Senate President Peter Courtney goes through motions of convening the Senate on Thursday, June 20, after Republican senators made good on their plan to abandon the Capitol. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — An expected Saturday session of the Oregon Senate was cancelled Friday afternoon after Oregon State Police reported[Read More…]
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Uncategorized KARISSA FRETWELL: Searchers find bodies of mother, son in rural Yamhill County
The disappearance of Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son was resolved Saturday with the discovery of their bodies in a remote wooded area in Yamhill County. Law enforcement officials on Sunday announced that searchers found the two, and an autopsy established the 25-year-old single mother from Salem had been shot[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police find bodies of missing Salem mother, 3-year-old boy
The bodies of Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son, missing from Salem since May 13, have been recovered from a remote area west of the town of Yamhill, law enforcement officials announced Sunday afternoon. Fretwell was shot to death but the cause of death of her son, Billy Fretwell, hasn’t[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem man dies in southeast Salem house fire
A Salem man died in a house fire Friday morning (Marion County Fire) A Salem man died after a southeast Salem house caught fire Friday morning. Timothy Allen, 45, was rescued from the home and transported to Salem Health, but later died while undergoing treatment, Marion County Fire District No.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Pedestrian killed Tuesday in downtown Salem crash
Update 4 p.m.: Salem Police Department spokesman Lt. Treven Upkes said Tuesday afternoon that the driver has been taken to Salem Hospital for an evaluation. Roads have been reopened except for Center Street Northeast, between 12th and 13th streets. Upkes said more information will be provided tomorrow. Original story below.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Three teens killed in crash with suspected drunken driver
Trinity Watt, left, Makayla Tryon and Madison Capobianco in school photos (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer School District) A Salem man is facing manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a crash that killed three Salem and Keizer teens Sunday night near Salem Parkway and Cherry Avenue Northeast. Juan Carlos Rodriguez Palacios, 25, is accused of[Read More…]
Uncategorized KARISSA FRETWELL: Cell records trace Gaston man to Salem on night mother, son disappeared
Update: 2:45 p.m.: Michael Wolfe has been arraigned and did not enter a plea. He is being held without bail at Yamhill County Jail. He is scheduled to appear again in court June 7. Update 4:50 p.m.: An update from the Yamhill County District Attorney’s Office has been appended at[Read More…]
Uncategorized KARISSA FRETWELL: Cell records show Fretwell, Wolfe phones both in Gaston area
There is a more updated version of this story HERE A three-page affidavit filed in Yamhill County Circuit Court on Tuesday sheds more information on the case of the disappearance of Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son, William. Fretwell was reported missing May 17 and has not been located. After[Read More…]
Uncategorized UPDATE: Friends plan Monday evening vigil for Karissa Fretwell and her son, still missing
A Memorial Day vigil for a missing Salem mother and her son is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at Maud Williamson State Recreation Site northwest of Salem. Friends are organizing the candlelight vigil and prayers for Karissa Fretwell, 25, missing with her 3-year-old son Billy since May 13. “We just[Read More…]
Uncategorized KARISSA FRETWELL: Gaston man arrested for murder and kidnapping; pair still missing
Michael J. Wolfe of Gaston was booked into the Yamhill County Jail on Saturday, May 25, after his arrest the day before in Portland. (Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office photo) Salem police announced Friday evening that they have arrested Michael J. Wolfe of Gaston for the murders of Karissa Fretwell and[Read More…]
