Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Sarah Owens and Michael Livingston stand in their apartment on a recent evening. The two author a blog that has made them one of the most vocal opponents to Salem’s proposed sit-lie ordinance. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) On a Friday morning in September, the energy drained from Loucks Auditorium at City[Read More…]
Uncategorized The state Department of Human Services (Courtesy/State of Oregon) A 15-year-old foster child who awoke to find two state workers having sex near him sued state officials in federal court Tuesday, claiming he had been repeatedly neglected while under state care. The victim, identified in court papers only as YG,[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) A prominent Salem development company is being fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for polluting a marsh in Monmouth, killing nearby plant life. Regulators found that Mountain West Investment Corp. last January discharged turbid, discolored water from an apartment construction site. The[Read More…]
Left-to-right: Mayor Chuck Bennett, business owner Jim Davis and Salem City Councilor Chris Hoy listen as school board member and Keizer Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Danielle Bethell talks during small groups at the Thursday meeting. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Meetings aren’t the same as taking action, Ron Hays told a[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Police Chief Jerry Moore (Courtesy/City of Salem) Salem Police Department’s top officer will begin winding down his four-decade career. Chief Jerry Moore announced Thursday he plans to retire Nov. 30, according to a press release from the city of Salem. He will continue to serve as police chief on[Read More…]
Uncategorized Robert Stone, originally of Cheyenne, Wyo., sits outside near a coffee shop in downtown Salem. The homeless Salem resident said he would “probably” be impacted by a proposed ban on sitting or lying down on public rights of way. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) For the first time, Salem City Council will[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vickie Rogers talks in her Salem apartment on an early November morning. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Vickie Rogers has lived with an intellectual disability all her life, slowing her thoughts and speech. But she’ll tell you it can’t slow the crusader in her. She avoids conflict, the 65-year-old said, but she’ll[Read More…]
A truck from Suburban Garbage Services approaches cans on Southeast 45th Avenue in November 2018. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Your garbage bill may go up again in January, thanks in part to that still-strained recycling market. On either side of the Willamette River, a Salem resident with a typical, 35-gallon cart[Read More…]
Uncategorized Robert Stone, originally of Cheyenne, Wyo., sits outside near a coffee shop in downtown Salem. The homeless Salem resident said he would “probably” be impacted by a proposed ban on sitting or lying down on public rights of way. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Nothing is set in stone yet, though it[Read More…]
Uncategorized Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) After inmate Billy Gostevskyh asked for days for help for pain in his already-damaged right eye, the Marion County Jail’s doctor advised him to see an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. The next day, jail employees sent him to a work-release transition center, where he[Read More…]
