The holiday weekend in Salem was marred Saturday night by the discovery of man shot in Northeast Salem. Salem police are investigating his death and report no arrests.
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Salem police arrest teen suspected in near-fatal beating of 64-year-old man
Witnesses said a 64-year-old man was walking down Northeast Sunnyview Road when a young man began punching and kicking him.
After fatal hit-and-run, Salem mother remembers son’s patience, dedication to family
Police have provided little information about the hit-and-run collision on June 17 that killed Michael Campos-Kegley, a 21-year-old Salem resident. His family says he was skateboarding to work at the time of the crash.
17-year-old stabbed as teens fought outside Salem Center Mall Tuesday
Police say a teen boy was hospitalized with a non-life threatening stab wound after a fight involving 10-15 teens on Northeast High and Northeast Chemeketa Streets.
Lawmakers passed array of criminal justice bills in tumultuous session
Oregon legislators addressed sex crimes, street racing, ghost guns and other public safety issues but did not fund a legal service for victims.
2 teens, motorcyclist killed in separate Salem collisions
The Salem Police Department this weekend announced three people had been killed in collisions in south and west Salem less than two days apart.
McNary counselor charged with sexually abusing minor in Polk County
Todd Bobeda, a school counselor and former coach, faces charges alleging he subjected a person under 18 to sexual contact multiple times and failed to perform his duties as a public servant, court records showed.
Salem man arrested in “random attack” on school staff near Highland playground
Charly Velasquez-Sanchez faces charges alleging he assaulted two Highland Elementary School educators outside the school building on June 14, the school’s last day of the year.
Eugene man sentenced in 2021 Salem murder-for-hire with teen shooter
The teen charged with shooting two people, one fatally, in a fake drug deal outside a northeast Salem elementary school is scheduled to change his not guilty plea on July 6.
Salem man killed in crash Sunday in east Santiam Canyon, police say
Police say Alberto Avila-Perez lost control of his car, crashing into a boulder, a trailer and an SUV Sunday on Highway 22. Avila-Perez was killed.