Vinny Olivas, center, protests outside a Salem-Keizer School District building with other members of Latinos Unidos Siempre after walking out of a student task force meeting on Sept. 25 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Three months have passed since Christy Perry, superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District, pledged to reassess the use[Read More…]
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Costco-centered shopping center moves ahead with council approval
The site of the proposed Kuebler Gateway Shopping Center in South Salem.(Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) A new Costco and accompanying shopping center are on their way to Keubler Boulevard, after Salem Council voted overwhelmingly to approve a site plan for the project that’s rankled the neighborhood over possible traffic impacts. The[Read More…]
The pandemic brings a side effect: increased cannabis sales
Jared DeCamp pours out marijuana buds from Gadsden Gardens at Herbal Remedies Dispensary on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Alicia Smith said that as the pandemic struck, her cannabis stores have gotten busier with new customers looking for relief from the strain of uncertain times. Smith is the founder[Read More…]
With wildfire funds and dedicated volunteers, Santiam and Salem groups prepare for long-term recovery help
Red Cross volunteers pass out meals and supplies outside of Gates on Sunday, September 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon State Fairgrounds are empty of livestock evacuated from wildfires, and a nearby warehouse that served as a donation center for evacuees has been cleared out. But Salem and Santiam Canyon[Read More…]
Three died during hostage situation in east Salem
The Oregon State Police have identified three people killed in an east Salem shooting Monday afternoon during a hostage situation. Deputies responded to a home on Juneva Place in east Salem around 12:30 p.m. Monday and tried to resolve a hostage situation with Jose Jesus Lopez-Tinoco, 34, of Woodburn, according[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Aerial views over Gates reveal fire’s rampage
A worker starts the big job of cleaning up debris in Gates. The community was hit hard by fires on Sept. 7 and Sept. 8, triggered in part by power lines toppled as high winds hit the Santiam Canyon. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) With smoke cleared, the patchwork of wildfire damage[Read More…]
People killed in east Salem Monday, sheriff’s office mum on details
Nearly a day after multiple people were killed in east Salem, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office continues to withhold details about how many people died and the role of police in the deaths. In a Monday evening news release, spokesman Jeremy Landers said deputies went to a home on Southeast[Read More…]
With more homeless camping because of Covid, city approves contract for park patrols
Tent sites at Wallace Marine Park on Wednesday, May 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) People using two of Salem’s city parks should expect to see a new sight: security guards. The city of Salem has begun paying a security company $312,000 to patrol Marion Square and Wallace Marine parks. Salem City[Read More…]
DATA: Covid tests, new cases decline in Marion County following widespread wildfires
Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of Marion County residents getting tested for Covid plunged in September following widespread wildfires, leading to a drop in total cases of the[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Detroit owners consider losses and their plans
Jennifer Wentzel holds up the handles of destroyed pots and pans from inside of her family’s RV at Kane’s RV Park in Detroit on Saturday, Sept. 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) DETROIT – They arrived in convoys, led up Santiam Canyon through burned territory as highway crews and contractors continued the[Read More…]