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VIDEO: Officer-Involved Shooting in Salem

Includes video from Salem-News.com and a neighbor's cell phone camera.

(SALEM) - 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.

Suspect Arraigned In Salem Murder Investigation

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Salem Police Department

(SALEM) - 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.

Suspicious Objects Turn Out to be Dead Animal Carcasses

It is not known who placed suspicious containers under a freeway bridge, or why.

(SALEM) - 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.

16th Annual World Beat Festival to Celebrate Japanese Culture

Takafuji Dance Company to Headline World Beat 2013.

(SALEM) - 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.

My Love Affair with Live Radio

Never let your message get crowded out by the static.

(SALEM) - 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.

Salem Police Investigate Homicide

The deceased victim in this incident has been identified as 32-year old McMinnville resident Andrew Entizne.

(SALEM) - 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.

Corporate Constitutional Rights and Campaign Spending to be Considered in House Rules Committee

Rep. Brian Clem (Salem) introduced HJM6 on the opening day of the 2013 Oregon Legislature.

(SALEM) - 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...

Corporate Constitutional Rights and Campaign Spending to be Considered in House Rules Committee

The HJM 6 hearing has been pre-empted by a PERS reform agenda and will be rescheduled at a later date.

(SALEM) - 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...

Salem-Area High School ROTC Cadets to Plant Trees at Belcrest Memorial Park and Mausoleum

Community youth to assist in maintaining beauty of local cemetery.

(SALEM) - 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.

Salem`s Lack of Solar Power

I urge leaders in Salem to stand up for our health and environment and make Oregon a leader on solar power.

(SALEM) - 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.