Police say two men were hospitalized after a person fired shots from a vehicle and fled the scene Tuesday night.
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No arrests, citations in fatal crash Tuesday afternoon, police say
Natalie Satalich, 67 of Salem, died at the scene of a crash another driver struck her car head-on at the intersection of State Street and Northeast Hawthorne Avenue Tuesday afternoon, according to Salem police.
State pauses investigation of Salem officer pending court ruling on qualified immunity
A jury in September found an officer used excessive force by shooting a protester with rubber bullets and ordered the city to pay her $1 million. But a judge could nullify that verdict if they determine the officer didn’t violate a clearly established law or constitutional right.
Salem man killed in crash on I-5 Thursday morning
State police say Dale Heggem, 76, was driving a minivan at a high rate of speed when he veered off the road and struck a tree.
Salem men plead guilty to bias crime in June attack
The victim told police that Brandon Toquero and Jerome Ricks called him a homophobic slur as they beat him outside his south Salem apartment.
Woman shot Thursday morning in central Salem, police say
The Salem Police Department said it had made no arrests in the shooting as of Thursday afternoon.
Man died Nov. 23 after being found unresponsive at Marion County Jail, deputies say
The Marion County Sheriff’s office made the announcement Wednesday after not responding to emailed questions about 33-year-old William Schulz’s death for two days.
Bellshaw started retirement talks once put on leave and no investigation was expected, attorney says
Salem city officials release documents showing what they said were their efforts to find someone to investigate allegations against Deputy Police Chief Steve Bellshaw. The city has said no one was hired.
Troopers find human skull on I-5 near Salem
State police responded after corrections crews found a backpack containing an adult woman’s skull on the highway near milepost 260.
UPDATED: Salem police locate missing teen
Kaylee Lien Brooks, 17, went missing from her south Salem home shortly before 6 a.m. Thanksgiving and was last known to be in the Josephine County area, police said.