Category City News
Snow likely in Salem starting Tuesday night
The National Weather Service is forecasting snow showers in Salem starting Tuesday after 10 p.m. and continuing into Wednesday.
Man claims excessive force, wrongful arrest at 2021 Salem protest
Clifford Eiffler-Rodriguez alleges in a federal lawsuit that Salem police officers shot him at close range with pepper balls and “less than lethal” launchers.
Covid weekly report for Feb. 17: Marion, Polk counties see cases spike
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports six newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
City planned to break silence on police official’s departure, doubled back after legal threat
Emails released under orders from Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson show Salem city officials had intended in the fall to release records about the misconduct allegations against Steve Bellshaw.
Snow, slippery roads expected in Salem starting Monday night
The National Weather Service’s winter weather advisory will be in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 10 a.m. Tuesday.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Raises for Police on Salem City Council agenda
During its Monday, Feb. 13 meeting, the council will vote on its 2023 policy agenda, consider raises for the police department staff, and vote on whether to reallocate $1.1 million in federal housing funding.
Covid weekly report for Feb. 10: Cases, testing positivity up
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports one newly identified death of a Marion County resident with Covid.
Salem police will start recording Monday with body cameras
The Salem Police Department will require that all patrol officers and detectives working in the field have body-worn cameras, to the tune of $400,000 a year.
DA releases harrowing account of robbery, pursuit and a fatal police shooting in south Salem
A man described by relatives as mentally ill went on a rampage in south Salem in January, ultimately firing at police as a school bus and Cherriots bus idled nearby. A grand jury ruled Salem police were justified in killing Michael J. Compton.