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The Salem Reporter staff in the office. From left: Rachel Alexander, Jake Thomas, Saphara Harrell and Troy Brynelson. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) It’s been too long since the Salem Reporter crew took a break from the newsroom to talk with…
East Salem collision leaves three dead, 11 injured
UPDATE Thursday 11:32 a.m.: Police identified the third victim as 18-year-old Diego Lucas Felipe. UPDATE Monday 11:17 a.m.: Police identified Andres Alonzo-Canil, 41, and Miguel Alonzo-Lucas, 39, as two of the passengers who died in the collision. Deputies are still…
Former head of Oregon sheriffs association pleads guilty to theft
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) John N. Bishop, a former sheriff and until recently executive director of the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association, pleaded guilty to first-degree theft Friday in Marion County Circuit Court. According to court records, Bishop, of Sublimity,…
Jordan Cove opponents occupy Gov. Brown’s office, vowing to stay
Thomas Joseph (center red shirt) speaks to Gov. Kate Brown via phone to demand she oppose the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline project during a demonstration at the Capitol Thursday. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) Protesters upset with a proposed gas pipeline cutting…
Salem’s economy takes a jolt as 1,000 jobs disappear with NORPAC collapse
A NORPAC-branded truck transports frozen vegetables in Oregon. (Courtesy/Oregon Department of Agriculture) The impending closure of a century-old food processing company will have wide impacts on Salem’s economy as nearly 1,000 workers seek new jobs over the holidays and Willamette…
Mission Street closed between Airport Road and 25th Street after fatal car crash
Update 4:15 p.m. – A portion of Southeast Mission Street remains closed after a fatal car accident Monday afternoon. A driver in a Jeep SUV ran a red light traveling northbound on Southeast 25th Street hitting a garbage truck that…
Brush fire burning off Reed Road in southeast Salem
Smoke seen from the July 29 fire off Reed Road (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Update 6 p.m.: Forward progress of the 30-acre grass fire has stopped and crews are securing lines and putting out fires within the fire area. Original story…
PHOTOS: Timber industry and supporters protest at Oregon Capitol
Protesters flooded the capitol Thursday in opposition of House Bill 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Trucks parked at the Oregon State Fairgrounds early Thursday before heading to the state Capitol. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Many protesters carried American flags, waving…
New year in Oregon: Leaders reflect on 2018, talk aspirations for 2019
Senate President Peter Courtney (Salem Reporter files) In 2018, Oregonians were blanketed by dense smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of thousands of acres. They contributed to the most expensive political race in the state’s history, ultimately won by Gov. Kate…
Officials say Oregon insulated from federal shutdown for now
The Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Federal dollars that flow to state agencies are frozen in the midst of a federal government shutdown. State officials say they are not yet impacted. (Salem Reporter files) Oregon is not yet expected to…