Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with traffic www.salem-news.com 2010 Truck drivers at the Port of Seattle have walked off the job by the hundred, leaving lawmakers in a quandary. Drivers at several trucking companies that haul containers between the port and intermodal rail yards say the companies they contract with are paying them at less than the market rate. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:34:00 PST Oregon State Police responded to a fatal traffic crash Sunday evening on Highway 211 near S. Kropf Road. This is the highway connecting Molalla and Woodburn. Senior Trooper Duane Larson with Oregon State Police, told Salem-News.com, "It was a two-vehicle crash, two vehicles involved, one vehicle sustained two fatalities." http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/mva-211-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/mva-211-jf.php Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:39:00 PST The company that started it all is a shining star today among the remaining U.S. auto manufacturers and more people need to realize this when they make that decision to drop their hard-earned money on a new car, really. Chevrolet and Dodge both took the federal money- bailout money from the U.S. taxpayer, Ford did not hold its hand out for this one, they could have followed suit... http://salem-news.com/articles/january292012/favorite-car-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292012/favorite-car-le.php Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:04:00 PST Recent storms continue to create hazardous driving conditions on Forest Service roads in the northern section of the Willamette National Forest, particularly in the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area. Public safety concerns have prompted forest engineers to issue a temporary closure of Forest Service Road 2207, which accesses several popular recreation sites... http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/roads-closed.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/roads-closed.php Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:41:00 PST Two legislators want to bring control of federal railroad lands back into the hands of the state with a new bill proposed for February’s session. State Senators Fred Girod, R-Lyons, and Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point, have proposed a bill requesting that the federal government give “full management authority” of the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands to the state government. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/railroad-bill-sr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/railroad-bill-sr.php Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:04:00 PST Oregon and the Federal Republic of Germany signed an agreement Jan. 17 that continues the practice of waiving drive tests between this state and Germany. Applicants in Oregon must be at least 18 years old, hold a valid driver license issued by Germany, prove residency in Oregon and are otherwise eligible for a Class C, non-commercial driver license. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/oregon-germany-license.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/oregon-germany-license.php Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:08:00 PST The improvement in the weather during the past 24 hours gave emergency crews a chance to begin the recovery process in Marion County. The Marion County ECC is still in operation, but was expected to ramp down later this afternoon with staff remaining on call if needed. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/marion-flood-advisory.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/marion-flood-advisory.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:12:00 PST Tomorrow, (Saturday, January 21st) we will host our 14th Annual Statewide Immigrant Action Day at Chemeketa Community College in Salem. The day long event will bring together delegations from Portland, Gresham, Cornelius, Hillsboro, Eugene, Springfield, Beaverton, Bend, Redmond, Madras, Sisters, Woodburn, Independence, Dayton, Dallas, Silverton, Lincoln City and St. Helens and Vancouver, Washington. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/immigrant-day.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/immigrant-day.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:07:00 PST Oregon is seeing numerous traffic crashes and problems stemming from cold and freezing weather gripping much of the state. We will use this article to bring our readers in Oregon the latest advisories, closures and other updates. Take extra caution when driving, one series of crashes on Highway 22 west of Salem involved an Oregon State Police car and several other vehicles. As the report below indicates, road and freeway closures are already taking place. http://salem-news.com/articles/january152012/oregon-weather-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january152012/oregon-weather-tk.php Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:33:00 PST In perfectly clear and calm weather, a cruise ship off the coast of Tuscany, Italy crashed into the rocks and has now partly capsized, at least 40 souls are missing. There are reports of the crew having little or no training in emergency and evacuation procedures. At this point officials in Italy have confirmed that three people have died. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/ship-wreck-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/ship-wreck-tk.php Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:23:00 PST Sometimes a community suffers a disease much like human patients. This very much seems to be so in the case of the current Greyhound terminal and the Salem Center in downtown Salem. Our challenge: Upgrade Downtown Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/january022012/bus-cpr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january022012/bus-cpr.php Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:32:00 PST Some of us are able to maneuver around Holiday traffic by deploying sleigh and reindeer but for the vast majority of Americans we find ourselves relegated to using an old-fashioned high-octane auto. I certainly fit credibly in that category. http://salem-news.com/articles/december242011/xmas-crunch-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december242011/xmas-crunch-blc.php Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:21:00 PST Severe drought has hit Europe's second largest river, the Danube, turning it into a navigation nightmare for shipping companies all the way from Germany to Bulgaria. According to Bulgaria's Danube exploration agency, the levels of one of the continent's most significant commercial waterways dropped to near-record lows in the past month, making it barely passable at several critical points. http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/danube-water.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/danube-water.php Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:24:00 PST Smile, it confuses the cameras. No, really it does. That is why the next time you get your picture taken at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), you will be instructed to do just the opposite. In the fall of 2008, the Department of Motor Vehicles started using facial recognition software to tag biometric data to each person who is issued a DMV I.D. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232011/oregon-dmv-facial_.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232011/oregon-dmv-facial_.php Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:03:00 PST According to information released today by the FBI, 56 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty last year; 72 officers died in accidents while performing their duties; and 53,469 officers were assaulted in the line of duty. The 2010 edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted released today provides comprehensive tabular data about these incidents and brief narratives describing the fatal attacks. http://salem-news.com/articles/october232011/police-casualties-fbi.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october232011/police-casualties-fbi.php Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:53:00 PDT Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff's Office are continuing their investigation of the Sunday morning shooting that left one person dead. The victim has been identified as 23-year old David A. Polanco, of Salem. Mr. Polanco was found dead at the scene, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy is scheduled for later today. Witnesses provided detectives with the description of a suspect vehicle and two suspects seen leaving the scene immediately after the shootings. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/murder-folo.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/murder-folo.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:34:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers from the Salem Area Command office are continuing the investigation into Saturday evening's two vehicle head-on crash on Highway 22E about a half mile west of Gates. The crash resulted in the death of a man and woman, and non-life threatening injuries to two others, according to a news release issued by OSP. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/double-fatal.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/double-fatal.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:15:00 PDT A police officer-involved shooting took place in Salem early Monday morning according to preliminary reports. It happened on North Liberty about one block south of Pine. Our News Photographer Jerry Freeman is on the scene and we are beginning to get a picture of what took place. He says witnesses at the scene heard the sound of police sirens, followed by police yelling commands to a suspect, and then multiple gunshots. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/police-shooting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/police-shooting.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:26:00 PDT Marion County deputies have identified the victim of a fatal train vs. pedestrian collision early Saturday morning, as 53-year old Anna Emerikov, of Gervais. Her family has been notified. No information has been developed as to why she was on the tracks. Marion County Sheriff spokesman Don Thomson, says deputies responded to a report of a train versus pedestrian accident on the Union Pacific tracks one mile north of Gervais, at approximately 2:00 a.m. Saturday. http://salem-news.com/articles/october012011/train-death-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october012011/train-death-jf.php Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:32:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into an early Friday morning single vehicle fatal traffic crash along Highway 97 about twenty miles north of Madras. The crash resulted in the death of a 26-year old Madras-area man and serious injuries to a female passenger. http://salem-news.com/articles/august262011/fatal-madras.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august262011/fatal-madras.php Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:32:00 PDT A Portland-area woman died Tuesday morning when the pickup she was riding in crashed off Highway 101 about one mile north of Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast. The 57-year old driver was arrested for Manslaughter in the Second Degree Thursday by Oregon State Police (OSP) in relation to the ongoing investigation. http://salem-news.com/articles/august262011/fatal-highway-101.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august262011/fatal-highway-101.php Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:59:00 PDT A Scappoose-area man received non-life threatening injuries Thursday morning after driving off Highway 30 near the Warren Country Store and crashing next to the railroad tracks. Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into the cause of the crash. http://salem-news.com/articles/august252011/crash-hwy-30.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august252011/crash-hwy-30.php Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:21:00 PDT Today, President Obama will travel to Holland, Michigan to tour the Johnson Controls Inc. advanced battery facility. While at Johnson Controls Inc., the President will highlight the key role innovative technologies will play in helping automakers achieve the historic fuel economy standards, establishing U.S. leadership in advanced vehicle manufacturing, spurring economic growth, and creating high-quality domestic jobs in cutting edge industries across America. http://salem-news.com/articles/august112011/obama-economy.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august112011/obama-economy.php Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:00 PDT This year's 'Drag the Gut' cruising event in McMinnville was absolutely fantastic and it saw a much larger turnout than last year's gathering. The enthusiasm for custom cars of every variety is as alive as ever, based on what we saw Saturday night in 'Mac'. On hand were some of the finest cars in the Pacific Northwest. http://salem-news.com/articles/july262011/drag-gut-tk-bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july262011/drag-gut-tk-bk.php Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:30:00 PDT A 7-year old Salem boy is being treated at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland following a motorcycle-vehicle crash this afternoon. Marion County Deputy Justin Kinyon received the call of the crash at 5:55pm. Witnesses reported a young child drove a 2000 Yamaha 90cc dirt motorcycle onto the roadway from private property and was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound on Lakeside Drive. http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/child-motorcycle.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july152011/child-motorcycle.php Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:55:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are investigating a Sunday morning two-vehicle serious injury traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Highway 34 and Seven Mile Lane east of Interstate 5. Troopers say four people were injured, one critically, and alcohol is being investigated as a contributing factor. http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/crash-us34.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june052011/crash-us34.php Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:32:00 PDT For those who may not be aware, Roger Noriega is the head of an Al Qaeda cell in Washington, D.C., and moonlights as the subcommander of the 17th front of the FARC. A member of Evo Morales’ network of secret boyfriends, Noriega orchestrated the 2004 school siege in Beslan and was once sighted at the helm of a Somali pirate ship... http://salem-news.com/articles/june032011/noriega-chavez-bf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june032011/noriega-chavez-bf.php Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:11:00 PDT The CPSIA, commonly called the "lead law," was designed to ban small toys with high lead content. However, because of broadly written language in the law, it has been interpreted to apply to all products for kids, including dirtbikes, bicycles, clothing and books. Action is needed now to exempt kid-sized dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the CPSIA. http://salem-news.com/articles/may242011/ama-action_.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may242011/ama-action_.php Tue, 24 May 2011 16:31:00 PDT Today at about 2:30 AM, Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers responded to a single vehicle fatal crash on SR 138W near milepost 4, which is just east of Elkton. 138 West is a linking State Route between the Oregon Coast city of Reedsport and Sutherlin on Interstate 5. http://salem-news.com/articles/may072011/single-vehicle-fatal.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may072011/single-vehicle-fatal.php Sat, 07 May 2011 10:23:00 PDT Today, at about 12:30 a.m., 19-year-old Stephanie Curtiss of Rock Creek was driving west on NW West Union Road, just west of NW Cornelius Pass Road. She lost control of the car as she entered a curve with a suggested speed (yellow speed sign) of 35 m.p.h. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052011/single-car-crash.php Thu, 05 May 2011 17:44:00 PDT