Two deaths in Marion County are being investigated as possibly caused by the high temperatures in the area over the last week. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office reported on Monday that a death in the county on July 29 and a separate death on July 30 are possibly heat[Read More…]
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Salem weekly Covid report for July 29: Local hospitalizations, cases decline
The number of Salem-area Covid hospitalizations and cases both in Marion County and statewide declined over the past week. HOSPITAL CAPACITY The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and in the mid-Willamette region are down compared to last week. As of Friday, July 29, the hospital had 34[Read More…]
Keizer mother, daughter indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
A federal grand jury indicted a Keizer mother and daughter on charges alleging they conspired to traffic hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills from India into the U.S. Jennifer McConnon, 48, and Sydney Sleight, 22, were indicted on charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and possessing with intent[Read More…]
Marion County deputy prosecutor oversees retired Portland officer’s criminal case
A retired Portland police officer pleaded guilty third-degree assault and first-degree official misconduct Monday in a case prosecuted by a deputy district attorney from Marion County. Scott Groshong, 52, hit a man with his car while working undercover for the Portland Police Bureau during a June 2020 protest in northwest[Read More…]
Kroc Center offers free cooling through Saturday
The Salvation Army’s Kroc Center is opening a free cooling center through Saturday evening. The Kroc Center, located at 1865 Bill Frey Dr. N.E., will be open for cooling from 4-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, according to an email from Rick Marazzani, director of marketing. The center will offer movies,[Read More…]
Salem to catalog city-owned trees in effort to stop invasive ash borer
Salem’s ash tree population may decrease due to an invasive bug species that’s gaining ground in Oregon. The beetle itself isn’t damaging city trees yet, but city workers may remove some trees vulnerable to infection to prevent the bugs from spreading. The Oregon Department of Forestry has directed the city of[Read More…]
Police identify Salem woman found dead in car last week
Police on Thursday identified a woman they say was killed by gunfire one week after she was found dead in a vehicle in northeast Salem. The Salem Police Department identified the woman as 42-year-old Marcie Ann Harris, of Salem. The department notified Harris’ family of her death, according to a[Read More…]
Movies in the Park continues Saturday with “Love, Simon”
It’s onto the next movie at Riverfront Park this Saturday. Movies in the Park returned earlier this month for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. The program’s next showing will be “Love, Simon,” slated for dusk on Saturday. The city still needs more volunteers for Movies in[Read More…]
Cherriots board will consider new site for south Salem transit hub
The board of the Salem Area Mass Transit District, often known as Cherriots, may decide the future home of the city’s next transit hub Thursday evening. Cherriots staff are asking the board to pick one of three finalist sites for the project, which will take several years to complete. The[Read More…]
Salem boys raising funds to head to national baseball championship
Thirteen south Salem boys are headed to the Cal Ripken World Series to represent the Northwest region–if they can come up with $50,000. The Saxon Youth baseball team is one of 18 U.S. teams and eight international teams selected to play in the tournament where they will face off against[Read More…]
