A Salem Fire Department battalion chief was headed to a 911 call in north Salem when a driver collided with his department-issued vehicle at the intersection of Northeast Portland Road and Northeast Hyacinth Street.
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Suspect in downtown apartment killing seen with victim hours before death, police affidavit says
David James D. Alexander, charged with robbing and murdering a downtown apartment resident, was found with the victim’s belongings, according to a police affidavit.
Police arrest suspect in ‘suspicious death’ from downtown apartment fire
David James D. Alexander, 45, faces a homicide charge after police and firefighters found a man dead following a suspicious fire in a downtown Salem apartment.
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of man found in downtown apartment fire
Police and fire crews responded to a fire in a downtown apartment building early Saturday morning and found a 38-year-old man dead in one unit.
Cause of grass fire Tuesday in Geer Park under investigation
The Salem Fire Department is investigating what caused a fire Tuesday evening that burned just under a half-acre of grass at Geer Park in southeast Salem.
UPDATE: Man arrested, accused of setting NE Salem business ablaze
Police have arrested José Á. García, 40, on an accusation of first-degree arson after fire crews spent hours putting out a fire at the intersection of Northeast Silverton Road and Hawthorne Avenue.
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.
Cause of Vitae Springs Fire ruled ‘undetermined’ a year later
Residents in the area of the 2022 Vitae Springs Fire said at the time that evacuation alerts left them confused and uncertain about conditions. City officials say now they have improved their emergency messaging system since the southwest Salem fire to provide quicker and clearer public information.
Teen arrested for causing southeast Salem house fire, police say
Salem police said Monday the fire near Wilbur and Cross streets started after the teen set a lit sparkler into a Halloween decoration.
Salemites say improvements needed to “confusing” fire alert system
More than 100 people had to evacuate their homes this weekend as the Vitae Springs Fire burned nearly 165 acres.