ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The victims of one of Oregon's deadliest highway crashes were farmworkers traveling in a van at an hour when agricultural laborers typically commute home after toiling in the harvest, the state's farmworkers union and Mexican officials said.
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May 8, 2023 GMTOregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes
May 3, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon didn't show up to work on Wednesday, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care.
Oregon man charged in mom’s death, relatives deaths probed
April 15, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been indicted on murder and other charges in the death of his 62-year-old mother at her home in November.
Robin Hethorn, of Monmouth, pleaded not guilty Friday on two counts of second-degree murder, robbery, theft, ID theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Theresa Hethorn’s death, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Oregon trooper finds driver held at gunpoint; suspect dead
April 11, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper exchanged gunfire with a man who was holding the driver of a semitrailer at gunpoint Monday morning along Interstate 5 in Salem, leaving the suspect dead, authorities said.
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Grand jury: 5 Salem cops justified in fatal shooting of man
February 4, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Marion County grand jury has found five Salem police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a man last month.
The decision came Friday in the death of Michael Compton, 27, after hearing testimony from over a dozen witnesses and reviewing video footage and evidence, The Statesman Journal reported.
Oregon bill would ban lawmakers from hiring family as aides
February 3, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature that would ban lawmakers from hiring family members as aides has sparked a debate about nepotism at the state Capitol.
Under current law, public officials are barred from employing relatives unless they declare a conflict of interest.
Oregon voice for racial equality Willie Richardson dies
January 27, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Willie Richardson, a longtime champion for minority education and respected voice for racial equality in Oregon, has died. She was 74.
Family members told the Statesman Journal that Richardson, of Salem, died Wednesday.
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Police shoot, kill man suspected in Oregon armed robbery
January 24, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police officers shot and killed a 27-year-old man after responding to reports of an alleged armed robbery and carjacking Monday in a Walmart parking lot in Salem, Oregon, state police said.
Salem police investigate death of 6-year-old
January 21, 2023 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Salem say they are investigating the suspicious death of a 6-year-old.
Authorities responded Friday morning to a report of an unresponsive child.
The child was taken to Salem Health, where they later died.
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2 treated for likely fentanyl exposure at Oregon school
January 19, 2023 GMTWILLAMINA, Ore. (AP) — A student and a deputy were treated at a hospital Tuesday after they likely were exposed to fentanyl at an Oregon middle school, authorities said.
The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday that one of their deputies on Tuesday went to Willamina Middle School southwest of Portland to follow up on a case and was asked by a staff member to help check a bathroom for a suspicious odor.
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Local police say 2 other stabbings, Idaho killings unrelated
November 26, 2022 GMTMOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Almost two weeks after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their rooms, local police and federal agents continue to follow leads, but said they have ruled out any connection to two other stabbings in the Pacific Northwest.
Cop found justified in non-fatal shooting involving 3 people
November 23, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has found a Salem police corporal justified in the use of force in a non-fatal shooting involving three people, according to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office.
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Eroding trust in US elections taxes state investigators
November 4, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — As complaints about elections, many of them unfounded, pile up around the country, investigators tasked with dealing with them find themselves on the front line of defending the integrity of America’s system for choosing local, state and national leaders.
Waiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon
October 26, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A waiting and vetting period would be baked into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the November statewide ballot passes.
If voters approve the measure Nov. 8, buying a gun would first involve the potential purchaser obtaining a permit, which requires a number of steps supporters of the initiative say would save lives.
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A GOP gov in liberal Oregon? Dems sound alarm on ‘spoiler’
October 15, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is typically known as a bastion of West Coast liberalism, where Democrats are easily elected and a Republican hasn't served as governor since the early 1980s.
But with an unusually competitive three-way contest for governor, the Democratic candidate's success is hardly a guarantee this year.
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Protester injured by Salem police awarded $1M in lawsuit
October 3, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has awarded a racial justice demonstrator more than $1 million in a federal lawsuit she filed in 2020 against the city of Salem accusing officers of violating her civil rights.
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Man retried for sex crime found guilty, gets longer sentence
September 27, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man retried on a sexual assault charge has been found guilty and was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison, about 45 years after he was acquitted of raping his then-wife in a trial that garnered national attention.
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Oregon adopts Calif fire tactic, shuts power amid high winds
September 10, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in the hopes that it would lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot conditions.
Oregon psychiatric hospital must cap stays for defendants
September 1, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Oregon State Hospital must limit the amount of time it can hold patients charged with crimes, in a bid to create space at the overcrowded hospital for criminal defendants who need mental health treatment but are housed in jails.
‘Tragic outcomes’: Mentally ill face fatal risk with police
September 1, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — One summer night, Misty Castillo stepped out of her house in Salem, Oregon, called 911 and asked for the police, saying her son was mentally ill, was assaulting her and her husband and had a knife.
Oregon gubernatorial election moves toward 3-way race
August 16, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's gubernatorial election took a step closer Tuesday to being a three-way race when unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson delivered thousands of voter signatures to get on the ballot.
2 radiation incidents investigated at Salem Health
August 13, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued two “event notifications” for incidents involving Salem Hospital’s radiation oncology department earlier this year.
One incident involved hospital employees, while the other involved patients.
Oregon House candidate sues massage parlor
August 12, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives is suing the owner of a massage parlor in Woodburn, Oregon, after he says she tried to initiate sexual contact with him.
Court sides with Oregon governor over early prison releases
August 10, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Gov. Kate Brown was within her authority to grant clemency during the coronavirus pandemic to nearly 1,000 people convicted of crimes.
Restaurant faces online harassment following author incident
August 1, 2022 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — It’s hard to miss Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails when walking through Salem’s downtown district. Taped to its windows are tons of signs, some of them handmade. They read: “Black Lives Matter,” and, “No Place For Hate.”