Saturday 19th May, 2012
Vehicle fire closes Hines Street SE
Salem police have shut down Heinz Street SE at 13th and 14th streets SE because of a vehicle fire that is threatening structures.Fire crews are quickly putting it out, according to radio ...
Portland's final week of Japanese animation series: May 21-28
The Northwest Film Center's month-long series of films produced by Studio Ghibli concludes this week with the screening of five more films. The series, called "Castles in the Sky: ...
New Acquisitions at Aquariums on Oregon Coast Include Cute and Cuddly
(Newport, Oregon) – There's a new sea otter pup at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to wow the crowds with, and another historical aquarium on the north coast gets ready to celebrate nearly a ...
Man dies in river, child still missing
Statesman JournalSheriff's officers reported that a 22-year-old man died trying to save the life of a 5-year-old boy who fell into the North Santiam River near Gates. The boy is missing in the river.Rescue ...
Canby man dies in single-vehicle accident near Brooks
Statesman JournalA Canby mad died early this morning after his car drifted off Interstate 5 near Brooks.Oregon State Police said David P. Forrest, 22, was traveling northbound at about 12:03 a.m. in a Nissan 350Z ...
Oregon's US Attorney: Traffickers infiltrate medical pot
KATU 2The U.S. Attorney for Oregon, Amanda Marshall discusses her views on medical marijuana during an interview Friday, May 18, 2012, in Portland. The proliferation of dispensary-style medical marijuana ...
Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools
Oakland TribuneSALEM, Ore. -- Eight Oregon high schools will have to retire their Native American mascots after the Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit them, giving the state some of the nation's ...
Schools scramble for new statistics
Statesman JournalThe bottom 5 percent and 10 percent of schools, rather than facing sanctions, will instead get additional support and guidance to help them improve. Oregon should know soon whether the U.S. ...
Voters may see pro-drug measure
Statesman JournalThe group submitted 10,000 signatures toward a total of about 122,000 amassed for an early count by the secretary of state. Advocates of ballot initiatives have until May 25 to submit signatures for ...
As 'SNL' season ends, signs of a coming shift
Statesman JournalBut in their wake grew one of the most versatile, multi-threat casts ...
U.S. attorney for Oregon says drug trafficking's a rising worry
Mail TribunePORTLAND — The proliferation of dispensary-style medical marijuana operations in Oregon concerns the state's new U.S. attorney, and she said drug-trafficking organizations have made ...
Stakeholders aim to preserve the Portland Bight Protected Area
Jamaica GleanerMAY PEN, Clarendon:INGRID PARCHMENT, executive director of the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, is hopeful that soon there will be a proper management structure in place to ...
Anti-Semitic protest at Portland State: Fail
ExaminerChristian, pro-Israeli anti-terrorism expert Erick Stakelbeck came to Portland State University on Monday to discuss the growing threat against Israel and other developments in the Middle-East. Not ...
Portland request to extend reservoir timeline denied
KATU 2PORTLAND, Ore. – A request to extend the replacement of two open-air water reservoirs in Portland was denied Friday. The request was to extend the building of underground storage tanks to ...
West Salem doubles team loses in 6A girls semifinals
Statesman JournalPORTLAND With a 3-1 lead in the first set of the state doubles semifinals, West ...
Two accidents blocking traffic in Salem
Statesman JournalWillamette Valley Communications confirms there are two crashes blocking traffic in Salem.One on Market Street NE at 17th, and rollover crash Lancaster and State Street.Dispatch reported tow trucks ...
McNary hires Kellie Scholl as head volleyball coach
Statesman JournalMcNary has hired Kellie Scholl as head volleyball coach.Scholl, who played college volleyball, was an assistant coach at University of Portland from 1999 until 2004. She spent the past seven seasons ...
Western Mennonite's Brandon Wood signs to play soccer at Corban
Statesman JournalWestern Mennonite senior Brandon Wood has signed to play soccer at Corban.Wood, who lives in Dayton, was an honorable mention all-league selection as a ...
Santiam graduate Heidi Halemeier signs with OIT
Statesman JournalSantiam graduate Heidi Halemeier has signed to play basketball at Oregon Institute of Technology.Halemeier, a 6-foot-1 post, played the past two seasons at Linn-Benton and was an honorable mention ...
Oregon Bans Native American-Themed School Mascots, But Battle Goes On Elsewhere
Forbesthe Banks (Ore.) High School Braves can't avoid a letdown and rout the Molalla (Ore.) High School Indians . That's because in the state of Oregon, any Native American-themed mascot is ...
Great buys; pricing on more scarce wines; it's a French wine edition, Portland
Examiner"America was the dominant trading partner, providing 18 percent of that market. The United States is importingmore French wines from almost every region and at multiple price ...
Facebook Gets Huge Oregon Tax Break
Web Pro Newsdodged a huge bullet today when the Oregon Governor signed a bill today that assesses big data centers for taxes on their local value, not on intangible assets like their national brand. The biil ...
Regional stocks: Facebook IPO fails to rally investors
The Business JournalThe much-anticipated Facebook IPO didn't do much to lift the market on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 73.11 points to 12,369, the NASDAQ closed down 34.90 points to 2,778 ...
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