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Flood Waters Bring Health Concerns

Several things to keep in mind while the water levels remain high...

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - After having the driest December in years, Oregon is facing a wet start to 2012. "We realize that rising water is a concern for many people in Yamhill County", reports Bonnie Corns, Community Health Manager.

Police Shoot and Kill Attacking Pit Bull

The police sergeant's injury was described as a "substantial bite".

(SALEM) - Police say a callout to a Domestic Disturbance led to a police sergeant suffering injuries from a dog attack, and the subsequent fatal shooting of a pit bull.

Officers reportedly knocked at the door of the residence, made contact, and issued instructions to the people inside the residence, to put the dog away.

Take Action to Stop Use of the Military Against Unions and Workers

The U.S. has chided governments for unleashing the armed forces against their own citizens...

(LONDON / OAKLAND) - Monday, Occupy Oakland and labor organizations have called a demonstration to protest the use of armed Coast Guard cutters and helicopters to escort a ship into the port of Longview, Washington to load grain from the EGT terminal.

The terminal is being picketed by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)... this is a struggle for their survival.

Corps to release water stored behind Willamette Valley dams

"We’ll do everything we can to keep water levels below the tops of the riverbanks..." Erik Petersen, operations project manager for the Corps’ Willamette Valley Projects.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin increasing the amount of water released from its 13 dams in the Willamette River Basin this weekend, to prepare for storms predicted to arrive next week.

Residents immediately downriver of Dexter, Dorena and Fern Ridge dams may see water levels exceed bankfull levels.

Arrested Rwandan Generals are Being Tortured

It is believed that the three were arrested due to their close relationship with General Kayumba who lives in exile in South Africa.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Sources in the UDF and RDF reported to this reporter that the four generals in Rwanda that have been arrested was falsely reported as being arrested for questionable dealings in the DRC but in reality they were arrested due to the fleeing of 600-800 soldiers in December 2011.

The arrest of these Generals has led to them allegedly being tortured.

In Support of PRESS TV

British media regulator OFCOM have removed Iranian Press TV Ltd’s broadcasting license, with SKY satellite being the first to remove Press TV.

(MELBOURNE, Aust.) - The Guardian — Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, has been forced off the air in the UK after Ofcom revoked its licence for breaching the Communications Act.

Ofcom found that Press TV’s practice of running its editorial oversight from Tehran, Iran‘s capital, is in breach of broadcasting licence rules in the UK.

Statewide Immigrant Action Day in Salem on Saturday

Topics of the day include Restoring driver’s licenses for all in Oregon, and Stopping local law enforcement collaboration with ICE.

(SALEM) - Tomorrow, (Saturday, January 21st) we will host our 14th Annual Statewide Immigrant Action Day at Chemeketa Community College in Salem.

The day long event will bring together delegations from Portland, Gresham, Cornelius, Hillsboro, Eugene, Springfield, Beaverton, Bend, Redmond, Madras, Sisters, Woodburn, Independence, Dayton, Dallas, Silverton, Lincoln City and St. Helens and Vancouver, Washington.

APN Concerned about Attacks on CAP

CAP and its staff have a long record of pro-Israel, pro-peace work.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In the context of recent attacks in the media accusing the Center for American Progress and its staff of anti-Semitism, APN’s President and CEO Debra DeLee today issued the following statement:

We are deeply concerned about the ongoing attacks against staff of the Center for America Progress (CAP). We believe that these attacks do not reflect genuine concerns about anti-Semitism...

Four Rwandan Generals Arrested on False Charges

FDU-INKINGI and RNC Statement on the suspension, arrest and detention of Senior Military Officers of Rwanda Defence Forces.

(LASANNE, Switzerland) - Three Rwandan generals and a colonel were suspended from duty and placed under house arrest on 17 January 2012.

The defence spokesman, Colonel Joseph Nzabamwita, confirmed the suspensions, arrests and detentions of the four military officers.

City of Salem Flood-High Water Information

The non-emergency public phone line for flood related information is 503-540-9015.

(SALEM) - The City of Salem Emergency Operations Center is continuing to coordinate flood recovery and safety planning activities throughout the City.