Category Public Safety

Salem teen charged in two June robberies
Giovany Cruz is the second person charged in a pair of robberies June 17 in Salem.

UPDATED: With fire risk high, power shut off in parts of Santiam Canyon, Scotts Mills, Silver Falls
Power is out for thousands in rural Marion County as local utilities and agencies contend with a hot, dry forecast and high winds that have led to fire warnings across the state.

Salem woman arrested for manslaughter in fatal crash Tuesday
Police say Angel Rogers drove into an intersection in northeast Salem without obeying a stop sign when another vehicle struck hers, killing her passenger.

Man found dead in northeast Salem Sunday
Salem police said Tuesday afternoon that there was no crime or foul play involved in the man's death after his body was found along railroad tracks Sunday.

Popular E.Z. Orchards doughnuts will be back after outpouring of support
After a car crashed into the Salem farmstand Monday morning, fans and neighboring farms have reached out offering to help.

Man dead in crash on NE Hollywood Drive
Police said Tuesday morning that one person was killed in a crash on Northeast Hollywood Drive, while another person was transported to a hospital.

Salem pedestrian struck, killed on I-5
Oregon State Police are searching for a car they say struck and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 5 late Monday or early Tuesday.

Salem deputy chief George Burke hired as Lake Oswego chief
After serving nearly six years as a deputy chief for the Salem Police Department, George Burke recently accepted a job as Lake Oswego's top cop.

Three weekend shootings in Salem leave two dead, one injured
Two people were killed and one was injured in three separate shootings during "an unusual weekend of violence in Salem," police wrote in a statement Monday.

