The Latest Stories For You From Salem Reporter

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Reporter Abbey McDonald was one of 30 journalists from around the U.S. selected for a National Press Foundation fellowship aimed at helping local reporters translate federal actions into community impact.
She wrote in her application about Salem’s unique position as a state capital with a high share of government employees, an area with a large homeless population and a blue state that has drawn the ire of the Trump administration for its refusal to cooperate with aggressive immigration enforcement efforts.
We’re thrilled to bring her knowledge back to Salem so we can better serve you and help you make sense of a rapidly shifting world.
Here’s some of our latest news. You can always find our latest stories anytime on our website.
Northwest Human Services has expanded its hours at a drop-in medical clinic in downtown Salem, and is seeing more people than ever before. Many of the incoming patients have injuriesu0026hellip;
A Marion County jury convicted Armando Marquez-Zacarias, 45, of abusing girls between the ages of 9 and 13 over several years.
A car struck and killed Andrew Hillier, 45, Sunday evening after he entered the road on MLK Parkway.
Prosecutors alleged Saul Hernandez-Roblero has a history of drinking and driving. He swerved into oncoming traffic Saturday night, causing one of Marion County’s deadliest car crashes in recent years, prosecutorsu0026hellip;
After years of planning and lining up billions of dollars in state and federal funding, there’s still no start date for construction on a new Interstate 5 bridge, which couldu0026hellip;
EDITOR DISCUSSES ROLE OF THE PRESS
KMUZ radio’s “Word Up” program featured Les Zaitz, editor and owner of Salem Reporter, on its broadcast Saturday, Sept. 20. The hour-long show covered his background in journalism, operations of Salem Reporter and the current state of the media. “The freedom of the press is intended to serve the interests of American citizens,” he said in explaining his view of American rights. “It is our responsibility to use the rights enshrined in the First Amendment to serve that duty, which is to provide the American people as best we can the unfettered truth about what is happening in their country.”
LISTEN: WORD UP
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