Category City News
With a talent for making dirty cars look new, a Salem teenager makes his vision a reality
Edgar Perez uses a steam cleaner to clean the interior of a pickup truck he is detailing on June 17, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Edgar Perez decided that by the age of 17 he wouldn’t be working for anyone else. At age 16, Perez was…
After a difficult year, Capitol Cryo welcomes Salem back into the cold
The owners and staff of Capitol Cryo stand next to Salem’s only cryo tank, which exposes users to temperatures well below zero for its purported health benefits. From left, co-owners Lynn Rouse and Tanah Lines, Assistant Manager Elisabeth Jones and Manager Hannah Schmidt. (Jake Thomas/Salem…
Body cameras for police included in upcoming city budget
Salem police officers will start wearing body cameras if the Salem City Council approves funding for a program on June 28. (Amanda Loman/ Salem Reporter) The city of Salem is moving forward with equipping police officers with body worn cameras after previous efforts stalled over…
Lights out looming for tens of thousands of Marion County residents
On a rainy, and windy day, Feb. 15, a lineman for Salem Electric works to repair power lines damaged by a weekend ice storm. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Nearly 24,000 residents of Marion County are at risk of having their electricity or gas shut off when…
Salem protester who has permanent vision loss from last summer’s protests has herself to blame, city says in court filings
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody…
COLUMN: Some reasons for the labor shortage have been decades in the making
Men’s participation in the U.S. labor force has been on the decline for decades, while women have increasingly found work. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Salem’s economy is improving, there are lots of job openings and employers say they are having difficulty filling them.…
Salem Public Library eyes September reopening date
A rendering of the newly renovated Salem Public Library. (Courtesy/Hacker Architects) By the end of the summer, book enthusiasts will again be able to peruse shelves and read the back cover of books as the Salem Public Library construction nears an end. For more than…
Two Salem businesses have yet to pay hefty fines for pandemic citations, pushing appeals
Courthouse Club Fitness in west Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Over the last year, two Salem businesses were assessed hefty fines by Oregon’s workplace safety agency for openly flouting regulations intended to protect workers from Covid. But neither business has paid any money, and it could…
City of Salem recognizes graduating seniors for service to community
CAREcorps group picture at the Oregon State Capitol in 2019. (Courtesy/Laurie Shaw Casarez) Anna Dang said people don’t have to have a certain number of volunteer hours to be an important part of a community. The 17-year-old McKay High School senior said it’s important to…