PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person who was riding a motorcycle during a crash died in Salem Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Salem Police Department identified 32-year-old Zachary Hendrickson, of Salem, as the motorcyclist who was injured and subsequently died. Despite efforts from bystanders and a police officer who rendered Hendrickson aid in the immediate aftermath of the crash, he was later declared dead by paramedics.  Salem felon arrested for possession of sawed-off shotgun, drugs, police say It was just after 7 a.m. that multiple people reported a crash between a motorcycle ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- An 11-year-old girl who was last seen early Tuesday morning was found later Tuesday and is safe, Salem police said. Authorities said she showed up at school later. No other information is available ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A missing 43-year-old woman from Newberg was found dead in the area of Chehalem Creek on April 3, the Newberg-Dundee Police Department said. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department opened a missing person investigation for the victim, Carolyn Duncan, after people close to her said it was unusual for her to go missing. Officers initially searched her residence and the surrounding neighborhood, but were unable to find her. Woman found dead in Clackamas County house fire prompts homicide investigation NDPD called in the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue team ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A man is dead and another is injured after a shooting at Wallace Marine Park in Salem, authorities said. According to Salem Police, officers responded to reports of a shooting incident just after 3 a.m. Thursday and when they arrived they found one man - identified as 29-year-old Charley Allen Hodges - dead and a 25-year-old injured man at the scene. The injured man, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Salem-Keizer Education Association says it has reached a tentative agreement with Salem-Keizer Public Schools, after the teachers union overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if talks were to fail. In a statement sent overnight Monday, the union said the agreement would usher in a new two-year contact between employees and the school district ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two weeks after a teen was shot and killed near a Salem high school, the district is now considering weapon detectors in schools. Parents and students got their first look at the safety measure in a demonstration at Stephens Middle School on Friday that allowed families to ask questions about how the new system could potentially protect their students ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was sentenced in a Marion County court Thursday for committing a shooting in Salem in 2022 that injured two people when he was just 17 years old.  The now 18-year-old Saul Sosa-Medina was sentenced to nearly six years in prison with an adult conviction of second-degree assault with a firearm and two juvenile convictions: first-degree attempted assault and unlawful use of a weapon, the Marion County District Attorney announced. Mother charged after son killed in Wednesday night car crash Sosa-Medina committed the shooting in Aug. 2022, injuring one girl and on ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With spring and summer travel plans in swing, Yelp compiled a list of the top family-friendly travel destinations in the United States in 2024, with one city in Oregon making the top 10 list. The number one family-friendly travel destination is Fredericksburg, Texas, according to Yelp – citing the Pontotoc Vineyard Weingarten, Pioneer Museum, and sprawling wildflowers at Wildseed Farms. Napa, Calif., Charlottesville, Va., Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and Breckenridge, Colo. round out the top five ranked cities ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Two men were sentenced to prison Thursday for their involvement in a deadly drive-by shooting that took the life of a 20-year-old man two years ago. John Juarez-Juarez received a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, and first-degree attempted murder. The shooter, Yahir Cruz-Rosales, was sentenced to 20 years for first-degree manslaughter and first-degree attempted murder with a firearm ..read more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Legislative session concluded Thursday, with Governor Tina Kotek announcing via a statement she plans to sign into law several key bills related to everything from housing and homelessness to drug recriminalization.  Gov. Kotek to sign bill to criminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs “I commend lawmakers for a productive session with bipartisan successes and a strong focus on the top issues facing Oregonians,” Kotek said.  The notable bills include those related to campaign finance reform, education, a package of bills to stabilize O ..read more