riverfront park will host Budweiser’s “King of Country Concert” featuring award-winning country music singer Tracy Lawrence, Jackson Michelson, Britnee Kellogg, and 45 Away. The concert will benefit Folds of…