Protesters kneel during eight minutes of silence at the Mirror Pond outside of the Salem Police Station on Saturday, June 13, for the End White Silence rally. George Floyd of Minneapolis died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Organizers of the[Read More…]

Hailey McKenzie puts out food for the sheep she and her sister, Madilyn, have raised as part of the Heart of The Valley 4-H Club on Wednesday, May 27, at the farm of a family friend where they house their animals outside of Jefferson. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In early May,[Read More…]

House members pose for a photo after the first round of games. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Oregon lawmakers left their partisanship on the bench Wednesday night, as representatives and senators laced up their old sneakers and threw on pinnies for a friendly basketball game and the chance at bragging rights for[Read More…]

Oregonians from around the state rallied in front of the Capitol on Wednesday to support cap and trade. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Several hundred Oregonians braved the chilly weather and poor road conditions to voice their support for proposed cap and trade legislation regulating greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday. The event was[Read More…]