Marion County

Frank Gable (66) was awarded a $1,957,868 settlement after serving nearly 30 years in prison for a murder he never committed. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Oregon Department of Justice agreed to pay the settlement to Gable for the wrongful…

SALEM, Ore. — The City of Salem has agreed to pay $850,000 to the family of a young man shot and killed by a police officer in 2021, in an out-of-court settlement. The agreement was reached as the family of Arcadio Castillo III was about…

A Salem man, 41-year-old Adam Matthew Lansky, caught on camera throwing Molotov Cocktails at a car dealership, was arrested on Tuesday after bottle grenades were found in his possession as he attempted to destroy property at a Salem car…

SALEM, Ore. — A 20-year-old man reported to be carrying a gun was arrested near the Riverfront Park playground on Friday afternoon by Salem Police officers. It was late afternoon when a member of the community reported spotting a male…

Responding to a report by security personnel of an armed man outside the Salem Health Medical just before 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday,  center. The man,  identified as  25-year-old Luis Angel Escobedo Castaneda, did not respond to instructions…

Officers from the Salem Police Department responding to a report received at about 7.30 p.m. on February 14 of an armed man standing in the street in the 1500 block of Ruge ST NW yelling and brandishing a handgun arrested 55-year-old Mark…

The State of Oregon has agreed to pay $1 million for medical negligence to prisoner Jabbar Al-Khafagi who went blind in one eye after a ‘botched’ surgery, and a further $200,060 to the law firm that represented him. Al-Khafagi is 70…

The family of a longtime employee at the Oregon Departments of Forestry and Agriculture is seeking $2.5 million in damages after a federal agent was granted immunity after knocking down Marganne M. Allen (53) in Salem while she was cycling…

Salem Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Sunday late afternoon who threatened a Hispanic family with a firearm while shouting racially charged remarks. He will appear in the Marion County Circuit Court this afternoon (Tuesday). …

SALEM, Ore. — Investigations following an immigration policy protest that turned into a violent street takeover in Salem last Saturday have resulted in two more arrests, and vehicles involved in the incident have been towed. Salem…