Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum is appealing a fed judge’s decision to move a DEA agent’s criminal case to federal court. The move allowed the agent to seek immunity from prosecution b/c he was tracking a drug dealer when he ran a stop sign and killed a cyclist salemreporter.com/2024/01/08/sta…

Don't miss this excellent piece of clear reporting and writing from Elizabeth Yost. She, Brent Walth Catalyst played key roles in this project, and the public is better for it.

Shelter residents say some have resorted to using trash cans as toilets with ice barring access to bathrooms for people with disabilities. “I was outside last winter. This is not - I don’t consider this outside - but I do consider this homeless…Because this is insane."

It's extremely disappointing that the city of Portland would stoop so low as to sue a reporter and her media outlet to get around a directive from the district attorney to release public records. #orpol oregonlive.com/watchdog/2024/…

A DEA agent was in a hurry to catch up with his surveillance team. His impatience cost the life of a cyclist. He's trying to avoid criminal liability. Ardeshir Tabrizian gets into unsealed docs to tell the story. #Localjournalism

I've been waiting some time to say this: We're hiring. Salem Reporter is adding a GA reporter - could that be you? A terrific team, hard-nosed coverage, great city. Antidote to journalism doom. journalismjobs.com/1685042-genera…

Matthew Newman, 15, was taking a joyride with friends when he was gunned down on a Salem street. The boy's death slashed a hole in the life of his family. Their story is part of a growing concern in Salem over teens picking up guns and shooting each other salemreporter.com/2024/02/15/sal…

Panelists at Salem Reporter’s Town Hall on Gun Violence Thursday suggested diverse solutions to the city’s rise in shootings, but broadly agreed a community approach is needed. salemreporter.com/2024/02/16/coo…

Sometime last year it became clear to me that there was an active gang war happening in Salem and almost no one was talking about it. A recent shooting at a city park raised questions about the role gangs are playing in Salem's escalating street violence salemreporter.com/2024/03/17/sal…

Don't ever let anyone tell you that being in a small newsroom means small work. So incredibly proud of my team at the Malheur Enterprise (esp. when finalists were Washington Post and Newsday). Excuse me while I do a little celebratory dance. #Localjournalism

The little newsroom that could - Salem Reporter awarded 1st in investigative reporting, breaking news and business reporting in regional journalism competition. Honors go to Abbey M, Ardeshir Tabrizian and Rachel Alexander in SPJ competition. spjoregon.com/news/announcin…

Bobby Brown was close to graduating HS early. Instead, he was wanted for 2 daytime shootings in Salem before his hopes for a fresh start were cut short. This series tells the story of Bobby’s life and how he ended up dying at 16 in a shootout with police salemreporter.com/2024/06/10/tee…

“I’m a third-generation gangbanger, mom. This is my destiny." Bobby Brown hoped to finish school and leave Oregon. Instead, he died in a gunfight with Salem police. Read P2 of Ardeshir Tabrizian's remarkable series: salemreporter.com/2024/06/11/tro…

Editor's Note: Months of work and access to key documents and sources resulted in Salem Reporter's series tracking the life of a 16-year-old boy. He died by police gunfire, ending a tumultuous life. Here's how we reported this project. salemreporter.com/2024/06/14/edi…

The rural Malheur Enterprise in Vale gets a fair amount of air time on Portland TV news - an optimistic story about journalism as Oregon loses more newspapers. #Localjournalism kgw.com/article/news/l…

Our Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism intern Maddy approached this complex and heartbreaking story -- her first time reporting in court, too -- with admirable empathy and skill.