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Driver Identified in Fatal High Speed Crash Near Boring

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time, though witnesses report the car was going very fast.

(BORING, OR) - The driver in a single car fatal crash near Boring Wednesday, has been identified as 32-year old Young Wesley West, Jr., of Portland.

VIDEO UPDATE: Crews Battle Multi-Alarm Fire in West Salem

Our Photojournalist Jerry Freeman just posted his video from the scene.

(SALEM) - An apartment fire this evening around 6:40 p.m. in West Salem drew response from multiple fire agencies and other emergency responders.

How the Dutch Journalists were `White Vanned` and the Real Story Covered Up

An unbelievable story, but true with eye witnesses and evidence.

(SAN PEDRO, CA) - There are only a few thousand in this world who are aware, that exactly a year ago two young Dutch journalists were roughened up and interrogated in a small hotel in Batticaloa at midnight.

Refugee Journalists are Particularly Vulnerable and Need Better Protection

We call on the UN refugee agency, to establish an alert mechanism so that cases can be identified and handled more quickly.

(WASHINGTON DC RSF) - On the eve of World Refugee Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alerting UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to the need to provide refugee journalists with better protection.

Massachusetts: Protect Children With Disabilities

US state allows torturous electric shocking of children, the practice is even banned today in China.

(BOSTON / SALEM) - The Salem Witch Trials are a sad testimony to the many limitations of man's ability to think and reason and act fair and just.

US Media`s Role in the Silent Death of Sri Lanka`s Tamils

Warning: article contains Extremely Graphic images!

(SALEM) - War crimes ravaged the Tamils of Sri Lanka only three years ago. The world looked away in a grotesque type of silence.

Whistleblower: My Oath is to the Constitution Not to Power Politics

Thomas Andrews Drake sacrificed his career to blow the whistle on the NSA.

(MELBOURNE) - He was an expert on electronic eavesdropping and had top secret security clearance.

He was also a decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran, computer software expert, linguist, management and leadership specialist.

Train Derailment Spills Logs, Closing Road and Train Tracks

Witnesses say they've noticed trains moving through the area at higher speeds than usual.

(TALBOT, OR) - A northbound Portland & Western Railroad train carrying logs derailed Wednesday afternoon at a crossing on Marlatt Rd. just north of Talbot.

Jefferson Rural Fire Protection District (JRFPD) was dispatched at 5:02 p.m. to respond to the incident after neighbors noticed the accident.

Disturbance in Keizer Becomes International Crime Investigation: Two Arrested

Suspects charged with First Degree Robbery, Burglary and Attempted Theft (Extortion)‏.

(KEIZER, OR) - Keizer Police responded to a disturbance call last night and ended up making arrests in a case involving alleged death threats against a victim's family members in Mexico.

Salvador Gutierrez of Los Angeles, California, and Aquileo Tinoco-Bedolla of Salem were both arrested.

Secretary of Defense: Create a Central National Registry for Military Sex Offenders

Ask the Department of Defense to create a national database for sex offenders.

(COLBY, WI) - I joined the military because I wanted to serve my country. I served as a Lance Corporal in the Marines for over three years.

In that time I was raped twice and sexually assaulted another two times.