Connie Hayworth, right, plays cards with Emma Langford, center, and Julie Nibler, left. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Connie Hayworth is thankful for her infectious personality, which has helped get other residents at Salem Transitional Care out of their rooms and social again. At 79, Hayworth looks forward to a weekly card[Read More…]
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Salem leaders decide to shelter homeless instead of setting up public camping
People sleep on mats at a warming shelter at First Presbyterian Church during a cold snap earlier this year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Tasked with finding a place for homeless residents to legally camp, Salem’s elected leaders on Monday night decided instead to take them indoors. The Salem City Council agreed[Read More…]
Uncategorized You want a resolution as much as possible’: Six hours with Eugene’s mobile crisis intervention team
Brenton Gicker, right, and Katie Haney arrive to an apartment building in downtown Eugene where they will check on a woman who recently called 911. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) EUGENE — The 12-hour shift started, as usual, with Brenton Gicker and Katie Haney strapping radios to their shoulders and stuffing Narcan,[Read More…]
Howard Street prepares for move to new downtown school
The new Howard Street Charter School location in downtown Salem was once a grocery store, then a state building (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem’s oldest charter school gets a new home soon. Students at Howard Street Charter School will start January classes in a renovated building on Marion Street that was[Read More…]
They helped kids and got to take home a holiday tree ready to display
Joshua Miles and his uncle Rob Miles admire one of the many trees auctioned off on Friday, Dec. 6, at the annual Gala of Trees to support local children. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Holiday magic was in the air at the 2019 Gala of Trees to benefit Family[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon short on resources for local mental health treatment
Oregon State Hospital (Salem Reporter/file) Reforms to Oregon’s system for dealing with those unfit to stand trial aren’t working as planned, with judges challenged to find local treatment options for those they used to send to the Oregon State Hospital. As a result, the state hospital has not seen a[Read More…]
Caesar the Llama promoting blood drives in memory of teenage friend who died of cancer
AvaLynn Hosmer, left, and Caesar, meet at an October 2019 event for Hosmer’s homecoming. (Courtesy/Kimberly Hosmer) Salem’s celebrity llama wants your blood. Caesar, the four-year-old therapy llama who regularly makes public appearances at events around western Oregon, is expanding his community service efforts into local blood drives in honor of[Read More…]
Court finds that police coerced murder confession
Public safety – standing graphic UPDATE: This story has been updated with comment from the public defender involved in the case. SALEM – A Woodburn man’s murder conviction has been overturned after the Oregon Court of Appeals determined that police coerced his confession, telling him members of his family, including[Read More…]
Lawsuit alleges Hillsboro union won’t let teachers opt out
SALEM — Four Hillsboro school employees sued their union and school district Thursday in federal court, arguing that the union slow-walks requests from employees who want to quit their unions in violation of their rights under the U.S. Constitution. The Freedom Foundation, a Northwest organization that urges public employees[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem official eyes organized camping for people who live in vehicles
Volunteers with The ARCHES Project, Pamela Watson, left, and Lorrie Walker, talk with homeless resident Doug Pendleton at Cascades Gateway Park in September. Pendleton lived in his car at the park until it was swept. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) As city of Salem staff hunt for a place where homeless residents[Read More…]
