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Cyclist dead after crash with car in Salem
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A bicyclist died at the hospital following a crash with a car on Saturday, according to the Salem Police Department. Police say the crash occurred at the intersection of State Street and 25th Street Southeast shortly…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Bicyclist dies after crash with car in Salem on Saturday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Salem man died after a crash with a car on Saturday afternoon. The Salem Police Department said 56-year-old Dean Edward Butcher died after the crash near 25th Street SE and State Street in Salem. Just after 3…
Read at KOIN 6‘Ugly and surreal’: Vendors mourn Oregon’s oldest farmers market after two-alarm fire destroys nearly everything inside
Tina Thompson had just laid her head down to sleep when she got the call around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, that the Salem Public Market was in flames. Thompson, who opens the farmers market to customers each Saturday, got dressed,…
Read at Salem ReporterSalem-Keizer social studies teachers focus on political education ahead of 2026 election
The 2026 Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet page for Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan sat on the screen at the front of Sarah Cowan’s AP U.S. Government class at North Salem High School on Oct. 23. Her 26 sophomores had their Chromebooks open, voting…
Read at Salem ReporterNew ballot drop sites now open after commissioners, Marion County Clerk clash
As voters cast their ballots ahead of the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, some are taking advantage of two new permanent 24/7 ballot drop boxes installed in Salem that are now operational. The drop boxes were taken out of county…
Read at Salem ReporterVolunteers needed for Salem warming shelter
When the weather drops below freezing this winter, unsheltered people in Salem will be at risk of dying from hypothermia. One of few places they can warm up is the basement of Salem First Presbyterian Church, at 770 Chemeketa St. N.E. The…
Read at Salem ReporterSalem man sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for circulating child pornography
A Salem man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for sharing and possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Robert A. Arias, 38, possessed hundreds of videos and almost 1,000 photos of explicit…
Read at Salem ReporterSome blame a Salem microshelter for syringe litter. City leaders say the connection is unsubstantiated
City of Salem officials received the letter without warning: Address syringe litter near Church at the Park’s microshelters, or we might involve the state. The letter, signed by Marion County Commissioners Colm Willis, Kevin Cameron and…
Read at Salem ReporterStudent and parent protests highlight resistance to Portland, Salem closure plans
Liam Parkison is a fifth grader at Englewood Elementary, one of the schools proposed for closure under Salem-Keizer’s plan to address declining enrollment. Parkison will have already moved on whether or not his school closes next year. But…
Read at OPBOPB’s First Look: Balance of power in Salem
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Good morning, Northwest. Dozens of seats in the Oregon Legislature are up for grabs in the midterm election. A handful of contests could determine…
Read at OPB6 races could set the balance of power in Salem next year
Oregon voters will cast their votes in 75 legislative contests on Nov. 3. To understand the balance of power in Salem, you probably only have to track about half a dozen of them. Control of Congress may be in play this election season, but…
Read at OPB57-year-old Salem man accused of selling fentanyl near school
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A 57-year-old man was arrested in Salem on Wednesday as part of an ongoing drug investigation, according to the Salem Police Department. Police said as part of the investigation, they found 95 grams of fentanyl, 44.6…
Read at KPTV FOX 12'We will prosecute gun violence aggressively': Salem man sentenced to over 6 years in connection to 2025 shooting
A Marion County judge sentenced a man who police caught shooting at a moving car while on probation in the summer of 2025 to over 80 months in prison last Friday.
Read at KOIN 623-year-old sentenced for shooting at car in Salem and cocaine possession
MARION COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A 23-year-old man was sentenced last week to just under seven years in prison for firing a gun at a passing car in Salem, the Marion County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. According to the…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Police arrest man accused of selling meth to homeless people in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 46-year-old man is facing several charges following an investigation into methamphetamine sales in downtown Salem, according to police. Police say Engels A. Marcelino sold meth to homeless people in Wallace Marine…
Read at KPTV FOX 12'Just devastating': Salem Public Market vendors 'scramble' to rebuild after fire
A two-alarm fire at Salem Public Market, known as Oregon’s oldest farmers market, left vendors with ruined inventory and customers without a weekly gathering place. Now, those who built their businesses inside are working to bring both…
Read at KOIN 6Salem man arrested after investigation into reported meth sales to homeless community
Salem police arrested Engels A. Marcelino, 46, after an investigation into reported meth sales at downtown parks, including Riverfront Park.
Read at KGW8Salem man caught selling meth arrested after foot pursuit, police say
Detectives chased down a man they suspected regularly sold methamphetamines to homeless people in the Downtown Salem area with plans to sell ounces at Riverfront Park, finding almost 60 grams of meth, a gun, and cash on him, Salem Police…
Read at KOIN 6Police: 23-year-old dies after crashing into telephone pole in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 23-year-old man died at a hospital after a crash in Salem early Monday morning. Just after 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a crash near the 1300 block of State Street. Police said a driver in Cadillac sedan was…
Read at KPTV FOX 1223-year-old Salem man dies after car crashes into telephone pole, police say
Both the driver and a 21-year-old passenger were transported to Salem Hospital.
Read at KOIN 6Two Latina women vie for House seat in district targeted by immigration raids
Rep. Lesly Muñoz, D-Woodburn, left, and Republican Noemi Legaspi, right, are running against each other to represent a stretch of the Willamette Valley that includes Woodburn, Gervais, parts of Salem and rural Marion County in the Oregon…
Read at Oregon Capital Chronicle2 people hospitalized after fire destroys Salem home
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Two people were hurt in a fire that destroyed a house in Salem on Saturday evening, according to firefighters. Shortly after 5 p.m., crews with the Salem Fire Department were sent to a home on Dakota Road Southeast near…
Read at KPTV FOX 12Oregon appeals court revives challenge to domestic surveillance at state’s anti-terrorism center
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday revived a lawsuit that challenges the scope of the state Department of Justice’s domestic intelligence-gathering TITAN Fusion Center in Salem.
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLive200 pounds of meth seized during traffic stop on I-5
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A traffic stop resulted in 200 pounds of meth being seized in Oregon, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said. On Oct. 15, MCSO detectives made the traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Salem, with the help of the FBI,…
Read at KOIN 6Parents question Salem-Keizer plan to close one of its top-performing elementary schools
Families at Candalaria Elementary in Salem are urging Salem-Keizer schools to reconsider plans to close the school, citing strong academics and community ties.
Read at KGW8Oregon flags ordered to half-staff Saturday in honor of wildlife officer killed in Oklahoma wildfire
David Taylor of Scio died Aug. 29 while helping evacuate people ahead of the Railroad South Fire. His memorial service is Saturday in Salem.
Read at KGW8Salem clashes highlight growing tensions as immigration enforcement surges in Oregon
Protesters clashed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials over the weekend in Salem amid a surge in immigration enforcement, leading to advocates recommending residents stay indoors, a drop in sales at some Latino-owned…
Read at The Oregonian/OregonLiveAfter losses in 2024, two candidates in Marion County battle for Oregon Senate seat
Former Salem City Councilor Virginia Stapleton (left) is vying against former Rep. Tracy Cramer, R-Gervais, for Oregon's 11th Senate District seat in November. (Photos courtesy of both campaigns) The race to take over the seat of outgoing…
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