Salem photographer Diane Beals has been making portraits of homeless residents around the city. (Courtesy/Diane Beals) Salem Cinema shines a light on homelessness with documentary screening and discussion Salem Cinema owner Loretta Miles wants Salem residents to look directly at the problem of homelessness and the people impacted by it.[Read More…]
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DIGEST: Catch up on recent Salem news that might have got past you
Eliandra Yatilman, a fourth grader at Auburn Elementary School, and Dale Dela Cruz, a North Salem High School senior, sing “Lava” at the Auburn Islander Club’s first family night on Feb. 6, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Good Sunday morning. Here’s a sampling of stories produced in recent days by your[Read More…]
Cops, campaigns, and class size – a roundup of Salem news
Volunteers Pamella Watson and Lorrie Walker walk past a still-burning fire left by a homeless camper under the Mission Street bridge along Mill Creek. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) IN OTHER NEWS….. Three cops ‘disgraceful,’ ‘irresponsible’ in face of colleague’s life-threatening injuries at police academy A scathing report by the Marion County[Read More…]
TOP STORIES: News of Salem you might have missed
Mayor Chuck Bennett responds to questions from the a crowd of neighbors at Pringle Community Hall on Thursday, Jan. 26. The city plans to turn the hall into an emergency homeless shelter through the end of March. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Here’s our Sunday Sampler to show you some of the[Read More…]
TOP STORIES: News of Salem you might have missed
City librarian Sarah Strahl invites Salem Public Library patrons to leave favorite library memories on a tree in the downtown building (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) With the holidays over, many of you last week dug into email boxes overflowing and tasks needing attention. So, to help you catch Salem news you[Read More…]
UPDATED: Man dies in police custody after struggle at a Salem restaurant
Update 9/30 3:09 p.m.: Police identified the man as Allen James Pitts, of Salem. A man who resisted police efforts to arrest him Saturday night at a Salem restaurant died hours later at Salem Health, according to a Salem Police Department press release. The man’s identity and details on the[Read More…]
Police identify man fatally shot at West Salem Goodwill
Police blocked off the West Salem Goodwill parking lot after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday afternoon. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Salem Police Department on Friday identified Scott Gabriel Spangler, 43, of Dallas, as the man shot and killed earlier this week at the West Salem Goodwill. Officer Darren Buchholz of the Dallas[Read More…]
Major industrial fire hits plant in northeast Salem
Crews from the Salem Fire Department and other agencies were still mopping up the fire at 11 a.m. after the early morning fire broke out in an industrial park on Northeast Salem Industrial Drive. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: Firefighters were able to save all the buildings at Oregon Pallet and[Read More…]
Woman shot to death, man injured in late-night Salem shooting
A 40-year-old woman was shot to the death and another man was shot in northeast Salem at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Salem police. In a news release, the agency identified the woman as Jennifer Black of Salem. It didn’t identify the man. Police said they were called by[Read More…]
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