Dangerously hot temperatures are expected in the Salem area starting on the Fourth of July and reaching triple digits by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Author: Ardeshir Tabrizian of the Salem Reporter
Boy, 16, accused of fatally shooting cat in SE Salem
Police on Saturday arrested a teenager accused of shooting and killing a cat on May 10 in southeast Salem.
Vlach-Ing, Carlson lead in judge race; Bill Burgess reelected clerk
Michelle Vlach-Ing, a criminal defense attorney, parenting time coordinator and pro tem judge for the city of Salem, is ahead in the four-person race to fill the seat left by retiring Marion County Circuit Court Judge Donald Abar.
“The kid died in my lap”: witnesses describe tragedy, mayhem as 3 shot in Bush’s Pasture Park
Salem police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park that left one person dead, two boys injured, a high school and hospital in lockdown and chaos in one of the city’s most storied parks.
Silverton man sentenced to 17 years for Keizer rampage that killed pedestrian
A Marion County Circuit Court judge on Thursday sentenced a Silverton man to 17 years in prison for killing a pedestrian in Keizer as he led police on a car chase that ended with a shootout in a northeast Salem parking lot in 2021.
McNary counselor and former girls tennis coach charged with sexually abusing minor in Polk County
A McNary High School counselor has been charged with sexually abusing a minor for nearly two years.
Prosecutors charged Todd A. Bobeda, 46 of Dallas, on Wednesday in Polk County Circuit Court with four counts of third-degree sexual abuse, two counts of first-degree official misconduct and harassment, according to court documents.
Video shows driver ran stop sign in fatal collision with Salem cyclist
The driver of a pickup truck involved in a fatal accident in March sped through a Salem neighborhood and drove through a stop sign without stopping before colliding with a cyclist, according to witness accounts and video obtained by Salem Reporter. The cyclist was killed.
Incumbent Cameron, challenger Dennis vie for Marion County commissioner seat
Kevin Cameron wants a third term as a Marion County commissioner but Andrew Dennis, a state policy analyst, believes it’s time for a change.
Cameron faces Dennis in the race for Position 1 on the Marion County Board of Commissioners in the Nov. 8 general election.
Federal authorities move to seize Silverton, Independence homes to break up sprawling illegal marijuana operation
Federal authorities say they found this large indoor marijuana operation in September 2021 in a home outside of Independence on Rickreall Road. (U.S. Attorney’s Office Portland) Federal authorities say a Texas man organized a sophisticated illegal trafficking operation that turned homes in Oregon into indoor marijuana plantations in places from[Read More…]
Salem police give slim details on confrontation with man who died following shooting
(Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem police issued a statement saying a man died from injuries suffered in a confrontation with officers early Monday morning. They were otherwise unclear about what happened. Around 12:37 a.m. Monday, Salem officers tried to pull over a driver in northeast Salem who didn’t stop his car.[Read More…]