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Chemawa Indian School Evacuated

The loss is estimated at $500. There were no injuries reported.

(SALEM) - A fire alarm at the Chemawa Indian School East of Keizer Sunday morning led to an evacuation of students who live in the school's dormitories. Salem Fire crews rolled to the scene at 3750 Chemawa Road NE at 5:22 AM.

Fire Department Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says that when firefighters arrived, they had smoke throughout the structure.

Dangerous Killer Could Go Free Next Week in Oregon

"Gorger is an animal that should remain caged for the remainder of his life and not be released into society," - Rich Bowen, Murder victim's father

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - A Tigard man sent to the Oregon State Hospital for life for killing one person and seriously wounding two others might be set free after a hearing next week in Salem.

In 2002, Rex Gorger was found guilty but insane by a Washington County Judge after he went on a rampage of bloodshed and carnage that spanned two days around Christmas 1998.

Ganderland Park Proposal: Will It Fly?

Will the proposal fly or spiral downward and plunge to earth?

(SALEM) - Just in the shadows of our Oregon State Penitentiary along State St. is a gathering place for ducks and geese who have not run a-fowl of the law. These non-jailbirds inhabit the undeveloped park area along the refreshing Mill Creek.

Families flock to this spot to gaze at these geese and gander, whose meanderings are friendly and warm.

The waterfowl congregate as social beings, coming for handout bread to nibble and to watch the welcome spectacle of people attempting to demonstrate signs of intelligence or some semblance thereof.

Op Ed: Right Time Has Come
For Universal Solution
On Oregon Healthcare Rights

623,000 Oregonians have no health insurance coverage; 780,000 have no prescription drug coverage...and the numbers are growing.

(SALEM) - Every strong concept finally finds its own time for full and defining application in our American culture --if, indeed, events prove both its real strength and its demanding essentiality.

Salem Structure Fire Considered Suspicious

Any information regarding this please contact the Salem Fire Department at 503-588-6245.

(SALEM) - Salem Fire Investigators and Salem Police Arson Detectives sahy an early morning fire was Arson.

Saturday at 02:42 AM, a first alarm assignment responded to a Structure Fire at 2580 Phipps Lane NE (Link 1).

Fire Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says that as firefighters arrived on the scene, "they had flames shooting from the rear of this single story vacant residence. The fire was contained to the rear portion of the structure by firefighters."

Teen Suspect Shot During Robbery

During a struggle between the suspect and the homeowner, a single shot was fired from the homeowners gun.

(JEFFERSON, Ore. ) - Just before 3:30 AM this morning, Marion County Sheriff's Deputies were called to 470 High St in Jefferson on a report of a robbery where shots were fired.

Missing Florence Woman Found Alive in Pickup After Plunging off Oregon Coast Highway

The woman's husband worked closely with Police to bring the stgory to a happy conclusion.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - Using cell phone triangulation information, a 38-year old Florence-area woman was found alive Saturday morning about 75 feet off Highway 101 south of Florence in her pickup after she had been missing since leaving work about 7 1/2 hours earlier.

Hosts Come Close to Blows on FOX TV (VIDEO)

It wasn't your average day on TV, even for the FOX network, and while punches didn't fly and chairs did not sail, it makes the viewer wonder what is happening as it quickly spirals out of control.

(NEW YORK, N.Y.) - An extraordinary shouting match broke out between FOX network hosts Geraldo Rivera and Bill O'Reilly this week. It began after O'Reilly singled out a fatal drunk driving incident in Virginia and attributed the problem to the offender's immigration status.

They were talking about Alfredo Ramos, a man charged with manslaughter and suspected of being drunk when his car crashed into another in Virginia Beach one week ago. Two teenaged girls were killed. Ramos, a Mexican who has been in the United States seven years, allegedly entered the country illegally.

Clackamas Sheriff Identifies Deceased Female Found in Molalla River

toxicology and related laboratory examination results may not become available to investigators for several weeks.

(OREGON CITY) - The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has received confirmation, in cooperation with the Oregon State Medical Examiners Office, that the deceased body recovered from the Molalla River earlier this morning is positively identified
as 55-year old Donna Laverne Schmidt.

Donna Schmidt was formally reported as a missing person on March 22nd by her husband, Mark Irvin Schmidt, to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

Office Destroyed by Fire in Salem

Due to a large amount of combustibles inside and outside the trailer the fire spread quickly throughout the structure, however firefighters knocked down and extinguished the fire within the first 15-minutes of arrival.

(SALEM) - Salem Fire Department crews were alerted to a commercial fire Friday afternoon at Airport Steel, located at 2611 22nd Street SE.

Workers there reported smoke coming from the 1970's trailer that was used as an office.

Fire Department Spkesman Bill Holmstrom says that when firefighters arrived on scene, they discovered black smoke coming from the structure.