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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…
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…