Two men and a teen boy were arrested after an altercation between men from two groups in Salem’s Northgate area ended in a shooting, police say.
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Boy, 13, shot on east Salem street Thursday night
A teen boy told Salem police Thursday night that people in a pickup truck approached and shot him on Lancaster Drive. He suffered a non-life-threatening injury, according to the agency.
Woman stabs Salem bank worker, threatens officer with 2 knives before arrest, police say
A 35-year-old woman was arrested Thursday morning after police say she stabbed a Wells Fargo Bank employe and threatened a Salem officer with two knives.
Oregon House Republicans urge Kotek to review commutations
A request for the governor to reconsider commutations stems from former Gov. Kate Brown’s commutation of the 50-month sentence against Jesse Lee Calhoun, a 38 year old who police say is “a person of interest” in the killings of four Portland area women.
Salem man killed in motorcycle crash near Silverton, police say
Police say Jeremy Flentge was riding a motorcycle northbound on Highway 214 Wednesday night when he collided with a pickup truck. The motorcyclist was killed.
Springfield man charged with sending explicit photos, videos to Salem teen
Salem police arrested Edwin Johnson, 33, on Tuesday after he sent sexually sexually explicit messages on Instagram to a police officer posing as a minor, according to court records.
Teen drowns while swimming at Keizer Rapids Park Saturday
Filemon Santos, 19, was swimming at Keizer Rapids Park on Saturday when he jumped off a dock and never resurfaced. The teen died a day later, according to a Keizer police news release.
Silverton man sentenced to 17 years for Keizer rampage that killed pedestrian
Sean Beck has pleaded guilty to striking and killing a pedestrian in July 2021 as prosecutors say he fled police.
Salem teen charged with fatal shooting of man found near state fairgrounds
Salem police arrested Michael Solis, 19, over two weeks after the agency said passersby found 34-year-old Steven Hill with a gunshot wound on a northeast Salem sidewalk.
64-year-old man dies, teen charged with murder in June 29 attack
Police and prosecutors have provided little information about the attack that killed Russell Mikolas.
