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New program will help people recover from opioid withdrawal, connect with treatment
Starting March 10, people in opioid withdrawal will have easier access to medication that treats their symptoms, which include physical pain, nausea and emotional distress. The aim is to help people who have just overdosed break the cycle of using again and make treatment easier.
Salem firefighters saw devastation, received local support while helping fight Palisades Fire
Salem firefighters recently returned from a two-week deployment in California to help fight the Palisades Fire, which burned over 23,000 acres.
Police investigating suspected arson at Salem Tesla dealership
At around 3:45 a.m. Monday, Salem police and firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle fire at the Tesla dealership in south Salem. Salem police are investigating the case as arson.
Salem-area firefighters get to work on Palisades Fire as thousands of acres burn
Dozens of firefighters from Marion and Polk counties, including a wildland team based in Lyons, have arrived in southern California to aid in one of the largest natural disasters in Los Angeles history.
Salem firefighters headed to Los Angeles area to help fight wildfires
Marion County fire agencies are sending 44 firefighters and 10 engines to the Los Angeles area. They’re on the road and expected to arrive Thursday morning to help.
Grass fire closes Wallace Marine Park, woman cited for arson
Wallace Marine Park was closed for about two hours after witnesses reported hearing propane
City drops legal fight over Salem firefighter’s 2019 cancer death
City leaders said Monday they would not contest survivor benefits for the widow of a former Salem firefighter who died of cancer in 2019.
Salem man accused of deliberately starting fire at St. Joseph Catholic Church
A man with a lengthy criminal history has been arrested on accusations of first-degree arson after police say he started a dumpster fire early Thursday morning that spread to the St. Joseph church building in Salem.
St. Joseph’s congregation grieves, prays after arson damages Salem sanctuary
After an early morning five-alarm fire extensively damaged the St. Joseph church sanctuary, parishioners gathered in the rain outside for a noon mass Thursday. Police arrested a man on suspicion of arson.