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Police continuing to investigate “suspicious death” of woman found along south Salem street
Carla Vasquez, 28, was found dead on a street near South Salem High School on May 23 around 2 a.m. Police described the Salem woman’s death as suspicious but said they had no details about how she died.
Three sentenced for 2021 drive-by shooting that injured 10-year-old boy
A 2021 drive-by shooting near the North Lancaster neighborhood wounded a man and his 10-year-old nephew. The driver was the last of three men to be sentenced to prison for his role in the shooting.
Family urges public to help find killer of beloved Salem father, DJ
Oscar Chaidez served as a volunteer mentor for Latino teens in Salem and was a well-known DJ in the Salem and Portland music scenes. Police say he was murdered and found dead early Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville.
Pedestrian dies after May 11 collision on Salem-Dallas Hwy on-ramp
Patricia Estrada, 62, was on the shoulder of the Northwest Edgewater Street on-ramp to Salem-Dallas Highway and moved into a van’s path when the driver struck her, police said. Estrada was hospitalized and died 15 days later.
UPDATE: Man arrested, accused of setting NE Salem business ablaze
Police have arrested José Á. García, 40, on an accusation of first-degree arson after fire crews spent hours putting out a fire at the intersection of Northeast Silverton Road and Hawthorne Avenue.
Hayesville, Four Corners will see escalating fee to keep special police patrol
Marion County commissioners approved a fee increase of about $12 per year for east Salem property owners that will keep 10 Marion County sheriff’s deputies who exclusively patrol east Salem outside city limits.
Federal judges clear way for DEA agent to claim immunity
Three judges in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have decided that DEA agent Samuel Landis should be allowed to assert his job as a defense for running a stop sign and killing a Salem cyclist.
Retired librarian, 84, dies in single-car collision in SW Salem Monday
Judith Brunkal, 84, of Salem, was killed in a collision Monday morning while riding in a vehicle that went off-road and collided with a power pole and trees. Brunkal served on the Salem Audubon Society’s board and was a former Woodburn librarian.
Salem police snag 36 guns, 250 suspected fentanyl pills from Aumsville house
Salem police searched a rural house just outside the Santiam Canyon Tuesday morning, seizing three dozen guns and 250 suspected fentanyl pills while arresting a 42-year-old man.