After nearly 30 years, California authorities uncovered the identity of Patricia Skiple, an Oregon woman killed by the “Happy Face Killer.”
Author: Virginia Barreda, Salem Statesman Journal
America’s first openly transgender mayor Stewart ‘Stu’ Rasmussen dies after cancer battle
America’s first openly transgender mayor and lifelong Oregon resident Stewart “Stu” Rasmussen died after battling prostate cancer.
Pit bull from California reunited with owners 300 miles away
A California couple reunited with their beloved pit bull, Bobwire, Monday evening at an Oregon shelter nearly 300 miles from their home.
Doctor who bragged that he and his staff don’t wear masks has license suspended in Oregon
A Dallas family physician said he and his staff are not wearing masks in his clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite Gov. Kate Brown’s order.
Oregon nurse placed on leave after showing ‘cavalier disregard’ for COVID-19 protocols in TikTok video
The video shows the nurse mocking her coworkers’ response to her lack of COVID-19 precautions through a lip-dub of Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch.
3 dead, 1 hospitalized in Salem, Oregon, hostage situation; deputy on leave after firing shots
A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was placed on leave after firing a “yet to be determined number of rounds,” Oregon State Police said.
Deputies: ‘Multiple’ people dead following ‘hostage situation’ in Salem, Oregon
Officials said “shots were fired” as the “incident unfolded,” leading to “multiple fatalities.”
California father drowns in Oregon river after trying to help his daughter
A California man drowned Thursday afternoon after he jumped in theSantiam River to save his daughter in Marion County.
Bodies of Oregon mother, 3-year-old son discovered on land accused murderer visited before
Officials from Yamhill County and Salem Police discovered the bodies 10 miles west of the City of Yamhill.
‘Absolutely horrific’: Oregon man allegedly killed four family members, including infant
Authoritiessay the 42-year-old suspectwas attempting to kill a young girl when deputies arrived on scene and shot him.