Karissa Fretwell, 25, and her 3-year-old son William. A Gaston man pleaded guilty Friday to murdering Karissa Fretwell and her 3-year-old son three years ago, giving up on years of legal fights to fend off the charges. Michael J. Wolfe, 55, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and second-degree murder in[Read More…]

The parking lot of a small business complex in the 1700 block of Northeast Center Street at 6:23 p.m. Monday, around two hours before police say a “violent fight” led an officer to shoot at a man who later died. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) State police said late Tuesday afternoon that[Read More…]

State police said a blue 2012 Chevrolet Caprice four-door sedan was involved in a shooting Friday morning on Interstate 5 in Salem. (Oregon State Police) State police say a confrontation between two drivers led to a shooting on Interstate 5 in Salem Friday morning. Around 8:50 a.m., police responded to[Read More…]

(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A man has been charged with robbing two employees and a guest at a northeast Salem hotel in mid-March before police say he fled the state and was arrested in Nevada. Jaime Robert Callaway, 33, was charged Friday in Marion County Circuit Court with three counts of[Read More…]

Police vehicles along Chemeketa Street Northeast in downtown Salem Friday, March 18 as officers respond to a shots fired call. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Police have made no arrests a week after a shooting inside Salem Center mall which shut down much of downtown Salem for hours as police evacuated dozens[Read More…]

Kieran Ramsey, special agent with FBI Portland, stands by pallets with people’s belongings in a warehouse in Salem. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) Michele and Ron Mitliori knew something was wrong when the company they’d paid to move their belongings from Nevada to Arkansas couldn’t tell them where their stuff was three[Read More…]

Demonstrators break the glass on a door to the Oregon State Capitol during a special legislative session in December 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Chandler Preston Alexander Pappas was sentenced Friday to a year and one month in prison after pleading guilty to discharging mace at three police officers during a[Read More…]

(Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 5 arrested a third man indicted on charges stemming from a September shooting that injured two people in northeast Salem. A Marion County grand jury indicted Gabriel Herrera, 20, Sept. 28 on three counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts[Read More…]

(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem police on Wednesday arrested two Dallas residents in connection with the armed robbery of a Plaid Pantry more than a week prior. Aspen Hale and Dominick Howland, both 21, were charged Thursday with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of second-degree theft[Read More…]