Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news
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Salem Reporter strives to be a community newsroom. Our reporters live here, pay rent and taxes, get into fights with downtown parking meters, show up at trivia nights, take our kids to community festivals and hope for the best for our city and community – just like all of you.
Today, we look back on the past year in Salem news.
As our roundup below makes clear, 2025 was a busy and often chaotic year in Salem. Federal issues and policies played a far larger role in daily life, people struggled to get by, and many worked to help one another amid rising cost of living and challenging circumstances.
We’ve done our best to document what’s happening and pull back the curtain on secrecy at every turn, asking questions, seeking records and explaining decisions made behind closed doors. We do this because we care deeply about Salem, and we believe public trust and public good rely on citizens having the ability to make informed decisions.
If reporting the news is the first draft of history, then consider this a second take. We hope it gives you a view of where Salem has been and where we might go in 2026.
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Reactions to federal upheavals, shifts in health care access, community efforts to help feed people and a mass stabbing were among the major events in Salem in 2025.
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Reporter Madeleine Moore reflects on her top stories from 2025.
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An analysis of federal data shows immigration arrests in Oregon increased tenfold over 2024.
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From swanky dinners to kid-friendly daytime celebrations, Salem has plenty of options to ring in 2026.
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A Marion County sheriff’s deputy is accusing Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell of unethical conduct after he stopped her daughter for traffic violations. The state ethics commission has decided to…
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