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PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms frame Oregon Capitol
After years of construction closures, the north entrance to the Oregon Capitol will be open temporarily on Saturday, March 21, for Cherry Blossom Day.
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PHOTOS: Vigil honors people who died in ICE custody
Farmworker union PCUN and Indivisible Oregon organized a gathering at the Oregon State Capitol Monday, March 16, to remember people who have died in immigration detention facilities or been killed by federal agents.
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PHOTOS: Day Without an Immigrant rally at Oregon Capitol
Speakers from Monday's Day Without an Immigrant rally in Salem connected current protests in support of immigrants to the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Salem’s year in photos: Shelter stabbing, Ironman, No Kings protests, shuttered stores
From community celebrations to portraits of newsmakers, here are the moments Salem Reporter captured in 2025.

TOP PHOTOS: Low-riders, Ironman, dance and protest
Photographer Laura Tesler shares her favorite Salem images of 2025.

PHOTOS: Hundreds join brass instruments in song for Christmas Eve
The Elsinore Theatre filled with hundreds of people for the annual Salem Tuba Holiday.

PHOTOS: The Grinch makes nice with Salem Whos during green pancake breakfast
Over a thousand people attended the fourth annual Pancakes with the Grinch event Saturday, hosted by Bridges Oregon. The breakfast was staffed by volunteer American Sign Language interpreters, making it accessible for all children.

Oregon Capitol nears a full open after decade-long construction project
Hundreds of millions of dollars, thousands of workers and ten years went into the Capitol building’s long-awaited transformation, which will finally finish in early 2026.

PHOTOS: Tallest-ever tree shines in Capitol during annual ceremony
The Oregon Capitol’s tallest Christmas tree was aglow Tuesday evening in the rotunda during the annual lighting ceremony.
