A tree in a landscaped strip on Northeast Front Street bears the scar from where a car crashed through a homeless camp on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Four people died. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) UPDATE: 9 a.m. Sunday – Interim city manager issues statement. 9 a.m. Sunday – Streets around the[Read More…]
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Uncategorized UPDATED: Three teens escape from MacLaren, considered a ‘safety risk’
MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. (Oregon Youth Authority photo) This article was updated on March 30 to add a current description of Goin. Three teenagers escaped from the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn overnight Saturday and they are considered “a safety risk to themselves and others,” according to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Fire at Salem Housing Authority complex leaves 14 seniors displaced
Fourteen people are temporarily without a home after a fire Sunday afternoon swept through Robert Lindsey Tower, Salem Housing Authority’s complex for low-income seniors. Salem fire responded to the complex just before 2 p.m. Sunday after a fire started on the third floor of the 11-story building at 370 Church[Read More…]
Selma Pierce dead after being struck by car in west Salem
Selma Pierce, former candidate for House District 20. (Courtesy of Selma Pierce) Selma Pierce, a Salem politician and retired dentist, died after being struck by a car Tuesday evening in west Salem. Pierce, 66, was walking on Doaks Ferry Road NW near Hidden Valley Drive NW around 5 p.m. when[Read More…]
Governor pushes back on restaurants, says saving lives is more important than business
Gov. Kate Brown Reducing the number of Oregonians becoming sick and dying from Covid outweighs the state’s restaurant and bar industry’s need to serve maskless customers. That’s one of the key arguments in federal court filings on Monday by Gov. Kate Brown as she pushed back on a lawsuit brought[Read More…]
Uncategorized Spreading wildfire prompts evacuation of Santiam Canyon communities
A trail cam captures wildfire burning outside Gates late Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 (Rick Perlichek video) UPDATE: Aumsville, west of Stayton, was given a notice to be ready to evacuate late Tuesday morning. UPDATE: Scotts Mill and the Drakes Crossing areas, east of Salem and north of Oregon Highway 22,[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem police officer shot, gunman eludes arrest
A Salem police officer was shot early Friday morning and the gunman is being sought by police, the Salem Police Department announced. The officer, who was not identified, was being treated for injuries not considered to be life threatening, according to a police press release. The agency released no details[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem under curfew as Saturday night protest turns violent
Salem is under a declaration of emergency and curfew for Sunday night following protests in downtown Saturday night related to the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. City Manager Steve Powers issued the emergency order calling for a curfew “in all public places” from 8 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday.[Read More…]
Oregon reports a likely first case of coronavirus – a worker at a Lake Oswego school
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oregon officials announced the state’s first presumptive case of coronavirus, a disease that has killed thousands and sickened more as it has spread across the world. Gov. Kate Brown and public health officials announced the case[Read More…]
Uncategorized East Salem collision leaves three dead, 11 injured
UPDATE Thursday 11:32 a.m.: Police identified the third victim as 18-year-old Diego Lucas Felipe. UPDATE Monday 11:17 a.m.: Police identified Andres Alonzo-Canil, 41, and Miguel Alonzo-Lucas, 39, as two of the passengers who died in the collision. Deputies are still working to confirm the identity of the third deceased passenger.[Read More…]
