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What’s next for Salem-Keizer intersection following demolition of welcome sign
City crews last week tore down a brick structure at the Salem-Keizer border where the cities’ “working together” sign has been destroyed by car crashes repeatedly. Salem’s Public Arts Commission will consider replacement ideas early next year.

Salem-Keizer’s welcome sign keeps getting destroyed. Officials might just pull the plug
The Salem-Keizer “working together” sign at the cities’ border has been disfigured by car crashes repeatedly for almost two decades, costing Salem $72,000 in just the last three years. Officials are considering removing the brick structure.

Motorcyclist dies after collision with pickup truck in NE Salem
Police said a pickup truck driver turned south from Northeast Market Street onto Northeast 23rd Street when a motorcyclist, William D. Ryan, 44, of Salem, collided with the truck. The motorcyclist was killed.

UPDATE: Roads reopened after crash involving person in motorized chair
Salem police provided few details about a collision involving a vehicle and a person in a motorized chair Tuesday morning, only saying one person was hospitalized with critical injuries. Northeast Liberty and River Streets are both partly closed.

UPDATE: Police say semitruck driver plowed into van on I-5, killing 7
The truck driver, Lincoln Clayton Smith, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, manslaughter and assault.

UPDATE: NE Hawthorne Ave, D Street back open after crash
Drivers should avoid Northeast Hawthorne Avenue and D Street, which was blocked by four cars due to a crash Thursday, police say.

UPDATE: Salem Parkway reopened after crash, vehicle fire at Cherry Ave
Salem Parkway is closed as emergency responders work on the scene of a crash in which a vehicle caught fire, Salem police said Monday.

Salem teen killed in I-5 crash near Woodburn
The collision injured a passenger and closed southbound Interstate 5 for over two hours Monday afternoon.