For 30 years, underfunded nonprofit organizations serving families in north and east Salem have done the hard work of strengthening families and advocating for youth. If Salem leaders are serious about tackling violence, neighborhood leaders say their communities need real investment.
COMMUNITY
Independence couple welcomes Salem’s first baby of 2024
Baby Broden Culpepper was born at Salem Hospital 40 seconds after midnight on New Year’s Day, making him likely the first baby born in the state in 2024.
TOP STORIES: Cyclist killed in collision with DEA agent, ‘gold standard’ judge and rising gun violence
Reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian shares his favorite Salem stories this year.
BEST OF 2023: Ron Cooper’s top photos
Photojournalist Ron Cooper looks back at Salem holidays, Ironman and a mass celebrated in the ashes of one of the city’s oldest churches.
TOP STORIES: Haunted houses, glass birds and taxes
Community Reporter Abbey McDonald shares her favorite Salem stories from this year.
After ordeal, new parents look forward to New Year as a family
Jessica Warren was 25 weeks pregnant in October when abdominal pain sent her to the emergency room at Salem Hospital. She ended up on a helicopter to OHSU, and later welcomed her son into the world weighing just over 2 pounds.
Wavra Farms opens winter farmers market in Salem
Wavra Farms & Nursery is running a weekly winter farmers market on Saturdays, with about 30 vendors, art classes and more.
TOP STORIES: Zucchini, a retiring superintendent and a neighborhood transformed
Managing Editor Rachel Alexander shares her favorite Salem stories this year.
OBITUARY: Richard Ludlow Dellenback
OBITUARY: Richard Ludlow Dellenback, a beloved teacher of Spanish and Latin American revolutions, dies at age 73.
BEST OF 2023: Laura Tesler’s top photos
Photojournalist Laura Tesler looks back on a year of dance performances, monster trucks, graduations and more.