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Salem Commute Slowed After Car Slams Into Power Pole

Police are asking motorists to avoid the area if possible for the next 4 to 5 hours while PGE crews replace the power pole.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Salem Police want you to BE AWARE! of a lane closure of one lane, eastbound, on Liberty Street NE, over the next several hours.

Police say around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning they responded to a single vehicle accident at Liberty Street NE and Grove Street NE.

Remembering Sean Kaleopa of Salem in Video Tribute

Video by Jerry Freeman Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Hundreds of family, friends, and former teachers of 14-year-old Sean Kaleopa of Salem, who died tragically at the three pools on Monday, held a vigil Tuesday afternoon at Houck Middle School in southeast Salem.

Salem-News.com is the ONLY place you will find a video tribute to Sean for his family, friends and others to watch Tuesday's events and remember this amazing young man.

UPDATE: Missing 9-Year-Old Child in West Salem Found Safe

Salem-News.com will have more on this story as soon as it becomes available.

(Salem, Ore. ) - Salem-News.com has learned that a young child as been found safe in West Salem.

The child, William Cruz, was last seen walking southbound on Patterson St NW in West Salem from Walker Middle School at about 3:15 p.m. Friday.

Tool Box Causes Salem Civic Center to be Evacuated

Video by Salem-News.com's Jerry Freeman.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - City of Salem employees were evacuated Wednesday morning from the Vern Miller Civic Center after someone found a suspicious device.

Salem Police spokesman Lt. Dave Okada says the black box was just a bit bigger than a shoe box, and was left near a window on the first floor.

Pitcher from Salem`s Corban College Signs With Angels

With the signing, Kopra is the fifth Corban baseball player to sign an MLB contract.

(Anaheim, Calif.) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced on Wednesday that the team has signed Corban University baseball standout Jacob Kopra (Gresham, Ore.) to a professional contract.

Kopra signs the contract as an undrafted free agent after missing out on being selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

Motorcycle Slams Into Rear of Semi South of Salem

Video by Salem-News.com's Jerry Freeman.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - As Salem-News.com first reported Tuesday night, a motorcycle slammed into the rear end of a semi tanker truck on Interstate 5 near the Delaney Rd exit in south Salem.

Salem Home Catches Fire for Second Time in Less Than a Month

The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation. Video by Jerry Freeman Salem-News.com

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A vacant Salem home caught fire for the second time in almost a month, and resident's living near the home say it was a hang-out for transients and teens late at night.