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Firefighters on the Yellow Point Fire are bracing for Wednesday's change in weather. Photo Courtesy:
New Road Closures Due to Yellow Point Fire
(September 10, 2014, 12:25 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. Resources on the fire include 29 hand crews, 27 engines, 15 water tenders, one bull dozer and 9 helicopters.

Firefighters on the Yellow Point Fire are bracing for Wednesday's change in weather.


Maples is the only rest area between Sisters and Salem on Oregon Highway 22. Photo Courtesy: Oregon
Only Rest Area Between Salem and Sisters to Close for Repairs
(September 9, 2014, 5:00 pm) SALEM, Ore. The closure of the rest area will start at 7:00 a.m. and re-open during the evening on Friday, September 19.

The Maples Rest Area located just east of Gates on Oregon Highway 22 will be closed starting on Wednesday through September 19 in order for the region Department of Transportation to complete maintenance projects.


A truck hauling a load of hay has crashed on Hazelgreen Green Road NE near the intersection with Cor
Truck Hauling Hay Crashes; Load of Hay on Fire in NE Salem
(September 9, 2014, 12:50 pm) SALEM, Ore. Hazelgreen Road NE is CLOSED until crews get the fire out, and clear the roadway of the burnt hay.

A truck hauling a load of hay has crashed on Hazelgreen Green Road NE near the intersection with Cordon Road NE in Salem.


Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into Monday evening's two vehicle traffic cra
Sweet Home Woman Killed in Highway 34 Crash in Linn County
(September 9, 2014, 12:02 pm) TANGENT, Ore. A 1993 Honda Accord driven by 25-year-old James Fields from Sweet Home, was traveling northbound on Seven Mile Lane when it failed to stop for a stop sign and entered into the intersection at Highway 34.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into Monday evening's two vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of Highway 34 and Seven Mile Lane east of Interstate 5 in Linn County that turned fatal when a passenger died at an area hospital.


Photo Courtesy: Oregon State Police
Work Zone Crash on I-5 in Southern Oregon Kills Rogue River Woman
(September 9, 2014, 12:00 pm) ROGUE RIVER, Ore. Two people were injured in the five vehicle chain reaction crash.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into Monday afternoon's fatal traffic crash involving five vehicles southbound Interstate 5 in a highway work zone about two miles south of Rogue River.


Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies are continuing to investigate a fatal motor vehicle crash Saturday
Mill City Man Killed When SUV Hits Tree Near Gates
(September 8, 2014, 5:09 pm) GATES, Ore. The investigation so far as found that 63-year-old Christopher Wallace of Mill City, was traveling east on Kingwood Avenue when he lost control of his vehicle near the intersection of Gates School Road.

Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies are continuing to investigate a fatal motor vehicle crash Saturday in the 50000 block of Kingwood Avenue near Gates, Oregon.


Photo Courtesy: Washington County Fire District 2
Two Young Adults Injured After Car Hits Power Pole near Hillsboro
(September 8, 2014, 5:05 pm) HILLSBORO, Ore. Firefighters from Washington County Fire District 2 and Hillsboro Fire Department responded to the scene just after 7:30 a.m., and found two young adults entrapped in the vehicle.

Two people were seriously injured when their pickup truck struck a power pole and flipped onto its roof Monday morning on NW Helvetia Road in Washington County.


Three vehicles were damaged, and fortunately no one was injured, after the left rear dual axle of a
Semi Trailer Loses Axle, Wheels; Damages Three Vehicles on I-5 near Tigard
(September 8, 2014, 4:59 pm) TIGARD, Ore. On Monday at approximately 2:58 p.m., a commercial truck pulling a flatbed semi-trailer was traveling southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 290 when the left rear dual axle and wheels broke loose.

Three vehicles were damaged, and fortunately no one was injured, after the left rear dual axle of a semi-trailer came loose along Interstate 5 near Lower Boones Ferry Road near Tigard.


Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into Sunday night's serious injury hit and ru
Police Looking for ATV, Driver in Hit and Run Crash Near Brooks
(September 8, 2014, 12:10 pm) BROOKS, Ore. The crash seriously injured a motorcyclist, and OSP is looking for information to help locate a reported involved ATV and its operator.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into Sunday night's serious injury hit and run crash that occurred on Highway 99E near Waconda Road NE about three miles north of Brooks.


Salem News Journal File Photo
Motorcyclist Killed in Work Zone Crash Near Cottage Grove
(September 6, 2014, 12:05 pm) COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. 60-year-old Paul Alvarado from Myrtle Creek, was traveling northbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 161 when the operator failed to merge from the right lane to the left lane entering an active highway work zone.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into the cause of Friday afternoon's fatal motorcycle-involved traffic crash that occurred northbound on Interstate 5 about thirteen miles south of Cottage Grove. 


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