The entrance to Salem police headquarters. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The members of a committee that will provide an examination of Salem police performance range from sworn officers to racial equity consultants. Salem City Councilor Vanessa Nordyke called for an audit in June following racial justice protests in Salem and across[Read More…]
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Just in the time for the election, Salem City Club to hold “Informed Voter Series”
The Salem City Club holding one of its programs meant to educate the public. The civic-engagement nonprofit has moved online for its fall programming. (Courtesy/Salem City Club) With the 2020 election entering its final stretch, the Salem City Club has announced the launch of its “Informed Voter Series” that’ll include[Read More…]
With two weeks until Salem-Keizer schools start, teachers head back to class
Annie DePiero inspects the library in her new classroom at South Salem High School on Sept. 1, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When teacher Annie DePiero walked into her classroom this week, she said it felt “like a time capsule.” She hadn’t set foot in South Salem High School since mid-March,[Read More…]
PHOTOS: South Salem High School teachers begin setting up classrooms for remote teaching
Student teacher Rachel Nelson, left, shares a laugh with South Salem High School teacher Joy Anna Forsythe as they clean their classroom on Sept. 1, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Classes don’t start until Sept. 15, but South Salem High School teachers got a chance Tuesday to head back into the[Read More…]
Salem woman suffered permanent eye damage after getting shot by Salem police with rubber bullet, lawsuit claims
A Salem woman shot by rubber bullets in the face and chest by Salem police during a May 31 protest that left her with permanent vision loss is seeking to change Salem Police Department policies, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. The complaint, filed on behalf of[Read More…]
COLUMN: Numbers reveal how low-wage workers hit hardest by the pandemic
A graph of the average annual all-industry wages of several areas in Oregon. (Courtesy/Pam Ferrara) The Salem area unemployment rate came down by a bit more than a percentage point from June to July, a smaller drop than the three points from May to June. As a result, 3,000 people[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem police scanners go quiet after system enters the digital age
A Salem police car. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Rubbernecks wanting to know about the latest police activity won’t be able to turn the dial of their radios to hear police chatter after Salem’s public safety agencies transitioned to a digital radio system this year. The Salem Police Department scanner traffic is[Read More…]
Uncategorized Woodburn drive-through testing event finds most people positive for Covid show no symptoms
A Covid-19 test swab is packaged up to be tested during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] A mass coronavirus testing[Read More…]
Easy solutions are few as employers and working parents prepare for online school
School hallway at Stevens Middle School (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When schools closed in March due to the Covid pandemic, Trish Straw was one of the luckier parents. A mental health associate at Marion County who serves as president of the employees’ union, Straw had six weeks of paid leave she[Read More…]
Willamette University reporting few Covid cases since reopening one week ago
Two people walk through Willamette University on May 15. 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Willamette University has had one student and two employees test positive for Covid since students returned to campus[Read More…]
