Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with salem www.salem-news.com 2013 Salem Police Detectives have issued a criminal citation to a 22-year old Salem man for allegedly approaching children and attempting to touch them for sexual reasons. Samuel H Gardiner was interviewed by detectives and issued a citation for Attempted Harassment. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102013/touhcing-children.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102013/touhcing-children.php Fri, 10 May 2013 16:08:00 PDT Experts to review and assess Willamette University’s services to survivors of sexual assault as well as related reporting, response and communication systems. The announcement follows student concerns stemming from a fraternity's Facebook posts. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102013/willamette-frat-susp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102013/willamette-frat-susp.php Fri, 10 May 2013 00:50:00 PDT The Oregon House today passed a bill that confirms a 2009 policy reducing the amount of coal in Oregon’s power supply. SB 242 was approved by a vote of 44-15. “We are gratified that legislators reaffirmed Oregon’s emissions performance standard,” said CUB Executive Director Bob Jenks. http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/salem-coal-law.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/salem-coal-law.php Wed, 08 May 2013 18:36:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) Detectives are requesting assistance from the public in locating a possible witness to the Officer Involved Shooting. The shooting occurred in Southeast Salem on April 23, 2013. http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/deputy_shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may082013/deputy_shooting.php Wed, 08 May 2013 15:44:00 PDT There was a Hit & Run accident on Mission Street Sunday evening, where a tow truck driver who was loading a vehicle to be towed was struck by a passing vehicle, which then fled the area. The driver for Affordable Towing, was wearing his orange safety vest and had all emergency lights activated when the accident occurred. http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/hit-and-run.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may062013/hit-and-run.php Mon, 06 May 2013 14:56:00 PDT Officers from the Salem Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on Ballyntine Rd S. south of Kuebler Blvd. S. at t 3:25 p.m. When they arrived, they found a 1996 Nissan 4-door sedan had left the roadway and had collided with approximately 300 feet of cyclone fencing. http://salem-news.com/articles/may022013/salem-sprague-mva.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may022013/salem-sprague-mva.php Thu, 02 May 2013 23:59:00 PDT Salem Police stopped a van Monday which they say was used in an early Saturday morning string of robberies. The driver, Robin Templeton, was arrested on two counts of Robbery II. Police are still seeking a second woman, 24 year old Roberta Hudson. http://salem-news.com/articles/may012013/robbery-arrest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may012013/robbery-arrest.php Wed, 01 May 2013 12:35:00 PDT Salem Police responded to a pedestrian versus car traffic crash at Lancaster Dr. NE & Sunnyview Rd. NE late Saturday. On male adult pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and was transported to Salem Hospital with life threatening injuries, Salem Police stated in a news release. http://salem-news.com/articles/april292013/ped-crash-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april292013/ped-crash-jf.php Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:54:00 PDT Keizer Police Department are the lead investigative agency in the investigation of the deputy involved shooting that occurred Friday in southeast Salem. The incident occurred along the east shoulder of Sunnyside Road SE just north of the intersection of the Illahee. crossing overpass at Interstate 5. http://salem-news.com/articles/april272013/shooting-folo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april272013/shooting-folo.php Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:21:00 PDT A man was shot by deputies this morning south of Salem in Turner, Oregon. A spokesman for Marion County called the injuries non-life threatening. According to initial reports, it began when a man was observed sitting in a red Chevy Nova on the Illahee Bridge near Enchanted Forest. The man was shot shortly after being confronted by deputies. http://salem-news.com/articles/april262013/deputy-shooting-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april262013/deputy-shooting-jf.php Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:53:00 PDT Emergency personnel are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Salem. The location is reported to be near the intersection of Fircrest and Wiltse SE. The law enforcement agency involved in the shooting is the Marion County Sheriff's Office. http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/officer-shooting-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/officer-shooting-jf.php Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:17:00 PDT A 21-year old Salem man was arraigned in Marion County Circuit Court on April 22 for the April 6 murder of Andrew Entizne. Salem Police responded to the area of Fairway Ave and Rees Hill Rd SE at approximately 3:00 am on April 6 to investigate reports of gunshots in the area. http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/murder-arraignment.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april232013/murder-arraignment.php Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:10:00 PDT Hazardous Device Technicians with Oregon State Police removed and checked three suspicious containers Saturday afternoon. They were located under the southbound Interstate 5 bridge over the Santiam River, near milepost 240. http://salem-news.com/articles/april212013/device-found-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april212013/device-found-jf.php Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:25:00 PDT The Salem Multicultural Institute today announced the focus of the 2013 World Beat Festival is Washoi Japan! Celebrate Japan! The festival, which showcases cultural traditions from throughout the world, takes place this June 29 and 30 at Riverfront Park in Salem. The Takafuji Dance Company will travel from Kanazawa and Tokyo to headline the festival with traditional geisha and lion dance performances. http://salem-news.com/articles/april142013/world-beat-13.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april142013/world-beat-13.php Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:10:00 PDT Yes, my friends, there was "life before TV". My earliest memory of radio took place when I was about three. We were living in Brooklyn with Grandma and Grandpa Coyne while my dad was overseas in Italy. He was a soldier in WW II. My grandpa used to listen to the wartime news stooped over next to an old-fashioned boxed radio and I was a bit jealous. I was kept in my playpen and wanted out. http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/lee-kmuz-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/lee-kmuz-blc.php Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:29:00 PDT Salem Police detectives are investigating a death from early in the morning on April 6. The victim was located in a silver sedan at about 3:00 a.m. near the intersection of Fairway Dr SE and Reese Hill Rd SE following multiple reports of shots fired in the area. http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/salem-homicide-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april092013/salem-homicide-jf.php Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:46:00 PDT On Wednesday, April 10 at 3:00, a measure addressing the interrelated issues of money in politics and the legal status of corporations will go before the Oregon House Rules Committee. House Joint Memorial 6 calls on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to establish that (a) corporations are not people... http://salem-news.com/articles/april082013/corporate-constitutional.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april082013/corporate-constitutional.php Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:47:00 PDT On Wednesday, March 27 at 3:00, a measure addressing the interrelated issues of money in politics and the legal status of corporations will go before the Oregon House Rules Committee. House Joint Memorial 6 calls on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to establish that (a) corporations are not people and therefore they should not have the same constitutional rights as people... http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/house-rules.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/house-rules.php Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:00 PDT Belcrest Memorial Park is proud to announce Salem-area high school ROTC cadets will be planting trees and plants beginning at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 6 at the cemetery, 1295 Browning Avenue South in Salem. The new trees and plants will replace those that have died or have sustained damage. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/n-salem-rotc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/n-salem-rotc.php Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:31:00 PDT As a recent arrival from California, I always thought of Oregon as an environmental leader. And in so many ways it already is. But when it comes to solar power, we’re far behind. In fact, right now we get less than 1% of our energy from the sun. Luckily, this spring our state legislators have the opportunity to put us in front on this issue. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/solar-salem.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/solar-salem.php Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:17:00 PDT The term "disconnect" does not seem to be in the vocabulary of those who author contracts for the cellphone firms that pretty much control the communications channels of America. That lack of capacity to terminate a 2-year ironclad contract for a disabled consumer is nothing short of a travesty. Consumers are given two choices: either stay trapped in that contract or else die off. http://salem-news.com/articles/march212013/senior-phones-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march212013/senior-phones-blc.php Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:59:00 PDT As one enters that Senior Citizens bracket, inevitably you find yourself surrounded with lots of age cohorts that ventilate complaints. Some may be health-related, others a lament of activities of the past that they tend to miss. Or quite possibly, those complaints come from your very own lips. http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/aging-obstacles-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/aging-obstacles-blc.php Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:41:00 PDT A 26-year old Marion County resident died in a single car crash on Talbot Road SE in Jefferson early this morning. Marion County deputies were called to the crash at 12:29 a.m. Sergeant Todd Moquin was the first law enforcement officer to arrive at the scene, however another local man had already taken the pulse of the deceased. http://salem-news.com/articles/march142013/jefferson-fatal.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march142013/jefferson-fatal.php Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:09:00 PDT On Monday, Mar. 18 from 8:00 a.m. until Noon, YWCA Salem will host the “dental van” developed by Medical Teams International at the YWCA office, 1255 Broadway St NE (corner of Broadway and Market Streets). Dental van professionals give uninsured, low-income adults much needed dental services. http://salem-news.com/articles/march142013/free-dental.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march142013/free-dental.php Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:25:00 PDT Did all of us see The Statesman's front page story for Saturday? It focuses on an ugly case of racial prejudice of a Black woman named Ms. Dau Tucker employed at Salem Hospital. Clear and simple. I find this a wake-up call not for mere words but actions. http://salem-news.com/articles/march132013/salem-racism-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march132013/salem-racism-blc.php Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:30:00 PDT Keep the corks firmly in those champagne bottles, especially here in Oregon, where you can also keep the foil wrapped tightly around them. So was the reaction today by the state director for the National Federation of Independent Business, whose monthly Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report showed a slight uptick in optimism from the people who generate almost every new job. http://salem-news.com/articles/march122013/salem-nfib.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march122013/salem-nfib.php Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:07:00 PDT Marion County Sheriff's Detectives are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man who has been identified as one of two suspects involved in a home invasion shooting that occurred in Salem on January 28th. The suspect, Dennis James Knight, 33, of Grand Ronde is believed to frequent both Salem and Grand Ronde. Knight is 6-4 tall, weighs 240 pounds and has brown hair. http://salem-news.com/articles/march112013/home-inv-suspect.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march112013/home-inv-suspect.php Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:12:00 PDT A 27-year old Washington resident was arrested and released on a citation after deputies caught him driving recklessly on Interstate 5 Saturday morning. Around 9:24 a.m., a deputy spotted a car traveling at a high rate of speed, with white and amber flashing lights in the front windshield, and flashing blue lights in the grill. http://salem-news.com/articles/march112013/winfrey-mug.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march112013/winfrey-mug.php Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:29:00 PDT Each of us has a "personal beef" in the many cliches we hear in everyday conversation. People do not generally mean to be misleading or inaccurate. Yet that pitfall is very hard to avoid. How many of us fall automatically into wishing "Good Luck" to somebody facing a new challenge? http://salem-news.com/articles/march092013/shamrock-shenanigans-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march092013/shamrock-shenanigans-blc.php Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:26:00 PST The subject of "violence" resurfaced in the recent Newtown massacre of innocent children. However, as a society we have yet to adequately address Violence Against Women. It can no longer be surreptitiously swept under the rug. http://salem-news.com/articles/march082013/women-victims-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march082013/women-victims-blc.php Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:55:00 PST