Salem News Journal Page 37

Starting Wednesday, the Sunset Transit Center MAX Station will be CLOSED for about 16 days during platform improvements.

A former assistant coach at Forest Grove High School turned himself into police after a four month investigation found he was having an improper relationship with a student.

Portland Police Detectives are still investigating a stabbing that took place on Tuesday night at Maddy's Bar & Grill, located at 11252 Northeast Sandy Boulevard.

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on Tuesday ordered all flags at public institutions statewide to be lowered and flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, in honor of Victor Atiyeh, who served Oregon as governor from 1979 to 1987.

The annual mean temperature in the Pacific Northwest has warmed by about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 20th century – a gradual warming trend that has been accelerating over the past 3-4 decades and is attributed to anthropogenic, or human, causes.

Marion County Dog Services will host a Dog License Amnesty event offering amnesty on late fees and license violations, as well as a low cost vaccination clinic.

In an effort to improve ADA accessibility as well as improve the overall look of the Cherriots system, Salem-Keizer Transit is moving forward with a Bus Stop Improvement Project. 

Just after 3:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, several tenants of the Kimberly West Apartments in the 7800 block of SW Hall in Beaverton called 9-1-1 reporting smoke alarms sounding, the smell of smoke and the glow of flames from a two-story building containing four apartments.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances of Monday's officer-involved shooting on I-84 in Northeast Portland.

Preliminary information reported to ODOT's Fatality Analysis Reporting System indicates 6 people died in five separate traffic crashes in Oregon during the 78-hour 2014 Labor Day holiday period between 6:00 p.m., August 29, and 11:59 p.m., September 1.

Gunshots rang out Monday night in the parking lot near the Salem PetsMart just off Lancaster Drive NE.

Four people have been left homeless after an early Tuesday morning fire in SE Portland.

Throughout the summer months Marion County Public Works has been working feverishly to upgrade several school zones with new signs and in some areas install flashing lights signaling the school zone.

Beginning Tuesday, you can expect to see Marion County Sheriff Office Deputies in several of these school zones. In addition to school zones, drivers are also reminded to watch for school buses flashing their lights to indicate they are stopping to load or unload students.

Salem-Keizer School District 24J is required by state law to keep a record of each student’s immunizations.

The Marion County Public Works Department and Marion County Sheriff's Office wants you to Be Aware! of a construction project near Auburn Elementary School in Salem that will not be completed before the school year starts.

Whether it comes in a Hello Kitty lunch bag, Spiderman lunch box, or a brown paper sack, the meal you send to school with your child must be packed with care and consideration.

At approximately 9:38pm, Salem Police responded to a shooting incident which occurred near the 3000 block of Lancaster Dr. NE.

The Keizer Fire District responded to a boat fire Saturday afternoon at the Keizer Rapids Park along the Willamette River, a first in the department's history.

 Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into an early Monday morning single vehicle fatal traffic crash along Highway 34 near Denny School Road west of Lebanon. 

Oregon State Police with the assistance of the Lane County Medical Examiner, are continuing their investigation into Monday morning's fatal pedestrian-involved collision that occurred on Highway 101 about two miles north of Florence.