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There was a shooting today near Salem’s Bush Pasture Park. The park is just a few blocks from South Salem High School. At about 1:45 p.m., officers were called to the area of High and Leffelle Streets SE on the report of a shooting incident. Upon arrival, officers located three male victims with gunshot wounds.

A federal jury in Portland found a Warm Springs, Oregon man guilty today of assaulting his girlfriend and leaving her lying injured in the driveway of her home on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. 38-year old Maron Brent Graybael, Jr., was found guilty of one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Becoming an IRONMAN for the first time is a life-changing experience. That moment will come this weekend, as athletes from around the world take part in this year’s IRONMAN 70.3 Oregon. IRONMAN will host thousands of athletes as they compete in the more than 70-mile racecourse through the heart of Salem and the Willamette Valley.

On the afternoon of Saturday, November 21, 2021, a woman called 911 and reported she was being held hostage by her ex-boyfriend in an apartment off of SE 171st Avenue in Portland. She yelled out the name “Davonte Donahue” before the 911 call abruptly ended.

Salem Police Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 56-year old Terry James Heck on Thursday, July 6, 2023 as part of an investigation into the sexual abuse of a minor over a period of several years. Detectives learned Heck was a leader with the Boy Scouts organization in 2017...

Readers advocate for a new Clackamas County clerk and against a potential Aurora Airport runway extensionWe need change after Clackamas County clerk fiasco The county clerk administers and conducts all local, state and federal elections for Clackamas County, a job the current county clerk struggles to perform. The May 17 election was poorly planned and executed. As a result of this dismal performance, we have an unacceptably long delay in […]

Garrett Forrester hit a three-run homer, Gavin Logan hit a solo shot and drove in three runs and No. 2 seed Oregon State began play at the first Pac-12 baseball tournament in conference history by rallying for a 13-8 victory over No. 7 seed Washington

A Brazilian influencer and his golden retriever died in a car crash just days before completing their drive from Brazil to Alaska. Jesse Kozechen, 29, died on Highway 199 just outside of Salem, Oregon, around 10:30 a.m. local time Monday. Kozechen, driving a Volkswagen Beetle, tried to pass a line of...

It takes just a few seconds interacting with North Salem sophomore DeMari Thompson to see he has blossomed from a shy freshman to a bold butterfly ready to take on all comers. But yes, a year ago, Thompson had a freshman mindset when he arrived at the culminating-week Class 5A state...