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Salem police outline violence reduction work to begin this summer
Salem police are planning extra patrols of two officers twice per week in areas with more shootings and better communication between city and county law enforcement about people on parole and probation.
Southeast Salem Home Depot distribution center fined for mislabeling hazardous waste
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Southeast Salem’s Home Depot warehouse and distribution center over $25,000 for failing to determine whether it was generating hazardous waste over a three year period.
City council allows Willamette University, for-profit baseball league to proceed with stadium revamp
After protracted opposition from community members, the city council unanimously voted to approve an amended agreement that will allow Willamette University and a for-profit summer baseball league to revamp baseball stadiums which will encroach on Bush’s Pasture Park.
What’s getting cut, what got funding as Salem council votes on final budget
City-funded micro shelter sites will continue operating with state money next year, while Salem’s Center 50+ will close some Saturdays.
Citing ‘unlawful lockout,’ Oregon nurses will continue to picket Providence hospitals
Providence will keep temporary nurses through Sunday, saying staff nurses only need to report for work if they are contacted.
Bobby’s Choices: 5 takeaways from Salem Reporter’s series
A three-part series by Salem Reporter provided an account of the life and death of Bobby Brown, who was killed at 16 in a shootout with police. Here are five key takeaways from Bobby’s story.
Council to approve city budget, vote on agreement with Willamette University to expand baseball field
Salem’s city council on Monday will take up the renewal of an agreement between the city and Willamette University, which is collaborating with a for-profit summer baseball league to expand John Lewis Field. The plan has drawn objections from some neighbors.
Salem punks expand from yearly music festival into “epic” outreach service for homeless youth
Salem nonprofit Punx With Purpose, known for its annual Punx in the Park festival, has gone mobile. At monthly pop-up events, teens and young adults can get clothes, connect with housing and build community.
BUILDING SALEM: Former food processing facility comes down, paving way for sale of prime development spot
A large industrial building in west Salem once processed turkeys, then marionberries, and made a brief cameo in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." It's now demolished and could be a transformative development for the city.