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.
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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.
PHOTOS: Tuba Holiday entertains hundreds in Christmas Eve show in Salem
PHOTOS: A Salem tradition takes the stage as tubas and more put on a Christmas Eve show on Sunday, Dec. 24, at the Elsinore Theatre.
After devastating fire, St. Joseph’s prepares for Christmas Mass
Renovations continue four months after arson burned the roof and caused extensive smoke damage to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Christmas Mass will meet in a gymnasium.
OBITUARY: Scott Daniel Kenady
OBITUARY: Scott Daniel Kenady, passionate about dogs and animals, dies at age 55.
Unicorns, murder mysteries and magical adventures: Here are Salem’s top reads of 2023
Of thousands of books at the Salem Public Library, several titles stood out this year as community favorites. Here are the top book, DVD and “library of things” checkouts of 2023, plus some picks from local librarians.
Bentley’s Coffee donates 958 toys to local animal shelters
The Salem coffee shop holds an annual toy drive in honor of the organization’s namesake: An 18-year-old yorkie mix pup.