The city’s first major comprehensive plan update in almost 50 years encourages more mixed development, with apartments and businesses side-by-side along major arterials.
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Council may take next step in making homelessness a protected class in Salem
Councilors will also consider changes to the city’s tax incentive program for apartment developers requiring 15% of units on larger projects be affordable to qualify for tax breaks.
Earthquake gives Salem a wakeup call in action felt throughout the Willamette Valley
An earthquake struck the Willamette Valley just before 6 a.m. Friday. The magnitude reported typically results in minor damage.
Salem couple arrested for breaking into Keizer home
Their arrests came one month after the Keizer Police Department announced a homeowner had shot and killed a man who he woke up to find in his house.
DA orders city to release records that police official was put on paid leave
Salem officials have yet to explain why Deputy Chief Steve Bellshaw retired under a separation agreement in February. The city said Friday it wouldn’t disclose records supporting its own claim that it didn’t investigate misconduct allegations because it couldn’t find a qualified investigator.
Jury awards $1 million to protester injured by Salem police
Following a trial, a federal jury determined a Salem police officer used excessive force when he shot Eleaqia McCrae twice with rubber bullets during a May 2020 protest, causing permanent eye damage.
New Northgate mural a sunflower mosaic of faces
The painting at the intersection of Northeast Carlton Way and Donald Street is the third in Salem since city councilors approved a street mural program earlier this year.
Marion County public health urges caution due to rabid bat
The bat was tested on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and was found to have rabies, according to a press release.
Body of West Salem teen found in Willamette River
The Oregon State Medical Examiner determined cause of Zackary Brenneman’s death was drowning, and detectives found no evidence of a crime or foul play, the Salem Police Department said Tuesday afternoon.
Teen arrested for causing southeast Salem house fire, police say
Salem police said Monday the fire near Wilbur and Cross streets started after the teen set a lit sparkler into a Halloween decoration.