Your Wednesday evening update on Salem news

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Good evening, Salem.

As our team prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for your loyal readership. We couldn’t do our work without your support.

“All of the work we do is thanks to our readers. As long as you have our back, we can continue the tireless, in-depth reporting you count on us to do – and that’s a privilege I’m truly grateful for.”

Ardeshir Tabizian, criminal justice and housing reporter

Thank you for being so welcoming to me as a new reporter in town. I’ve gotten so many kind responses to my stories, and I’m excited to keep getting to know the community in the months to come!

Abbey McDonald, community and city reporter

“I’m honored to call Salem home and so grateful my job every day is to talk to so many thoughtful, passionate and interesting people around our city. Thank you for your suggestions and readership – we could not do this work without you.”

Rachel Alexander, managing editor and education reporter

To our many subscribers, donors and advertisers, know how deeply I appreciate your trust in our team. I treasure every news tip, every reader comment, even the criticism for we are your local news source. I never forget that and I am grateful to you each.

Les Zaitz, editor

We won’t have our regular newsletter updates Thursday and Friday, but we’ll be publishing stories throughout the long weekend.

Check our website and Facebook page for the latest, including a preview of the city’s holiday parade and information on local holiday events and ways to help fellow Salemites as the days get shorter.

Salem-Keizer School Board recall falls short of signature goal
Organizers said they were about 2,000 signatures short of the target needed for a recall election of Ashley Carson Cottingham, Osvaldo Avila and Karina Gumán Ortiz. Wednesday was the deadline…
Salem-Keizer School Board recall falls short of signature goal
Organizers said they were about 2,000 signatures short of the target needed for a recall election of Ashley Carson Cottingham, Osvaldo Avila and Karina Gumán Ortiz. Wednesday was the deadline…
LOCAL HISTORY: The removal of the Kalapuya people
For Indigenous History Month, Salem’s historic preservation officer Kimberli Fitzgerald dives into an early historic account of Indigenous inhabitants in what is now Salem.
LOCAL HISTORY: The removal of the Kalapuya people
For Indigenous History Month, Salem’s historic preservation officer Kimberli Fitzgerald dives into an early historic account of Indigenous inhabitants in what is now Salem.
Salem Friends of Felines expands spay, neuter clinic to confront cat overpopulation
Starting in January, the cat rescue’s surgery clinic will be open four days per week, allowing them to sterilize up to 200 cats weekly.
Salem Friends of Felines expands spay, neuter clinic to confront cat overpopulation
Starting in January, the cat rescue’s surgery clinic will be open four days per week, allowing them to sterilize up to 200 cats weekly.
Salem woman struck, killed by passenger train Tuesday
Police say a passenger train struck and killed Judith Araceli Mojica Abarca, 47, Tuesday night in northeast Salem.
Salem woman struck, killed by passenger train Tuesday
Police say a passenger train struck and killed Judith Araceli Mojica Abarca, 47, Tuesday night in northeast Salem.

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