Catch reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian on the latest episode of our radio show in partnership with CC: Media.
Author: Salem Reporter
LISTEN IN: Salem Hospital’s plan to divert ambulances elsewhere is explained
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Rachel Alexander examines why Salem Hospital is suddenly sending patients in transit to other hospitals. This is the first time the tactic has been needed since 2008. Read that story HERE. Plus, Cascade Gateway Park is open again after months to repair damage from homeless encampments. That story[Read More…]
LISTEN IN: Unpacking fatal Salem police shooting of teen, Michael Wolfe’s life sentence
TODAY’S BROADCAST: A Marion County grand jury on July 22 unanimously found three Salem police officers were justified in shooting and killing 16-year-old Robert Brown the previous week after trying to arrest him. Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian talks about the Marion County District Attorney’s Office’s account of the attempted arrest and[Read More…]
City outlines plans to develop Bailey Ridge Park
An undeveloped 5.5-acre forested park in south Salem will see a playground, basketball court, and improvements to attract pollinators and restore creek area in the coming years. Salem city councilors last week approved a master plan for Bailey Ridge Park, located at 3801 Tayside Street S, which spells out how[Read More…]
LISTEN IN: Learn about new drug treatment and workforce training programs in Salem
TODAY’S BROADCAST: Rachel Alexander talks about a new drug treatment clinic in Salem, Ideal Option, which provides medication-assisted therapy for opioid and methamphetamine abuse. Read that story HERE. Plus, learn how a new local program to train bilingual EMTs and health workers came about – that story is HERE. YOUR[Read More…]
Two suspected heat-related deaths in Marion County under investigation
Two deaths in Marion County are being investigated as possibly caused by the high temperatures in the area over the last week. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office reported on Monday that a death in the county on July 29 and a separate death on July 30 are possibly heat[Read More…]
Hold on California – Marion County is sending fire help
Three teams of firefighters from Oregon, including one from Marion County, were dispatched Sunday morning to head to northern California to help protect structures and communities threatened by the growing McKinney Fire. The fire started Friday in an area west of the northern California city of Yreka and just south[Read More…]
Salem weekly Covid report for July 29: Local hospitalizations, cases decline
The number of Salem-area Covid hospitalizations and cases both in Marion County and statewide declined over the past week. HOSPITAL CAPACITY The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and in the mid-Willamette region are down compared to last week. As of Friday, July 29, the hospital had 34[Read More…]
Keizer mother, daughter indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
A federal grand jury indicted a Keizer mother and daughter on charges alleging they conspired to traffic hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills from India into the U.S. Jennifer McConnon, 48, and Sydney Sleight, 22, were indicted on charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possessing with intent[Read More…]
Marion County deputy prosecutor oversees retired Portland officer’s criminal case
A retired Portland police officer pleaded guilty third-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct Monday in a case prosecuted by a deputy district attorney from Marion County. Scott Groshong, 52, hit a man with his car while working undercover for the Portland Police Bureau during a June 2020 protest in northwest[Read More…]
