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Driver charged with hit-and-run in Dec. 23 fatal crash in West Salem
A Polk County grand jury has indicted Micah Blacksmith on a single charge alleging she left the scene of a collision on Northwest Murlark Avenue. She is not charged with causing the death of Steven Bishop, who was killed in the crash.
Fate of trucker who killed 7 Marion County farmworkers lies with jurors
Jurors must decide whether Lincoln Smith was impaired or driving recklessly when he plowed his semi truck into a van carrying 11 farmworkers on the shoulder of Interstate 5, killing seven.
Salem police arrest 5 at protest against immigration enforcement
Salem police said what started as a peaceful protest Saturday against national immigration enforcement resulted in participants driving dangerously and throwing bottles and cans at police cars at the intersection of Northeast Lancaster Drive and Northeast Market Street.
“Proof is evident” that Salem man murdered longtime girlfriend, judge says
Tyler Holman appeared in court on Friday to face charges alleging he shot and killed his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Gandolfi, who he was previously charged with assaulting. Gandolfi’s family urged a state judge to keep him in jail, fearing his “military training” and risk to their child.
Salem man accused of fatally shooting woman, crashing car with her body inside
Deputies responding to a rollover crash in rural Independence found Ashley Gandolfi, 35, dead at the scene. The driver, Tyler Holman, 39, is now accused of shooting and killing Gandolfi, his former romantic partner, before driving with her body in the car.
Salem police chief promises his officers won’t cooperate with immigration enforcement
Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack issued a bilingual statement Thursday seeking to ease any “anxiety or confusion” that his officers would take part in immigration enforcement, which is expanding rapidly under the Trump administration.
Truck driver who caused crash killing 7 Marion County farmworkers wasn’t impaired, lawyer argues
Tuesday marked the start of the criminal trial of truck driver Lincoln Smith, who in May 2023 struck and killed seven farmworkers on Interstate 5 in one of the deadliest crashes to ever occur in Marion County.
Salem reaches $130,000 settlement in lawsuit over teen’s death in 2020 crash
Salem officials are not admitting fault but agreed to settle a 2022 lawsuit alleging that overgrown vegetation and a lack of traffic signs resulted in a collision in south Salem that killed Sara Schumann, 17.
OSP identifies man shot, killed by Salem police at apartments near Keizer border
The Oregon State Police said Salem police officers Chad Galusha and John Diaz were involved in a shooting Wednesday morning that killed Shawn Baker, 42, but did not specify who shot him.