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Our 5 favorite Salem-area pies to bring home for Thanksgiving
Ahead of Thanksgiving, as the leaves change color and begin falling off the trees, before you stop off at a big box store to pick up a last-minute dessert, many local bakeries in Salem and Marion County have you covered with staple fall pie flavor favorites including apple, pumpkin and marionberry. No need to stress over buying ingredients and pie pans or finding your measuring cups at the bottom of your cabinet with just a few days' notice; many bakeries have taken one of the challenges out of hosting holiday dinners or making you a popular guest. Did your favorite bakery make the list? Or do you have a recommendation for places we should try next? Get in touch: joshua.kornfeld@statesmanjournal.com. Marionberry The Marionberry pie from Willamette Valley Pie Company is one not to miss. The pie has a soft, slightly crumbly crust balanced with a sweet and tart Marionberry filling, which is sure to scratch the cravings of any sweet tooth. Named after Marion County, Oregon, the marionberry was first developed as a blackberry hybrid in the 1940s before commercial production began in the 1950s. The Statesman Journal reported in 2019 that Marionberry accounts for roughly 50% of blackberry production
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College Lacrosse Player Maverick Lyon, 21, Sues Albany, Oregon, and Two Officers After Being Shot Five Times While Escaping Hostage Situation as Mistaken Suspect
ALBANY, OREGON — A 21-year-old college lacrosse player has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Albany, Oregon, and two police officers. Maverick Lyon says he was shot five times and tased while escaping a hostage situation after officers mistook him for the suspect. Video of the aftermath shows an officer saying, “You guys shot the wrong guy.” The incident happened on January 6, 2026.
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Salem Standoff Ends With Mug Thrown at K-9, Man Jumping Across Cars
A 29-year-old Salem man barricaded himself inside a motorhome parked in a business lot on Thursday evening, stabbed its cushions with a knife, broke out several windows and eventually threw a ceramic mug that struck a police K-9 in the head before leaping from the vehicle's roof onto a patrol car and fleeing across a nearby parked vehicle. Josh Kalani Cuifici was taken into custody after the hours-long confrontation on the 1200 block of Lancaster Drive SE.
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Chauffeur who stole $34M earns commercial driver’s license in prison — and thinks it should set him free
The private chauffeur who was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for stealing $34 million from Oregon-based publisher Win McCormack is making his third bid for early release — this time pointing to a commercial driver’s license he recently earned behind bars. In early August, Sergey...
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This Historic Oregon Hospital Is Where One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Was Filmed
Some buildings just have a story written all over them, and the Oregon State Hospital in Salem has enough story to fill several libraries, one Oscar-winning film, and at least a few very long dinner conversations. The OSH Museum of Mental Health sits right inside this landmark building, and it’s...
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Fill An Entire Bag Of Books For Under $20 At This Dreamy Oregon Bookstore
Some places exist purely to make you happy, and Browsers’ Bookstore in Albany, Oregon is one of those places, except it also makes your wallet happy, which is honestly the rarer achievement. That combination is worth driving for. The moment you walk through the door, something shifts. It’s hard...
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Cascade Caps 13-Win Turnaround With Eight All-League Honorees
TURNER, Ore. – Cascade High School boys soccer finished 13-2-1, turning a season of improvement into a playoff appearance and eight all-league selections. The Cougars outscored opponents 79-8. One year after posting a 1-6-3 league record, Cascade combined a productive attack with a defense that repeatedly kept opponents off the scoreboard.
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Salem artist, business owner keeps creativity local
This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Jessica Ramey didn't get her Barbie Dreamhouse as a child, but that didn't stop her from building one herself. She spent her childhood tugging items from the trash to transform them into her own miniature world. Ramey bent pencil tops into canned goods and fashioned miniature grocery bags for her dolls made with plastic film from cigarette packs. “I was just always a weird kid that loved making things,” Ramey, 48, of Salem, said. “Sometimes the best art comes from the most humble materials." Ramey made her art through imagination. An athletic child with recurring knee injuries, she found art a creative outlet not limited by her physical abilities. Now, she’s made art and connection her life’s purpose. As owner of Art Department in downtown Salem, she supplies local art materials, teaches classes and holds interactive community events. Where art meets community Ramey's professional creative journey began at the University of Oregon, where she earned a Fine Arts degree and met her husband, Jason Ramey, in the dorms. After graduating in 2001, the two started a family. Ramey worked as a pro
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Sprague claims 6A girls volleyball crown, 1st for Salem schools
FOREST GROVE Ore. (KPTV) - It was championship Saturday for Oregon high schoolers in cross country and volleyball. FOX 12’s Nick Krupke reports from the 6A girls volleyball title match, in which Westview and Sprague both competed to raise the first big blue OSAA trophy in program history in Forest Grove. In the end, Sprague claimed the crown - the first school from Salem to win it all.
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Salem Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provide a snapshot in time for cityscapes. Created to help fire insurance companies assess rates for their policy holders, these detailed maps describe streets, buildings and waterways and can provide a great visual for how properties have changed over time. Symbols and color coding provide details of building construction (pink for brick, yellow for wood). The company would even send stickers to map holders to update their maps to reflect changes to the landscape.