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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 9h

Despite earlier fears of a depleted federal firefighting force, state officials said federal agencies responded aggressively and kept fires contained on federal land.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/22/oregons-2025-wildfires-burned-smaller-but-closer-to-humans/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 11h

New state data this fall showed most Salem kids are still struggling to read at grade level. Local schools and literacy programs need volunteers to help turn that around.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/22/how-to-help-get-salem-kids-reading/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 1d

A Salem woman said she saw a man in a pickup truck block an intersection where protesters were crossing the street near the Oregon Capitol Saturday before brandishing a handgun.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/21/salem-police-investigate-report-of-man-brandishing-gun-at-no-kings-protesters/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 1d

State regulators are asking insurance and financial institutions to give people grace periods and postpone foreclosures as a federal government shutdown drags on.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/21/oregon-urges-banks-insurers-to-be-flexible-under-government-shutdown/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 1d

An argument between two men turned physical Sunday evening after one struck the other with a car in a grocery store parking lot, Salem police said.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/21/police-seek-witnesses-after-vehicle-hits-pedestrian-in-west-salem-roths-parking-lot/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 1d

One in six Oregonians rely on federal benefits to buy food. With the federal government shut down, November benefits won't be paid unless Congress reaches an agreement.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/21/snap-food-and-nutrition-assistance-to-oregonians-runs-out-at-the-end-of-october/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 2d

Two Trump-appointed judges overruled a lower court’s order that temporarily blocked the deployment for nearly a month.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/20/divided-appeals-court-allows-trump-to-deploy-guard-to-portland-state-asks-for-immediate-review/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 2d

Salem Reporter is teaming up with What's Happening Salem for a regular recap of top Salem news. Here's our latest episode, talking about a bunch of city of Salem news.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/20/podcast-new-city-manager-airline-subsidies-and-more-salem-news/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 2d

https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/20/hundreds-of-oregon-prisoners-see-sentences-shaved-by-days-even-years-under-new-court-ruling/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 2d

Woodburn-based farmworker union PCUN is among the groups suing federal agencies following an uptick in immigration arrests last week in the mid-Willamette Valley.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/20/oregon-immigration-rights-groups-sue-ice-alleging-it-is-preventing-access-to-lawyers/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 4d

Joining protests across the country, people jammed the Capitol Mall in Salem on Saturday, Oct. 18, in a No Kings demonstration.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/18/salem-no-kings-rally-draws-thousands-to-oppose-trump/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 5d

The lack of follow-through could be a reflection of the First Amendment concerns most doxing laws and charges pose, legal experts say.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/17/ice-promised-doxing-cases-against-portland-anarchists-months-later-no-charges-filed/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 6d

Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, made his comments on a panel with speakers who blasted a “reckless mass deportation agenda.”https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/16/oregon-lawmaker-floats-legislative-special-session-in-response-to-trump-immigration-crackdown/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 6d

Leaders of Salem's transit agency indicated Wednesday they're willing to form a committee with opponents of a proposed business tax in an effort to reach a compromise.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/16/cherriots-board-to-delay-tax-vote-negotiate-with-business-groups/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 6d

Events in Salem this week include a costume party at the Grand Theatre, the return of The Westminster Festival of Fine Art and a series of Halloween movies at Salem Cinema.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/15/what-to-do-in-salem-from-oct-16-22-haunted-parties-vintage-shopping-scary-movies/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 7d

Judge Karin Immergut extended for two weeks orders blocking Guard deployment to Portland from any state while another court decides whether to overrule them.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/15/federal-judge-extends-order-barring-trump-from-sending-any-national-guard-troops-to-portland/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 7d

The Spanish-language community radio station on FM 98.3 now holds its own broadcast license, allowing it to offer more information to the mid-WIllamette Valley.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/15/radio-poder-expands-to-round-the-clock-programming-with-new-director/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 7d

Kaiser Permanente nurses and other practitioners are on strike this week, with some picketing outside the Salem clinic on Lancaster Drive.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/15/northwest-kaiser-nurses-seek-double-digit-wage-increase-over-4-year-contract/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 7d

https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/14/neighborhood-news-whats-happening-across-salem-in-october-2/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 8d

Salem celebrated Indigenous People's Day outside the Oregon State Capitol on Monday with a community dinner, dance, music and Indigenous speakers.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/14/photos-community-gathers-to-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day/

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Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 8d

A semitruck and pickup truck collided on MLK Parkway around 10:30 p.m. Monday, causing the pickup to overturn and catch fire, police said.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/14/police-investigate-serious-crash-on-mlk-parkway/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 8d

Some farmworkers say a 2022 overtime law intended to bolster their pay is instead cutting their hours and paychecks.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/14/these-farmworkers-say-oregons-overtime-law-isnt-working-farmers-say-they-cant-afford-it/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 9d

A Polk County judge convicted James L. Kleinschmit, 55, of rape and other charges during a recent trial.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/13/man-sentenced-to-almost-23-years-for-raping-west-salem-woman-after-breaking-into-her-home/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 9d

If the school board signs off Tuesday, the Salem-Keizer School District will work to sell the former Centennial School in Keizer and a field north of Chavez Elementary School.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/13/salem-keizer-school-board-oct-2025/

Salem Reporter @salemreporter.bsky.social · 9d

Radness Ensues, the year-old youth-focused community center in Keizer, is seeking people to chip in $5 a month to keep free art and music programs operating.https://www.salemreporter.com/2025/10/13/community-hub-radness-ensues-seeks-contribution-for-youth-arts-programs/

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