Edward Francis West, 59, of Salem is in custody after alledgley slapping a juvenile and then later pointing a firearm at him last Sunday at about 4:00 p.m. The disturbance began after two, 17 year old juveniles, crossed the street in front of Mr. Francis's truck on Center Street near Lancaster Drive NE in Salem.
More than 1,000 hearty rainbow trout will be waiting in the waters of Canby Pond on Saturday, April 4 when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife rolls out a free youth fishing event at the city’s favorite fishing hole. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Every spring in March, I head east to hunt jackrabbits in the area around Christmas Valley and Hampton. That’s about a 4 hour ride from Salem, either straight east on Highway 20 to Hampton or south out of Bend on Hwy 97 and then head east on Hwy 31 just south of La Pine. This region of high desert sage and juniper is home to many a skittish bunny.
UPDATE: Just after 3:00 PM, Douglas Barnes, 46 years of age from Amity, was operating a 1985 Peterbilt pulling two flat bed trailers loaded with lumber, when it rolled over as he was southbound on the Salem Parkway negotiating the curve onto Commercial St NE. Barnes was not injured in the crash. The truck leaked diesel fuel and the lumber spilled onto the roadway and into a manufactured home park. The crash also sheared off a power pole.
Governor Brown declared a drought emergency in Malheur and Lake counties due to dry conditions, low snowpack, and lack of precipitation. County commissioners from both jurisdictions requested the state to take action, and the Oregon Drought Council considered the counties’ requests by weighing current water conditions, future climatic forecasts, and agricultural impacts.
Today, the Oregon House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 2234, legislation that works to adequately fund Oregon’s community-based Child Abuse Intervention Centers (CAIC) by clarifying billing codes and processes to allow for the state’s reimbursement of the critical services these centers provide to treat and prevent child abuse.
Oregon has the dubious distinction of having the second-largest weekly increase in gas prices in the nation this week. Skyrocketing prices in West coast markets due to refinery outages and operational issues are putting upward pressure on the national average for regular unleaded. For the week, the national average jumps 13 cents to $2.44 a gallon. Oregon’s average soars 34 cents to $2.82 a gallon.
Governor Brown today announced a series of legislative proposals to review and reform statewide public records and ethics policies. "Oregon's government belongs to its people, and an informed, engaged populace is essential to democracy," Governor Brown said. "Another essential element is trust, and rebuilding that trust begins now.
Wendell Jeffrey Bowman, age 56 of Salem has been missing since Sunday the 8th after he went for a walk in the 4100 block of State Street, in Salem. Up until Monday Mr. Bowman had been living with his Step-Mother Darlene Bowman, at the Royal Mobile Estates off of State Street. Ms. Bowman is very concerned because Mr. Bowman is a diagnosed schizophrenic who requires medication on an ongoing basis.
A fire ripped through a "ToyBox" style RV trailer just after 1:00AM in North East Salem. The trailer was parked at the curb at 2930 Dawn St NE, and appeared to still be attached to a pickup truck. None of the details are available at this time, but we will be looking into this. It does not appear at this time that anyone was hurt.
Back on November 30, 2014, Salem Police Detectives arrested 39-year old Arthur Nigel Chavez of Salem on five counts of Rape in the Second Degree and one count of Sodomy in the First Degree. Police tell us that the charges stem from inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile female who was known to him.
Currently, workers in Oregon can face retaliation for sharing their wage and salary rate with their coworkers, or for raising their voice about their right to a fair wage. Today, the Oregon House passed House Bill 2007, aimed at giving Oregon workers a voice to speak up about wage disparities. The bill passed 34-24.
UPDATE: The Salem Police tell us that Edward Bakke has been located. At approximately 7:40 am this morning, a passerby located Mr Bakke on the ground near the intersection of Center St NE and Cottage St NE, apparently suffering from some type of medical problem. He was transported to Salem Hospital where he was identified and his family notified. The Salem Police Department would like to thank all who assisted in searching for Mr Bakke.
UPDATE: The Marion County Sheriff's Office has been able to interview the victim in last Friday Nights shooting. The victim in this case was an innocent bystander in a shooting that took place between two males who exchanged gunfire with each other, just outside of the Bottoms Up Bar and Grill.
On Monday morning at about 1:00 a.m., a male, portraying to have a weapon in his pocket, entered the Plaid Pantry, located at 4617 Silverton Road NE and demanded cash. The male is described as mixed race, approximately 6'3" tall, medium build, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue hooded jacket, dark colored pants and dark colored shoes.
This time of year isn’t just for Easter egg hunting. Many Oregonians are in the outdoors looking for another seasonal treat– shed antlers.
Oregon’s male deer and elk naturally shed their antlers at this time of year (only to regrow them in spring and summer). Buck deer usually shed theirs from late December through March, and bull elk from late February through early April.
Beginning Monday, March 2, 2015, nighttime lane closures will take place for utility work on Commercial Street SE between Ferry Street SE and Mission Street SE. This work is expected to continue into September 2015. Due to construction activities, the normal flow of traffic within the vicinity of the project site will be affected.
Earlt Saturday afternoon Marion County firefighters responded to the 6000blk of Culver Dr SE in Salem. While enroute firefighters where told the 4 youth occupants had found a fire upstairs and had fled the home. Upon arrival firefighters found heavy fire and smoke conditions.
This is the most since the 53 fire fatalities in 2008. Residential fires accounted for 34 of the 50 fatalities. The sixteen non-residential fatalities occurred in incidents involving motor homes, outdoor fires, motor vehicle accidents involving fire, and other situations.
Salem City Council has scheduled a public hearing to take testimony about a proposed streetlight fee. The streetlight fee would appear as a new charge on city sewer and water bills paid by households and businesses. For single-family households, the fee would amount to $2.80 per month.