By Saphara Harrell and Jake Thomas- Salem Reporter
More protests expected in Salem as Congress finalizes election results
A pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ rally was held on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Capitol. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story was updated to include comments from Oregon State Police. A week after a confrontational demonstration against pandemic restrictions in Salem…
Police agencies brace for multiple protests in Salem on New Year’s Day
Oregon State Police, the Salem Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office plan extra staffing on New Year’s Day in anticipation of four separate protests. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story was updated to include a petition to stop the…
Wait – don’t buy movie tickets and dig out your swim goggles just yet. Marion and Polk counties can’t move forward with looser restrictions
Seating in the L.B. Day Amphitheater at the state fairgrounds in Salem on May 12, 2020. The 2020 Oregon State Fair was recently canceled due to COVID-19. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion and Polk County residents won’t be able to eat…
Salem will have another big, empty building in downtown after JCPenney announces departure
Downtown Salem. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is now pondering what to do with a big empty space in downtown after JCPenney announced Thursday that it would end its run in the city as part of…
West Salem assisted living facility hit with virus outbreak
Prestige Senior Living Orchard Heights in west Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter). UPDATE: This story has been updated with comment from Prestige Care. A west Salem long-term care facility reported 41 cases of people infected with the coronavirus and four deaths in…