While lawmakers debated campaign finance limits last month, Oregon’s richest man quietly gave another $2 million to a political action committee that tries to elect Republicans to the statehouse.
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PARK SHOOTING: A summary of developments
The murderous shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park earlier this month remains under investigation.
As police sort out what happened, the community is demanding answers and action.
Keizer Fire District, among others, stop apartment fire in Salem
The Marion County Fire District No. 1 (MCFD No. 1) in conjunction with the Salem Fire Department, Keizer Fire District as well as the Marion County Sheriff’s office responded to an apartment fire Tuesday morning at 9:40 a.m., located in the 200 block of Colt Lane NE, in Salem.
“The kid died in my lap”: witnesses describe tragedy, mayhem as 3 shot in Bush’s Pasture Park
Salem police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park that left one person dead, two boys injured, a high school and hospital in lockdown and chaos in one of the city’s most storied parks.
District and teachers unions at impasse, possible strike looms
The Salem-Keizer School District and Salem-Keizer teachers unions have reached an impasse in negotiations as of yesterday, Feb. 15.
Salem Reporter gun violence forum
Salem Reporter will host a gun violence forum on Wednesday Jan. 17, at the Elsinore Theatre located at 170 High St. SE.
Video shows driver ran stop sign in fatal collision with Salem cyclist
The driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal accident in March sped through a Salem neighborhood and drove through a stop sign without stopping before colliding with a cyclist, according to witness accounts and video obtained by Salem Reporter. The cyclist was killed.
Dinosaurs invade Salem
Dinosaurs will invade Salem the weekend of March 17-19 as Jurassic Quest takes over the Exposition Center at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Jurassic Quest is a popular interactive dinosaur experience with displays of realistic herds. Life-like moving and roaring dinosaurs will mix with interactive science and art activities, including a[Read More…]
Oregon Humane Society to stop accepting stray cats in Marion County
This article was updated Wednesday, Nov. 16 after Marion County provided more detail about the proposed memorandum. The Oregon Humane Society’s Salem campus will no longer accept stray cats from Marion County starting Tuesday, removing a major home for wayward felines as rescuers say the region faces a cat overpopulation crisis.[Read More…]