(Courtesy Oregon State Police) This article was updated at 5:20 p.m. with more information. Oregon State Police arrested an 80-year-old Salem man Monday after he allegedly sexually abused a child in early June. James Allen Moore was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and lodged in the Deschutes County Jail, according[Read More…]

One woman was critically injured during a house fire that broke out in a West Salem neighborhood in the early hours of Thursday morning. Salem Fire Department spokesman Gabe Benmoussa said the victim was unconscious in the basement when crews arrived on scene around 1 a.m. Benmoussa said she has[Read More…]

A young man was stabbed in Riverfront Park Thursday night as hundreds of people sat waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks to begin. Salem Police Lt. Treven Upkes said officers didn’t find the man who stabbed 23-year-old Jesse Jimenez during the altercation. Fifteen minutes after the fireworks were scheduled[Read More…]

A Wilsonville man killed in Tuesday afternoon’s crash on Center Street Northwest was a state analyst well regarded by his peers. Marshal Leslie, 27, worked as a developer/analyst in the Department of Consumer and Business Services, which aims to protect consumers and support a positive business climate in the state.[Read More…]

A Salem man ran a red light on Center Street Northwest Tuesday afternoon before hitting and killing a pedestrian crossing the street, police said. Salem Police spokesman Lt. Treven Upkes said the driver, Salem resident Willie Dempsey, 35, may have been “experiencing a medical issue” when he struck 27-year-old Wilsonville[Read More…]

Michael J. Wolfe, 52, of Gaston. (Salem Police Department photo) The search for a missing Salem woman and her 3-year-old son took a dramatic turn Thursday as police announced they were searching for the father of the boy for questioning while searching two rural properties northwest of Salem in Yamhill[Read More…]

Salem Police believe a woman hit and killed by two cars Saturday night was lying on Highway 22. The woman, who police identified Monday as Dallas resident Alexandria Tereshka, 27, died following the collision at 9:15 p.m. She was hit near the Wallace Road Northwest exit.  Salem Police spokesman Lt.[Read More…]