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DIGEST: A collection of reporting from Salem Reporter, other news teams on coronavirus
The shelves that held Costco toilet paper sat empty on Monday, March 2. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide media collaboration is forming to also share coverage among…
Marion County sees first COVID-19 case as governor declares a state of emergency
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state public health officer, addresses the media last week during a tour of the Oregon Health Authority’s operation center . (Jonathan House/Pamplin Media Group) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Sunday declared a state of emergency as officials detected…
DIGEST: A fast run through Salem news of recent days from Salem Reporter
The Salem Police Foundation held a breakfast with the chief on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department) Salem mayor pushes for ‘sit-lie’ in the face of increasing uproar over homeless problem downtown At his State of the City address last…
DIGEST: A fast run through Salem news of recent days
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…