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Communities Inmates in custody after escape from prison near Salem

By Associated Press and KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 15, 2013 at 11:51 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 15, 2013 at 3:46 PM PDT

The authorities are searching for two inmates who they say walked away from the Mill Creek Correctional Facility near Salem.

Communities Woman, 18, dies from injuries in crash outside high school

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:53 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 12:55 PM PDT

An 18-year-old seriously injured in a car crash two days after graduating from high school has died from her injuries, officials said Thursday.

Communities Watch free flicks and listen to free tunes all summer long

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 13, 2013 at 6:34 AM PDT

Is your summertime budget tight? Not to worry - there will be plenty of entertainment in the coming months at your local parks.

Communities Salem company to take over highway project following years of delays

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 11, 2013 at 6:46 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 11, 2013 at 6:46 AM PDT

A Salem company will rebuild a section of Highway 20 where trouble with landslides led to years of delays.

Communities Woman, 18, seriously injured 2 days after graduating high school

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 7, 2013 at 11:03 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 8, 2013 at 1:44 PM PDT

Two days after graduating from high school, an 18-year-old woman was seriously injured Friday morning after her car was T-boned by a passing truck.

Communities 'We have all the toys for large forest fires' (Photo Gallery)

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: Jun 6, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Jun 7, 2013 at 3:53 PM PDT

Wildfire season is just around the corner and that means crews are gearing up for what could be a busy summer.

Communities Doctor's legacy transcends Oregon State Hospital, famous film (Video)

By KATU News Published: Jun 3, 2013 at 11:14 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 3, 2013 at 11:14 PM PDT

An actor from the Academy Award-winning film "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest" was a star in real life at the Oregon State Hospital. Dr. Dean Brooks died last week.

Communities Man upset over sign typo claims to have bomb

By The Associated Press Published: May 29, 2013 at 10:22 PM PDT Last Updated: May 29, 2013 at 10:40 PM PDT

An upset man brought a pressure cooker he claimed was a bomb into the state Teacher Standards and Practices Commission office on Wednesday and informed employees he had tried to blow up their sign because it was misspelled, a state official said.

Communities Family, friends share story of man killed after crash with drowsy driver (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Dan Cassuto, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 25, 2013 at 7:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 25, 2013 at 7:03 PM PDT

A Keizer mother whose son died after a drowsy driver nodded off and crashed into his car in 2009 spent Saturday spreading the word about the tragedy that struck her family.

Communities Salem woman gets $5 million after suffering burns in fuel gel explosion

By Joe English, KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 14, 2013 at 7:14 AM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 7:14 AM PDT

A Salem woman severely burned by a fuel gel explosion that erupted from a food warming tray has settled a lawsuit against its company for $5 million.

Communities Salem uses fluoridation chemical that Portland's hotly debating (Photo Gallery)

By Steve Benham, KATU.com Politics Editor Published: May 13, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 4:26 PM PDT

As a heated battle rages in Portland over whether it should add fluoride to its water for the first time, the city of Salem has fluoridated its water since 1964.

Communities Man accused of trying to touch children at rec facility (Video)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 4:14 PM PDT Last Updated: May 11, 2013 at 1:47 PM PDT

Police are investigating a man suspected of approaching and sexually touching children at a recreational facility in Salem.