Salem’s neighborhood associations bring you the latest on holiday celebrations, a partial graffiti mural in an alley on Madison Street and a problem property clean-up.
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ELECTION RESULTS: Salem payroll tax, Marion County fire levy
Results of the vote on Salem’s payroll tax and the Marion County Fire District #1 levy will be updated her shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
UPDATE: Man shoots woman in Salem home, dies by suicide after 50-mile chase
Police say a man drove his truck into a south Salem home Tuesday morning, shot a woman inside, then fled police east on Oregon Highway 22, where he fatally shot himself. Police have not identified either person.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in October
Salem’s neighborhood associations bring you the latest about events and issues of concern. This month: a fence comes to life, Highland’s Halloween contest and several chances to improve local parks.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in September
Salem’s neighborhood associations bring you the latest about local parks, events and issues of concern. This month: a new street mural, a cleanup in Highland and how to get involved.
UPDATE: Evacuations downgraded as firefighters battle Liberty Fire
People in the Rosedale area west of South Skyline Road and South Jory Hill Road should evacuate immediately, officials said, as firefighters battle a two-alarm grass fire in the Jory Hill area.
LISTEN IN: Why sports fees are coming back to Salem schools in the fall
CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: Sports fees return for students, downtown block development and family therapy.
PHOTO: Even Salem’s bald eagles need an escape from the heat
Local photographer John Svendsen spotted two fledgling eagles from a nearby nest cooling themselves in the Willamette River Wednesday morning.