Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized A melted sign on Jennie Road in Mehama on Wednesday, September 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Two additional victims of the Beachie Creek Fire were identified Tuesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. Justin Cook, 41, and Cathy Cook, 71, both of Lyons, were found dead in the 32000 block[Read More…]
Teams from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon National Guard staff a roadblock on Friday, Sept.11, to prevent unauthorized access to closed fire areas. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office photo) Smoke is expected to stay around the Salem area until later this week as a result of historic wildfires.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon Highway 22 will be closed until authorities can deal with burned trees along the Santiam Canyon as well as damaged guardrails and pavement. (Oregon Department of Transportation photo) Here is the latest information regarding the Beachie Creek Fire: FIRE CONDITIONS The fire grew little in the past 24 hours,[Read More…]
Uncategorized A tree burns alongside Jennie Road in Mehama on Wednesday, September 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Jim Walker, the Oregon state fire marshal since 2014, resigned on Saturday, just hours after his bosses at the Oregon State Police put him on paid administrative leave. Superintendent Travis Hampton put Walker on leave[Read More…]
Uncategorized Teams from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon National Guard staff a roadblock on Friday, Sept.11, to prevent unauthorized access to closed fire areas. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office photo) UPDATE 1 p.m. SATURDAY: Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast said the evacuation level was being reduced for several Marion[Read More…]
Uncategorized A roadside sign alerts drivers of a closure on Highway 22 on Wednesday, September 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) UPDATE 5 p.m: State revises count of evacuees in state to 500,000. UPDATE 4:50 p.m.: Two suspected of looting in burn zone arrested U Two monster wildfires are expected to merge northeast[Read More…]
Destroyed vehicles in Gates on Wednesday, September 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Hundreds of homeowners in the Santiam Canyon returned home Wednesday to see if their homes were still standing. The air was thick with smoke and the sky was a shade of orange as sirens from fire trucks wailed in[Read More…]
Uncategorized Michael Chauran hugs Tasha Mack, whose family owns the property that Chauran and his wife live on and that was burned in the fires, on Wednesday, September 9. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Michael Chauran and his wife Lori drove up to their Mehama home Wednesday to find it razed to the[Read More…]
Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast updates the community on the first fatalities from the Santiam Canyon wildfire on Sept. 9, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marion County Sheriff Joe Kast on Wednesday confirmed two deaths related to the Santiam Fire that’s devastated the area and is currently burning east of Stayton.[Read More…]
Uncategorized United Methodist Church is backed by the cast of smoke-filled skies in Salem on Tuesday, Sept. 8. A long camera exposure causes the long light streaks from passing cars. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) NOTE: The videos aren’t displaying on some browsers properly. You can see them directly at Sandi Sue Elwood’s[Read More…]
