Crime

Man Accused of Firing at Convenience Store Clerk Now Faces Attempted Murder Charge

This is the kind of behavior that makes you stop and ask what on earth is going through someone’s head. On Friday evening in Salem, a man reportedly got into a dispute with a store clerk at U.S. Market on Broadway Street NE. Annoying? Sure. Worth breaking a window and firing a gun at a grocery...

17-Year-Old Girl Indicted for First-Degree Manslaughter in Deadly Corvallis Crash

A Benton County Grand Jury has indicted a 17-year-old girl on a charge of first-degree manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed a 20-year-old Oregon State University student and seriously injured another. The indictment stems from a collision that happened the evening of October 17,...

A Woman’s Routine Costco Trip Ended in a Violent Robbery in Salem, Suspect Later Arrested

It happened in the middle of the day. Not late at night. Not in some deserted alley. But in a busy Costco parking lot in Salem, with people around and normal life happening just a few feet away. On February 6, just after noon, a woman finished her shopping, loaded her purchases into her car, and...

The Oregon Teen Who Walked Into a County Fair in the 1980s and Vanished Without a Trace

In August of 1986, as the lights dimmed and the rides were dismantled at the Coos County Fair, a mystery quietly took its place in rural Oregon. A fourteen year old boy who had been seen laughing and moving through the crowds days earlier was suddenly gone. His name was Jeremy Bright, and nearly...

Salem Removes Convicted Murderer From Police Review Board After Public Outcry

The Salem City Council voted Wednesday night to remove Kyle Hedquist, a convicted murderer, from both the Community Police Review Board and the Civil Service Commission after days of mounting public outrage, threats directed at councilors, and a growing realization that the city had failed at a...
Hillsboro Kayaker Finds Human Remains in Tualatin River

Hillsboro Kayaker Finds Human Remains in Tualatin River

HILLSBORO, Ore. – A calm summer paddle on the Tualatin River turned into a chilling scene last week when a kayaker made a discovery no one wants to stumble upon. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the kayaker found a human body part floating near...

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