A Highland Elementary School student races off the school bus on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. (Moriah Ratner) Thousands of Salem-Keizer kids head back to school next week, trading summer camps or afternoons at the park for backpacks and pencils. Parents have many options to learn about their child’s academic process,[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Retirees snatching up new senior care homes as industry continues to boom
Construction crews work on one of the 17 new duplexes being built at Capital Manor on Aug. 6. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) At Capital Manor Retirement Community, an institution almost as old as its youngest residents, new life clambers together on the west side of campus. Workers one afternoon in early[Read More…]
Brown supports special session to fix death penalty bill
SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she plans to call a special session by the end of September to resolve what she says is an error with a bill lawmakers passed this year to restrict use of the death penalty. Senate Bill 1013 significantly limited when prosecutors can charge[Read More…]
Uncategorized Two teens arrested for vandalizing a northeast Salem home with anti-gay slurs
Police have arrested two 14 year olds for allegedly spray painting an anti-gay slur on a northeast Salem home and car last month, targeting a peer who identifies as LGBTQ. Salem Police said there was also graffiti on the driveway and a rock thrown through the window of the home.[Read More…]
Uncategorized CHECK OUT: A luau, a redneck comedian, or blues music
Saturday Get a taste of island life this Saturday when Paradise of Samoa hosts a luau at the Keizer Rotary Amphitheater. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. and includes a feast of BBQ Polynesian Style Chicken, Roasted Kalua Pork, Samoan Chop Suey, Macaroni Salad, Steamed Rice, Asian Style Vegetarian Dish,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Temperatures expected to soar Wednesday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory as temperatures are expected to reach into the high 90s Wednesday. It’s going to be a hot one today. The National Weather Service is predicting highs from 92 to 102 degrees. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the region[Read More…]
Uncategorized Squirrel’s antics leave 130 Salem Heights homes and businesses without power
About 130 households are without power in the Salem Heights area Wednesday morning after a squirrel disrupted the local power grid. Crews investigating the outage didn’t specify exactly what happened, other than to point blame at the rodent. “Whatever the squirrel did was significant enough to take down a couple[Read More…]
Uncategorized Bolstered patrols lead to arrest of a suspect in several Salem shootings
A suspect in the shootings that have occurred in recent weeks was arrested at McKay Park last week. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) A Salem man arrested recently on weapons charges is a suspect connected to the spate of shootings that has plagued Salem in the past five weeks, according to court[Read More…]
Uncategorized Plastic bag ban starts impacting small Salem retailers Sept. 1
People shop in downtown Salem in the winter. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Plastic bags that already disappeared from checkout stands at big grocers and other large retailers in Salem will soon be gone from small shops, too. Starting Sept. 1, retailers under 10,000 square feet in size — convenience[Read More…]
Grass growers’ annual ritual of burning seed underway, could last until October
The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) SALEM — Plumes of smoke in the Willamette Valley, an annual ritual in Oregon, continue to be the most evident sign of farmers clearing their fields after harvesting grass seed. Growers have burned about 9,200 acres this summer to clear their fields of straw[Read More…]
