Troy Brynelson - Salem Reporter
Updated: 2-year-old girl hospitalized with gunshot wound
Update 5:30 p.m. Thursday: A 2-year-old Salem girl shot Wednesday night remains in critical condition at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Salem Police Department said Thursday evening. The girl was shot inside her home Wednesday night, police said. No arrests have…
After summer of algal blooms, Salem enters spring with a plan, investments
Treatment ponds at Geren Island which ultimately becomes drinking water for Salem residents. Water reaching this point will have already been treated with powdered-activated carbon. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Following Salem’s brush with cyanotoxins, Devin Doring said everyone at the city…
Marion County to consider contracts for travel promotion, spatial imagery for planning
The Marion County Board of Commissioners is taking its weekly meeting to Gates Fire Hall Tuesday night with plans to take action on a pair of contracts. Commissioners will consider amending the county’s contract with Pictometry International Corporation, a provider…
Bridge district bill runs into opposition
Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, talks with the state House Rules Committee about his bill that would allow the creation of a special bridge district in the mid-Willamette Valley. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The prospect of a new governing body empowered to…
State manager on leave from $110,000 job earlier resisted conclusion in infant’s death
A state child welfare manager put on leave last month for an undisclosed issue once tried to shield her office from criticism following an investigation into a 2-month-old’s death. The ensuing wrongful death lawsuit in the 2016 death portrays the…
Investigated child welfare workers had sex near juvenile, lawyer says
Polk County Courthouse (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk Itemizer-Observer) Just days before Thanksgiving last year, a juvenile was taken to a hotel in Dallas and fell asleep. As he slept, a state worker assigned to care for him overnight invited another…
Union Gospel Mission’s extra winter beds go away Monday
Beds at Union Gospel Mission, pictured earlier this month. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) There will be fewer beds available at Union Gospel Mission starting next week as the weather begins to warm. The 150-bed Men’s Mission adds another 48 beds from…
Construction costs rise another $4 million at Salem police headquarters
Heavy machinery rests at the construction site for the upcoming, 104,000-square-foot headquarters of the Salem Police Department. City and police officials say they need to find another $4 million for construction. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Costs for Salem Police Department’s new…
State investigated workers at Polk County child welfare for child abuse
Polk County Courthouse (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk Itemizer-Observer) Two state Department of Human Services workers in Polk County remain on paid leave and stationed at home after the state investigated them for child abuse that involved indecency, Salem Reporter has…
New apartments, creative agencies could be sign of downtown Salem’s future
Bryon Neal Daniels, co-owner of The Gray Lab, works at his office in downtown Salem. Daniels is among a number of downtown business owners who say the area is booming with more residents and service-oriented businesses. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A…