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Reward in Salem strip mall fires up to $3,500
The reward for information in three fires at the same Salem strip mall has been increased from $2,500 to $3,500, police said.
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Teenage driver slams into Woodburn school bus
A teenage driver is facing charges after a bus crash that left students injured in Woodburn.
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Salem man accused of sex abuse of 6-year-old
A 20-year-old Salem man is accused of sexually abusing the 6-year-old daughter of an acquaintance, police said.
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Burned Salem woman reaches $5M settlement
A Salem woman sued the makers of a serving dish warming fuel after she suffered burns to nearly one-third of her body when a canister exploded.
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Teens rescued in Willamette River whirlpool
Two swimmers were rescued from the banks of the Willamette after they were stranded while trying to cross the river near Keizer Saturday.
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Willamette student says she was frat victim
A Willamette University student says she was targeted by a member of the Sigma Chi Delta Zeta fraternity, which was recently suspended for crude and sexist social media posts.
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Salem man cited after trying to touch children
Salem Police were warning parents to be aware of strangers after a man was arrested after trying to contact children on Friday.
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Two homes destroyed by fire in Dallas, Ore.
Two homes were destroyed by a fire in Dallas, Ore., Thursday morning, officials said.
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Willamette University fraternity suspended
Willamette University has suspended the privileges and activities of the Sigma Chi fraternity for an investigation of Facebook comments that degraded women.
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Man shoots sister in leg at Salem apartment
Police say a 24-year-old man shot his 18-year-old sister in the leg Wednesday night at a Salem apartment.
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Salem man investigating prowler shoots self
Authorities in Salem say a man who heard a prowler grabbed a rifle to investigate and ended up accidentally shooting himself in the jaw.
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Willamette U. frat members banned after Facebook posts
Students at Salem's Willamette University said Monday the Sigma Chi Delta Zeta chapter should be ousted from campus for crude and misogynistic Facebook posts.
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Lebanon cinema reaches crowd-funding goal
A small-town movie theater hopes to soon go digital, after a successful crowd-funding effort.
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Salem tow truck driver hit by car, suspect flees
Police have the right-side mirror from a car that hit a tow truck driver Sunday night on a Salem street.
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Salem man admits sexually abusing 12-year-old
A 35-year-old man confessed to deputies in Salem Thursday that he was sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl who lived with him and his wife in their apartment.
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Salem teen impaled by fence in crash
Authorities feared 16-year-old Joshua Martinson had life-threatening injuries Thursday when a piece of the fence railing went through his shoulder, into the seat, and all the way back to the trunk of the car.
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Marion County Jail temporarily locked down
The Marion County Jail was temporarily under a modified lockdown following Thursday's disturbance in which seven or eight inmates refused to return to their cells after outdoor exercise.
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Lucky angler could snag $2 million fish
Oregon is once again participating in the Fish for Millions contest, and this year, anglers can head out to South Twin Lake in Deschutes County and Hagg Lake in Washington County and take their shot at hooking fish for a host of prizes.
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Thousands march in Salem May Day rally
Thousands of people gathered on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol to celebrate May Day, and a victory for immigration rights supporters.
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Some OR voters could get non-English ballots
Some Oregon election ballots would be printed in a language other than English under a bill that got its first hearing in Salem this week.
