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One person is dead and another suffered serious injuries Thursday after a four-vehicle crash closed traffic in both directions on I-5 north of Salem.

Riley John Adams, 19, was stabbed early in the morning on July 27 at Wallace Marine Park died Monday at Salem Health, police said.

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Salem Police said the Thursday afternoon fatal crash was the 15th traffic death in the city so far this year.

Marion County Fire District No. 1 firefighters were assisted by the Salem and Keizer fire department and county public works.

Both directions of the highway had been closed due to a three-alarm house fire.

Oregon Lottery officials said no one in the state has ever won on a scale this big.

The Oregon Department of Transportation said all westbound lanes of I-84 were closed west of Baker City traffic had to exit the freeway.

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Pete Martini, a longtime sports reporter at the Statesman Journal who openly shared his cancer diagnosis in early 2021 followed by treatment plans, successes and setbacks, died Tuesday. He was 43.