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UPDATE: Man arrested after crash that killed four in Salem homeless camp, police say
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…