Madeleine Moore

1 week ago | salemreporter.com | Ardeshir Tabrizian |Madeleine Moore

After nearly three years, Debby Clark still has no idea what started the fight that resulted in her husband’s death. She told police at the time, in August 2022, that a man attacked and ultimately shot her husband, Scott “Scotty” G. Tanner, 35, in a parking lot at east Salem’s Geer Park where they all lived out of their cars. Officers arrived to find Clark screaming and lying on top of her dead husband. Marion County Circuit Court Judge Tom Hart on Monday sentenced Tanner’s killer, Thomas P.

1 week ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore |Ardeshir Tabrizian

An fire early Monday morning destroyed a home in south Salem’s Morningside neighborhood, displacing the resident and their dog. Salem firefighters responded to the fire around 4 a.m. after a caller reported seeing flames at the home and concerns about an elderly occupant and a dog still inside, according to a statement from the Salem Fire Department. Photos show the house was located at 1015 Southeast Ratcliff Drive.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Joe Siess |Rachel Alexander |Madeleine Moore

A Salem budget committee meeting Wednesday, April 16, will give the public a first chance to weigh in on proposed cuts, including the layoff of over half the city’s library workers. The 2026 budget, which was released on Wednesday, proposes sweeping cuts to city services including cutting public library hours in half, closing the West Salem branch and turning off water fountains and splash pads at many of Salem’s parks.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore |Joe Siess

Rainbow Dance Theater, known for its creative and unique choreography, is bringing hoverboards into ballet in an upcoming performance. The small dance school based in Monmouth has worked with Salem Symphonic Winds several times in its history, with the most recent performance including an animatronic dog. “I had some of the people in the band gasp and the audience start chuckling partway through the show.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

Marion County’s commissioners celebrated the opening of a new addiction recovery home, rebuilding houses in the Santiam Canyon and an ongoing partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library during the annual State of the County address Wednesday. Each commissioner spoke about their top priorities and recent achievements or challenges facing them during the address, which took place in front of a packed room of hundreds at the Salem Convention Center.