Marion County

Officers from the Salem Police Department responding to a report received at about 7.30 p.m. on February 14 of an armed man standing in the street in the 1500 block of Ruge ST NW yelling and brandishing a handgun arrested 55-year-old Mark…

The State of Oregon has agreed to pay $1 million for medical negligence to prisoner Jabbar Al-Khafagi who went blind in one eye after a ‘botched’ surgery, and a further $200,060 to the law firm that represented him. Al-Khafagi is 70…

The family of a longtime employee at the Oregon Departments of Forestry and Agriculture is seeking $2.5 million in damages after a federal agent was granted immunity after knocking down Marganne M. Allen (53) in Salem while she was cycling…

Salem Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Sunday late afternoon who threatened a Hispanic family with a firearm while shouting racially charged remarks. He will appear in the Marion County Circuit Court this afternoon (Tuesday). …

SALEM, Ore. — Investigations following an immigration policy protest that turned into a violent street takeover in Salem last Saturday have resulted in two more arrests, and vehicles involved in the incident have been towed. Salem…

SALEM, Ore. — A high-drama kidnapping and hostage-taking in Salem on Saturday ended after a two-and-a-half-hour search involving K-9s, drones, and officers from four agencies. Officers learned that at 3 a.m. that morning, a suspect…

UPDATE: Salem Police Arrests Two More Following Violent Street Takeover During Immigration Protest SALEM, Ore. — A street takeover in northeast Salem on Saturday night ended with five arrests after a large gathering to rally against…

The body of a woman who died from a gunshot wound was inside a vehicle that had rolled in the 10000 block of Corvallis Rd in Independence, Polk County. The driver, Tyler Andrew Holman (39) of Salem, was injured in the accident and…

SALEM, Ore. — In a public statement to Salem residents yesterday, Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack reassured residents that his agency will not enforce the mass deportation of immigrants envisaged in immigration laws proposed by the new…

SALEM, Ore. — A wanted suspect was shot during an arrest attempt late yesterday morning in an apartment complex near the 3200 block of River Road North after Salem police used force to arrest the fleeing armed suspect. Armed…