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A grand jury found a state trooper justified in shooting and killing Matthew Wong near the Salem airport last month. Vid...
22/03/2025

A grand jury found a state trooper justified in shooting and killing Matthew Wong near the Salem airport last month. Video from the trooper’s body camera shows Wong lunge at him with a knife before walking away from the trooper, who then shot him twice.

A grand jury found a state trooper justified in shooting and killing Matthew Wong near the Salem airport last month. Video from the trooper’s body camera shows Wong man lunge at him with a knife before walking away from the trooper, who then shot him twice.

Police investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on Northeast Market Street found two guns and fentanyl containin...
21/03/2025

Police investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on Northeast Market Street found two guns and fentanyl containing 188,000 lethal doses on Feb. 20, according to a detective’s affidavit. Gerardo Parra-Valdez was charged on Tuesday with trafficking the drugs.

A Salem couple is bringing discussions about science and the environment to Salem coffee shops, bars and restaurants. Th...
21/03/2025

A Salem couple is bringing discussions about science and the environment to Salem coffee shops, bars and restaurants. The first talk on Thursday, March 27, will bring Willamette University professor David Craig to talk about white oak trees.

Salem area organizations and farmers said that since President Donald Trump came back into office, federal funding cuts ...
21/03/2025

Salem area organizations and farmers said that since President Donald Trump came back into office, federal funding cuts have impacted habitat restoration, food production and pest control.

Despite complaints to management, senior residents at Salem’s newest and largest affordable housing project said they ha...
21/03/2025

Despite complaints to management, senior residents at Salem’s newest and largest affordable housing project said they haven’t had consistent hot water in one of the buildings since October. That changed this week, after questions from Salem Reporter.

The arrests of Michael Housen and Jasson Ray, accused of possessing firearms as felons, drew a significant police respon...
21/03/2025

The arrests of Michael Housen and Jasson Ray, accused of possessing firearms as felons, drew a significant police response to Northeast Front Street early Thursday morning.

Under House Bill 2007, schools would be limited to using summer learning grants on programs that boost student reading a...
21/03/2025

Under House Bill 2007, schools would be limited to using summer learning grants on programs that boost student reading and writing proficiency.

PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice is published to meet the requirement of Oregon law for publication so the public is aware. Th...
21/03/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice is published to meet the requirement of Oregon law for publication so the public is aware. This notice is delivered as a service for a fee by Salem Reporter. The notifying party is solely responsible for its content.

A Salem woman recently won a regional award for her decades of volunteering with Scouting America, formerly known as the...
20/03/2025

A Salem woman recently won a regional award for her decades of volunteering with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. Since the early 1980s, Dolly Olson has dedicated countless hours to her various roles, from summer camp director to a regional commissioner.

Federal budget cuts have slashed about $85,000 from CASA of Marion County, a nonprofit organization that advocates for c...
20/03/2025

Federal budget cuts have slashed about $85,000 from CASA of Marion County, a nonprofit organization that advocates for children in foster care. The money would have allowed the program to expand to help dozens of kids in foster care who have been abused or neglected by providing court appointed volunteers who advocate on their behalf.

Federal budget cuts have slashed about $85,000 from CASA of Marion County, a nonprofit organization that advocates for children in foster care. The money would have allowed the program to expand to help dozens of kids in foster care who have been abused or neglected by providing court appointed volu...

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office last March hired researchers to analyze shootings throughout the county and planned t...
20/03/2025

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office last March hired researchers to analyze shootings throughout the county and planned to release a report by late summer. After months of delays, the agency won’t say when it will publicly share its findings.

The Salem City Council wants voters to approve a new property tax levy to cover costs of some city services. Salem Repor...
20/03/2025

The Salem City Council wants voters to approve a new property tax levy to cover costs of some city services. Salem Reporter is hosting a public Town Hall to provide residents details on the measure and the city's finances.

Nearly 300 people submitted testimony in support of the Pause Act to stop new Treasury investments in private fossil fue...
20/03/2025

Nearly 300 people submitted testimony in support of the Pause Act to stop new Treasury investments in private fossil fuel funds.

PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice is published to meet the requirement of Oregon law for publication so the public is aware. Th...
20/03/2025

PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice is published to meet the requirement of Oregon law for publication so the public is aware. This notice is delivered as a service for a fee by Salem Reporter. The notifying party is solely responsible for its content.

A long-awaited report by the state Department of Forestry supports PacifiCorp's version of the deadly Santiam Canyon wil...
19/03/2025

A long-awaited report by the state Department of Forestry supports PacifiCorp's version of the deadly Santiam Canyon wildfire in 2020.

Events in Salem this week include a plant sale at Deepwood Museum and Gardens, a comedy show about teachers and a week-l...
19/03/2025

Events in Salem this week include a plant sale at Deepwood Museum and Gardens, a comedy show about teachers and a week-long activity for Salem students on spring break.

Proposed federal cuts could blow a multi-billion-dollar hole in the state’s budget.
19/03/2025

Proposed federal cuts could blow a multi-billion-dollar hole in the state’s budget.

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Here is this Friday’s roundup of our top stories from the week. Mayor Julie Hoy was sworn in along with three new city councilors, a data breach affected employees in the Salem-Keizer School District and the school board passed a resolution not to collect or share immigration records. Click the link in our bio to read more about any of these stories.

This is Salem Reporter’s first recap of our week’s top stories, and one that’s coming up. We’re hoping to create video recaps at the end of every week to let you know what big news happened in case you missed it. This week, Salem firefighters went to California to help the Los Angeles area, the downtown Macy’s officially announced its closure and Julie Hoy is set to be sworn in as mayor on Monday. Click the link in our bio to read more.

Houck Middle School choir takes the stage at @shopsalemcenter food court with "Silent Snowfall." Houck musicians, including mariachi, band and orchestra, are performing until noon Tuesday, Dec. 17. This is the third year @salemkeizer student musicians have performed at the mall. You can catch performances from other schools Wednesday and Thursday.

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