Investigative journalist | justice and public safety @SalemReporter | Oregon Bar-Press-Broadcasters Council I formerly @Oregonian @eugeneweekly @MalheurNews
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Police said 7 wks ago that a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a DEA agent on duty.
What they didn’t say – the driver ran a stop sign prior to colliding with the cyclist, a @SalemReporter investigation found. salemreporter.com/2023/05/15…
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Our @UO_Snowden intern Maddy approached this complex and heartbreaking story -- her first time reporting in court, too -- with admirable empathy and skill.
Over a year after Joshua D. Upton Jr. beat Russell Mikolas, a Salem homeless man, he pleaded guilty to the murder and received a seven-year sentence. At a sentencing hearing on Aug. 22, the victim’s relatives described Mikolas as a kind and generous man.
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The rural @MalheurNews 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/local/t…
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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…
I spent a year trying to understand how a 16-year-old boy ended up dying in a shootout with police. Part 1 of @SalemReporter's series looks back on Bobby Brown's early life and how he took to the streets as violence was escalating in the capital city salemreporter.com/2024/06/10…
When police moved in to arrest Bobby, he shot at them from a car. The young son of a physician was killed within seconds, ending his hopes of starting a new life in another state salemreporter.com/2024/06/12…
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“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 @ardytabrizian's remarkable series: salemreporter.com/2024/06/11…
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…
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The little newsroom that could - @SalemReporter awarded 1st in investigative reporting, breaking news and business reporting in regional journalism competition. Honors go to @abbeymcd13, @ardytabrizian and @rachelwalexande in SPJ competition. spjoregon.com/news/announcin…
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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 First Amendment Award for the best example of protecting or advancing freedom of information principles, sponsored by Middle Tennessee State University’s Free Speech Center, goes to the staff of @MalheurNews.
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…
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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…
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…
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I've been waiting some time to say this: We're hiring. @SalemReporter is adding a GA reporter - could that be you? A terrific team, hard-nosed coverage, great city. Antidote to journalism doom. journalismjobs.com/1685042-g…
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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. @ardytabrizian gets into unsealed docs to tell the story. #Localjournalism
Evidence was recently unsealed in the criminal case involving a DEA agent who ran a stop sign and caused a collision that killed a Salem cyclist. The records provided new details about the events surrounding the crash that killed Marganne Allen. salemreporter.com/2024/02/05…
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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
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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."
Residents at Salem’s Village of Hope micro shelter site have gone nearly three days without running water when pipes froze during the winter weather, and said management failed to shovel snow so people using wheelchairs and walkers can reach the bathrooms. salemreporter.com/2024/01/16…
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Don't miss this excellent piece of clear reporting and writing from Elizabeth Yost. She, @BrentWalth @UO_Catalyst played key roles in this project, and the public is better for it.
Oregon officials provide little help or accountability when it comes to the law requiring Oregon public schools to provide kids with robust, research-based substance use prevention. With records and interviews, reporter Elizabeth Yost breaks it down: thelundreport.org/content/yo…
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…
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