The Salem Saturday Market will open for the 2026 season at 9 a.m. March 7, bringing together around 70 local vendors.
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https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/03/04/photos-three-salem-seniors-take-first-place-in-statewide-culinary-competition/
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains how to think about storing food for disasters.
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Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1507 to help the state keep $291 million in tax revenue during the next 18 months.
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Salem Reporter’s monthly feature with the latest developments in recent criminal investigations and prosecutions.
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In 2025, Washington federal courts granted petitions challenging detention more than half the time.
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At least 13 immigrant protection bills have been introduced in Oregon Legislature this session.
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Events in Salem this week include a ballet performance of Cinderella, a planetarium presentation showcasing Saturn and a yoga and wine night at Chemeketa Cellars.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/02/17/5-things-to-do-in-salem-this-week-cinderella-ballet-saturn-planetarium-show-yoga-and-wine-night/
In Salem, flickers and native oak trees depend on each other for survival, making them keystone species in a complex habitat.
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Oregon Department of Transportation agency leaders met with lawmakers this week to discuss options.
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Unlike other states, Oregon funds its 197 school districts but does little to hold them to account for their outcomes.
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https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/02/08/photo-salem-turns-out-to-learn-about-schools-and-student-reading/
An all-day mariachi festival at McKay High School filled the campus with music from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Here’s a civilian’s guide to the 2026 Oregon legislative session.
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Lawmakers have two weeks to move their bills out of policy committees and onto their chamber’s floor.
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Even a proposed approach allowing federal agents to wear masks with identification on top could face challenges, legal experts say.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/02/02/should-oregon-water-down-a-bill-to-ban-officers-from-wearing-masks-democrats-are-divided/
Registration is open now for the 2026 ILEAD youth summit on Saturday, March 7. Award nominations for youth and youth-serving organizations are due Feb. 3.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/30/salem-area-teen-leadership-conference-returns-seeks-award-nominees/
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, explains why and how you should get trained to aid your neighborhood in disaster.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/30/column-salems-community-emergency-response-team-needs-you/
The May 2026 election will decide Salem’s next mayor and four seats on the city council. Meet the candidates who have filed as of January.
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Salem opened its new connection to the Keizer water supply Monday. See how it works.
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The Salem City Council will consider authorizing four more full-time ambulance workers for the fire department to help address strain on the city’s ambulance system as call volumes rise.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/26/council-considers-adding-four-ambulance-workers-to-fire-department/
Salem Reporter’s monthly feature with the latest developments in recent criminal investigations and prosecutions.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/22/updates-on-salem-mans-murder-of-girlfriend-ugm-stabbing/
A vehicle hit a pole before noon on Wednesday, causing a power outage for around 1,700 homes and businesses.
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Cindy Flores is the first dedicated mariachi and Mexican music teacher in the Salem-Keizer School District, teaching about 140 students across three schools.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/21/mckay-mariachi-teacher-plans-statewide-festival-grows-new-music-program/
Warmer winters mean a year-round hummingbird presence in the Willamette Valley, columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller writes.
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Deputies believe speed was a factor in a Sunday crash that left a 24-year-old Salem man with serious injuries and killed two young women.
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https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/19/claggett-creek-principal-cited-as-top-middle-school-leader-in-oregon/
A 1935 Oregon Attorney General legal opinion says state lawmakers can't repeal a law once it's been referred to the ballot.
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A motorcyclist died in a crash with a vehicle on Southeast Hines Street Thursday morning, according to the Salem Police Department. It is Salem’s first fatal crash of 2026.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/15/motorcyclist-dies-in-fatal-crash-on-hines-street-nearby-streets-closed/
Some farm groups say proposed nitrate management rules go too far, while other farm and conservation groups say they don’t go far enough.https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/13/groups-at-odds-over-proposed-nitrate-pollution-rules-for-farmers-in-northeast-oregon/
