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Art Auction, Talent Show to benefit the South Salem High School Gay Straight Alliance

All proceeds go the joint benefit of the South Salem High School Gay Straight Alliance Club and The Cascade Aids Project.

(SALEM) - The Art of Equality, a silent auction and talent showcase, will be held from 6-8 PM on Saturday, March 22, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 700 Marion St NE Salem.

The initial hour of the event will consist of a social hour and silent art auction, where free refreshments will be served. The second is a talent showcase featuring many talented musicians.

Salem-News.com: Online and Going Strong After Ten Years

We need the support of our readers and supporters more than ever...

(SALEM) - This world we live in is changing fast. The so-called good guys eliminate more human life and do more harm to the planet than we can even begin to understand. The fuel for war and earth pillaging is the media and press. As long as they are under control, the evil forces in the world prosper.

After ten years, Salem-News.com is perfectly free from this type of corruption. That's pretty damned cool.

Woman Loses Pet Dog in Salem Apartment Fire

Elderly female resident fortunately was not home when the fire broke out.

(SALEM) - Salem firefighters responded to an apartment fire tonight shortly after 8:00 pm, at 3235 Felina Ave NE. Due to the nature of the fire, a second alarm was called before the first units arrived on the scene.

Nobody was hurt, Salem Fire Dept. Battalion Chief Reed Godfrey explained, but the woman did lose her dog in the fire.

Deleting That Doldrum Daze: A Skeptic`s Lament

What's the issue bugging, dude?

(SALEM) - Deleting That Doldrum Daze: A Skeptic's Lament is written by Salem-News.com writer, B. Lee Coyne (Bard at Large).

Salem-News.com is one of the few news agencies in the world that carries poetry, so enjoy this lively and thoughtful piece from Lee and let it be food for thought.

Lumber Liquidators Opens New Store in Salem, Ore.

Now the Salem area has a better selection of low-price, high-quality flooring

(TOANO, VA) - With the recent opening of its newest store on 3920 Rickey St. S.E., Lumber Liquidators has brought its low-cost, no-middleman flooring approach to Salem, Ore., homeowners and construction professionals alike.

In fact, Lumber Liquidators is the largest specialty retailer of hardwood flooring and offers over 340 flooring varieties...

National Bus Tour for Immigration Reform to Arrive in Bend on March 3rd

Fast For Families Across America to bring message of urgency for passage of Immigration Reform with a path to citizenship.

(BEND) - Community members and organizations from Central Oregon will gather on March 3rd to welcome the national bus tour visiting 100 congressional districts.

They are engaging constituents in a dialogue about the moral crisis caused by our broken immigration system.

Featured on C-SPAN 2 (Book TV) and C-SPAN 3 (American History TV)

Salem featured on TV, weekend of March 1-2.

(SALEM) - Hosted by our Comcast cable partners, our C-SPAN Cities Tour staff visited numerous locations to explore the history and literary culture of Oregon’s capital city.

In addition to having the below pieces sprinkled in throughout the weekend on the respective networks, both C-SPAN 2 (BOOK TV) and C-SPAN 3 (American History TV) will have a block of programming where ALL of the respective Salem pieces for their networks will air.

Massage Therapist Arrested for Sex Related Crimes. ***Update***

Mr. Cioffi is currently in the Marion County Jail on $195,000 bail.

(SALEM) - Deputy Matt Hagan stated, "I am still interviewing potential victims in this case and I will continue until I have exhausted all leads."

Yesterday Deputy Hagan arrested Bryce Cioffi on 26 additional counts of sex abuse III and 13 counts of private indecency.

Flasher Runs From Woman with Tazer, Jumps Fence (VIDEO)

Salem police are looking for a man who "flashed" a woman on/near High Street. She flashed her Tazer and he ran.

(SALEM) - A woman in downtown Salem was getting into her car at the mall when a man pressed his naked genitals up against her window, according to reports.

She apparently responded by grabbing a Tazer and chasing after the flasher; she may even have tazed him, which is not yet confirmed. The nearly naked man allegedly ran from the infuriated woman and escaped her wrath by jumping over a fence near Willow and High Streets in NE Salem.

Man Arrested After Attempt to Elude in SE Salem

Troopers say they found a small amount of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone pills were also found in his clothing.

(SALEM) - A 35-year old Salem man was arrested early Thursday morning on multiple charges after reportedly attempting to elude state police troopers in SE Salem.

35-year old Anthony R. Segura was arrested, police say they found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his car.