Marion County News

The family of a Marion County man facing sex abuse charges said they think police framed him for the crime.

A Marion County deputy district attorney said his office expects to convene a grand jury into last week's shooting death of an Irish citizen by a Silverton police officer once the investigation is completed.

Police arrested an Aurora man accused of sexually abusing a minor. The Aurora Police Department said Scott Knight was arrested Sunday following a six-month investigation.

After a six month investigation, Aurora Police Officers arrested a 28-year-old man on sex abuse charges Sunday morning.

The officer-involved shooting death in Silverton Monday of Andrew Hanlon is getting big play in the Irish print and broadcast media.

The family of an Irish citizen shot by a policeman here viewed the body Thursday and say they believe he was shot multiple times.

Authorities won't say whether a man described by a relative as mentally ill had a weapon when a Silverton police officer shot him to death.

A Marion County judge ordered Graydon and Robyn Drown held without bail after a grand jury increased the severity of child-abuse charges against them.

A Silverton police officer responding to a reported burglary shot and killed a man late Monday, according to the Marion County District Attorney's office.

SALEM - Marion County pro tem judge Lynn E. Ashcroft was sworn in as a circuit judge Friday by Oregon Chief Justice Paul DeMuniz.

Bank robber Willie Sutton allegedly once said he robbed banks because "that's where the money is." Enter the gas-strapped economy of today and it's not surprising a security guard found the scene at a Pacific ...

The fate of a multi-million-dollar resort nestled near the Opal Creek Wilderness area remains in the hands of the Marion County Board of Commissioners.

Justin "Mooch" DeLoretto's one-year sentence lasted one day. The president of Oregon's Mongols Motorcycle Club was freed from the Lane County Jail on Tuesday because of overcrowding.

A Silverton man was arrested early Monday morning on theft charges after he allegedly pumped diesel out of a northeast Salem gas station, police said.

He might not make as many traffic stops or write tickets, but Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Bangs will take on policing with a different approach - crime prevention.

Authorities say a couple from Marion County has been arrested on criminal neglect charges and their nine children taken into protective custody.

Authorities say a couple from Marion County has been arrested on criminal neglect charges and their nine children taken into protective custody.

A former education services manager at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is suspected of stealing more than $8,000 worth of sporting goods and construction tools from the agency.

Motorcycles cause uproar A roar is erupting along Kingston-Lyons Road that has several neighbors closing their ears and opening their mouths in furious protest.

Loved ones will gather for a vigil Monday to remember a Marion County sheriff's deputy who was killed while assisting another officer a year ago.