Category Public Safety
McKay baseball dugout damaged in suspicious fire
It will cost about $5,000 to replace a dugout that burned over the weekend at McKay's baseball field, district officials said.
“Russian Roulette”: Husband of cyclist killed in collision with DEA agent speaks out
A federal judge last week signaled he would drop a criminal charge against a DEA agent who ran a stop sign and killed a cyclist. The victim’s family is now speaking out for the first time through a written statement, describing the agent’s driving conduct as “unjustifiable.”
Students safe after Parrish Middle School bus catches fire
Firefighters quickly put out a fire in a school bus engine compartment Tuesday afternoon in the Highland neighborhood.
Salem teen convicted of rape, murder in Milana Li case gets life, as authorities slam possibility of release under reform law
Daniel Gore, a runaway from Salem who's now 18, could be up for parole in 15 years after a jury convicted him of the rape and murder of a 13-year-old Beaverton girl.
COLUMN: Get trained to help your community during disasters
Mark Wardell, the leader of West Salem’s Community Emergency Response Team, walks through hygiene considerations during a disaster, and an upcoming community training.
Former Salem police sergeant acquitted of DUI
Former Salem police Sgt. Dustin Wann is not guilty of driving home drunk from a West Salem party in May 2023, a state judge found after a day-long trial on Monday. The verdict came after an earlier trial in August ended in a hung jury.
Police arrest suspect in ‘suspicious death’ from downtown apartment fire
David James D. Alexander, 45, faces a homicide charge after police and firefighters found a man dead following a suspicious fire in a downtown Salem apartment.
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of man found in downtown apartment fire
Police and fire crews responded to a fire in a downtown apartment building early Saturday morning and found a 38-year-old man dead in one unit.
Driver dies in single-vehicle collision in north Salem Friday morning
Salem police said Brett Dhone, 37, of Canby, “suffered a medical event” Friday morning before driving his truck off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and colliding with a tree. Dhone later died at Salem Hospital.