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Our team will be off for the holidays the rest of the week. We’ll have a few stories for you Friday, but our daily emails will be on pause until Monday morning.

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Here are some of today’s stories. You can always find our latest reports anytime on our website.

COLUMN: A reflection on gratitude after talking to a drug dealer
Columnist Lynelle WIlcox, who runs the SafeSleep United shelter in Salem, writes about a brief moment of perfection while trying to help a woman stay clean.
COLUMN: A reflection on gratitude after talking to a drug dealer
Columnist Lynelle WIlcox, who runs the SafeSleep United shelter in Salem, writes about a brief moment of perfection while trying to help a woman stay clean.
Marion DA wants governor to revoke commutations, return 55 to prison
Up to 55 people released early from prison in Oregon would have to return to finish sentences commuted by then-Gov. Kate Brown. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson is pushing…
Marion DA wants governor to revoke commutations, return 55 to prison
Up to 55 people released early from prison in Oregon would have to return to finish sentences commuted by then-Gov. Kate Brown. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson is pushing…
EVENTS: Local comedy, Santa and the Nutcracker
After Thanksgiving, there’s plenty to do over the long weekend in Salem, including watch Santa’s arrival in Riverfront Park.
EVENTS: Local comedy, Santa and the Nutcracker
After Thanksgiving, there’s plenty to do over the long weekend in Salem, including watch Santa’s arrival in Riverfront Park.
Man sentenced to 20 years for killing 2 in 2021 Salem cantina shooting
Prosecutors say Nivardo Ramirez-Monge shot Jose Arrevalo following an altercation in the bathroom at the Capital Cantina in northeast Salem. An uninvolved bystander, Erlin Rivas-Lopez, was also shot and killed.
Man sentenced to 20 years for killing 2 in 2021 Salem cantina shooting
Prosecutors say Nivardo Ramirez-Monge shot Jose Arrevalo following an altercation in the bathroom at the Capital Cantina in northeast Salem. An uninvolved bystander, Erlin Rivas-Lopez, was also shot and killed.

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