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Salem boy, 16, accused of Tuesday shooting in West Salem
Salem police have provided few details about a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the area of Northwest Elm Street and Northwest Kingwood Avenue. A 16-year-old boy accused of pulling the trigger is being prosecuted in juvenile court.
Salem man accused of setting off 3 explosions outside SE Salem home
Jason Kiser, 38, is accused of setting off explosives on three separate days at a home in the 5700 block of Southeast Woodside Drive. Salem police said Kiser and the homeowner know each other but did not elaborate.
Police investigating shooting in West Salem, no injuries reported
Salem police said Tuesday evening that they had arrested a "person of interest" in a shooting in the area of Northwest Franklin, Elm and 3rd Streets but provided few details.
Marion County plans to revive police crisis response team by July
Marion County commissioners last December approved a federal grant to bring back a crisis response team that pairs a sheriff’s deputy with a mental health worker, but unexpected costs and hiring delays have pushed back the crew’s work.
Police to expand traffic cameras at 2 south Salem intersections
Salem police on Thursday will start using north-facing red light and speed traffic cameras on Commercial Street at the intersections of Kuebler Boulevard and Madrona Avenue. Existing cameras at those locations only detected westbound and southbound drivers, respectively.
Salem gang member gets 17 years for shooting death of 15-year-old boy
Gage Clark Adkins, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for shooting and killing 15-year-old Matthew Newman in November 2023. Clark Adkins was on juvenile parole at the time of the shooting, a theme prosecutors say is increasingly common in Marion County.
‘Accident turned crime’: woman gets probation for fatal hit-and-run crash in West Salem
Micah Blacksmith, 37, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash that killed 63-year-old Steven Bishop of Salem, a cancer survivor who loved music and collecting rocks.
Salem man gets 15 years for 2022 shooting death of man at Geer Park
Thomas Healy, 59, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter of 35-year-old Scott “Scotty” Tanner in a parking lot where they both slept. Tanner’s widow, Debby Clark, still wonders what prompted Healy to start the fight that led to her husband’s death.
Trucking companies embroiled in lawsuits over crash that killed 7 farmworkers
Truck driver Lincoln Smith and the trucking companies that employed him are facing four lawsuits alleging their negligence caused a 2023 crash that killed seven farmworkers and seriously injured three others.