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Basketball Teams Converge on Salem This Weekend For Annual Hoopla

Be Aware! Court Street in Salem is close west of 12th Street and several side streets are also closed.

(SALEM) - Not even recorded high temperatures expected this weekend will stop this annual downtown Salem event.

Staged on Salem's Court Street literally in the shadows of the Oregon state capitol building, Salem Hoopla 2006 promises to be the best 3-on-3 event yet.

A purse of $5,000 will be split among the champions of some of Hoopla's most elite divisions.

A four-game guarantee promises participation for all teams on both Saturday and Sunday. Referees and court monitors help ensure fair, clean play.

Coming Heat Wave Prompts Forestry Officials to Tighten Fire Restrictions Across Western Oregon

Fire officials ask people to be especially mindful of the many hazards that dry conditions bring.

(SALEM) - Predicted triple-digit temperatures have prompted the Oregon Department of Forestry to tighten fire restrictions in several fire protection districts west of the Cascades.

The Astoria, Tillamook, Forest Grove, West Oregon, Western Lane, Douglas and South Cascade districts will enter regulated use at 1:00 AM Wednesday.

"Regulated use" imposes restrictions on the following activities in the private and public forests protected by the Department of Forestry...

Oregon Jamboree Sells Out Concerts and Camping For The First Time in It’s 14 Year History

The Jamboree features many popular, national country music performers.

(SWEET HOME) - For the first time in it’s 14-year history, the Oregon Jamboree has sold both it’s concerts and camping. This year's featured performers will include Gretchen Wilson, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, Charley Pride, Josh Turner, Keith Anderson, Rockie Lynne, Ryan Shupe, and many more TBA


The Oregon Jamboree takes place August 4th-6th. The festival will features 14 concerts over 3 days. The Jamboree is the Northwest's largest Country Music & Camping Festival.


In addition to featured headline entertainment the family style event hosts RV and tent camping, food booths, beer & wine gardens, children's performers, and more.

Op Ed:
Economic Pressures
Force Business Return
To Social Responsibility

Oregon Damages Demand CSR-Action vs “Confrontation”.

(SALEM) - Economic impacts on “essential middle” Americans multiplies pressure on business leaders. They must now reverse the widespread corporate sabotage of social responsibilities honored since our first Revolution.

Special reports in FORTUNE Magazine, seeking action in every state by local leaders, declare: “Corporate America needs a new play-book”; then spells out why “rules are changing” radically and rapidly...

Be Aware! Salem-Area Road Construction Report For Wednesday

Salem-News.com Salem-area road construction report...

(SALEM) - Hawthorne Ave NE Between Market St NE and Sunnyview Ave SE. Hawthorne Ave reduced to one lane in each direction and shifted to one side of the street. This lane closure is for installation of utilities for new development.

Idylwood Dr SE Between Sunnyside Rd SE and Jones Rd SE, 635 Idylwood Dr SE. Lane closure and sidewalk closure for driveway and rain drain construction.

Hawthorne Ave SE Between State St and Mission St SE. Traffic lanes will be narrowed and shifted for water line installation and street improvement. Expect delays in this area.

Driver Cited After Crashing Into Unoccupied State Police Car South of Roseburg

A recruit officer is narrowly missed by a pick-up while investigating two other crashes in I-5.

(ROSEBURG) - An Oregon State Police recruit trooper escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when his unoccupied patrol car was struck by a pickup as he was investigating two non-injury traffic crashes on Interstate 5 south of Roseburg.

Investigators say the pickup's driver was cited on multiple traffic violations and the OSP patrol car was extensively damaged.

Tuesday at approximately 3:38 PM, Oregon State Police Recruit Brian Assmus was outside of his Ford Crown Victoria patrol car investigating two non-injury crashes southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 116. The patrol car was parked on the right shoulder of the freeway.

Sex Offender Website Reveals Dangers Lurking Near Salem Schools and Parks

"This is why it is imperative for parents to be ever vigilant for our children and with whom they associate" Governor Kulongoski said.

(SALEM) - The Oregon State Police website that lists the names and addresses of predatory sex offenders shows that many in the Salem-Keizer area are living within a one mile radius or closer to schools and neighborhood parks.

For example, a search of North Salem High School and Parrish Middle School addresses found that 25 predatory sex offenders live within a one-mile radius of the schools. Of course there are a lot of schools in Salem and that is only fair to consider. But it doesn’t mean people want their kids walking by the homes of predatory sex offenders.

Other locations in those areas include Barrick Field, Royal Park and Olinger Pool, all popular destinations for kids during the summer.

Canby Man Narrowly Escapes Burning Home and Credits Smoke Alarm for Saving His Life

Amazing photos show house being consumed by flames.

(CANBY) - Canby Fire units rose to the alert of a fire in a residence Tuesday morning at 7:45 AM. Firefighters enroute knew they were going to have a hot one on their hands, spotting a large column on brownish white smoke rising from the location.

As crews closed the gap they could confirm that they had a "Working Fire." In lieu of the geographic location, and enroute resources, a second alarm was requested.

Fire District Division Chief Troy Buzalsky, says the first company on scene reported that they had heavy fire and smoke coming from the front side of the structure.

Trio Lucky to Be Alive After Their Boat Capsized 45-Miles Off The Oregon Coast

The trio clung together on an ice chest and locked their legs together to stay warm for over 7 hours until help arrived.

(NEWPORT) - For Bob Templin and his two friends, a gorgeous day of tuna fishing on the Oregon coast turned nearly catastrophic when their boat capsized, forcing them to spend hours floating at sea, 45 miles from shore.

At first, everything was fine. "It got hot so one of the guys took his life jacket off," said Bob Templin, captain and owner of the boat, the Cape Falcon.

"Then he got a fish on, and that's when I noticed the boat was listing. I went down to check out the holding tank, and noticed it had water in it, turned on the bilge pump and went back on deck. After a few minutes, I went back down to check the pump and the water was still coming in. By the time I got back on deck, the stern of the boat was going down."

At the same time Templin was checking the bilge pump, one of the passengers called MAYDAY on the radio.

Police Seeking Shoplifting, Stolen Car Suspects

Police are looking for a gray 1990 Mazda 626 4-door sedan with Oregon plates UGC 418.

(SALEM) - Salem police are asking for the public’s help in locating two shoplifting suspects and a stolen vehicle.

Police say the two men were confronted by two Sears loss prevention officers after they allegedly stolen a c-d player.

The passenger, reached under the seat of the vehicle and told the officers that he was reaching for a gun.

The driver was described as white, in his mid-20’s, clean-shaven, with short sandy blonde hair, between 5’8 and 5’9.