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Communities Fire destroys two Dallas homes

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM PDT

A fire Thursday morning at a house in Dallas spread to another nearby house, seriously damaging both homes, officials said.

Communities Willamette University frat suspended over Facebook comments

By Associated Press Published: May 9, 2013 at 10:52 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 10:52 AM PDT

Willamette University has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity during an investigation of Facebook comments that degraded women, and the Salem chapter has voted to expel 12 members.

Communities Police: Sister shot when brother pulled handgun from his waistband

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 7:29 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 9:38 AM PDT

Salem police said Raymond Hernandez, 24, was drinking when he pulled a handgun from his waistband. He was unloading the gun when it fired, striking his 18-year-old sister.

Communities Man accidentally shoots himself while looking for prowler

By Associated Press Published: May 7, 2013 at 1:20 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 3:04 PM PDT

Authorities in Salem say a man who heard a prowler grabbed a rifle to investigate and ended up accidentally shooting himself in the jaw.

Communities Deputies arrest 2 after strip club fight, Salem chase

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 7, 2013 at 11:08 AM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 11:54 AM PDT

Marion County sheriff’s deputies and their K-9s chased down two men accused of assaulting a bouncer during a fight at a Salem strip club Monday night.

Communities Tow truck driver injured in hit-and-run crash

By Associated Press and KATU.com Staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 8:42 AM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT

Police have the right-side mirror from a car that hit a tow truck driver Sunday night on a Salem street.

Communities Career con man caught in California, police say

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 4, 2013 at 11:16 AM PDT Last Updated: May 4, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT

A career con man sought by Portland police has been arrested in California.

Communities 'We could have gotten the pole to our hearts and died' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 5:13 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 7:01 PM PDT

Joshua Martinson was seriously injured when a fence post impaled one of his shoulders and missed his vital organs, according to his friends who were in the car with him. He's now in good condition.

Communities Deputies: Man walks into jail and confesses to sexually abusing girl

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 9:43 AM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:43 AM PDT

A Salem man walked into the Marion County Jail on Thursday morning and confessed to sexually abusing a young girl, according to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Communities Teen driver impaled by piece of fence in Salem car crash (Photo Gallery)

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 2, 2013 at 6:22 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 11:01 AM PDT

A 16-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being impaled in the chest by a piece of fence after crashing a car Thursday afternoon, Salem police say.

Communities Police arrest Salem robbery suspect; 2nd suspect sought

By KATU.com Staff Published: May 1, 2013 at 12:56 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM PDT

Police arrested a woman accused of robbing three Salem convenience stores in just over an hour early Sunday morning

Communities Immigrants cheer signing of driver's card bill (Photo Gallery)

By Lauren Gambino, Associated Press Published: May 1, 2013 at 12:17 PM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 12:48 AM PDT

Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill that will let people living in Oregon without documentation obtain driver's licenses and he was cheered on by a large crowd of immigrants.