Food pantries in and around Salem continued to see a sharp increase in visitors as residents content with inflation and high gas prices. It’s a change the Marion Polk Food Share first detected in March, though it was too early to determine if it was a trend at the time.[Read More…]
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Group pulls three cars from Willamette River while investigating Salem cold case
Doug Bishop, lead diver and lead investigator for Adventures with Purpose, talks with founder Jared Leisek after they pulled three cars out of the Willamette River on July 10. (Courtesy/Doug Bishop) For Doug Bishop, pulling three stolen cars out of the Willamette River was nothing out of the ordinary. Bishop[Read More…]
Salem library exhibit stacks origami boxes honoring victims of gun violence
The Salem Public Library invited people to participate in a group folding of origami boxes for The Soul Box Project’s exhibit on Friday, July 22, 2022. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) After 61 people were killed and hundreds more injured in the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Leslie Lee started poring over the[Read More…]
Heat wave will hit Salem starting Sunday
Salem won’t break any records next week, but the area may see triple-digit temperatures as a heat wave blankets much of the Pacific Northwest. The heat will begin Sunday with an expected high of 91, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Monday and Tuesday are expected to reach[Read More…]
Nearly half of Oregon’s inmate population included in first class action suit of its kind
A federal lawsuit involving current or former Oregon inmates infected with Covid, including one who died, is moving forward with notification of nearly half of the state’s prison population of their inclusion in the class-action suit. The U.S. District Court in Eugene certified the class-action status of the suit in[Read More…]
Covid report for July 22: Local hospitalizations up, cases mostly flat
A nurse cares for a Covid patient in the intensive care unit at Salem Hospital on Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of people hospitalized with Covid in the Salem area rose over the past week, while reported new cases remained mostly flat both in Marion County and[Read More…]
The Reed Underground to showcase artists, comedians in historic opera house basement
The band New Old Stock prepares for a performance in the Reed Underground on Friday, July 15. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Earlier this year, drywall concealed the brick walls that have held up Salem’s Reed Opera House for a century and a half. The old brick is now part of the[Read More…]
After months as refugees, Salem family to return home to Ukraine
The Johnson family and residents living at their homes for children and adults with disabilities in Ukraine. (Courtesy/Johnson Family) When Jed Johnson went home to Ukraine for the first time as a refugee, it dawned on him that it might be just safe enough to move back. He and his[Read More…]
Teen brothers, streetwear store owners look to inspire non-traditional career paths
Braiden Heath, left, holds a $1,900 pair of “Lemonade” Air Force 1 sneakers on Tuesday, July 5. Braiden and his brother Nic Heath, right, opened their streetwear store NW Drip in Salem in July 2021. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) For two teens looking to sell streetwear to their classmates, word traveled[Read More…]
Creekside Estates residents vote Wednesday on proposed fees to keep golf club open
Golfers at the Wellness Classic at Creekside Golf Club (Mary Louisa Van Natta/Special to Salem Reporter) Residents of Salem’s Creekside Estates may soon have to pay $90 a month to stop owners of a neighborhood golf club from closing it for development. Households in the upscale south Salem neighborhood will[Read More…]
