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VPN Viewers Find Solutions to Netflix Limitations

Consumers bypass Netflix restrictions with the help of certain VPNs.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In 2016, Netflix, the popular online video streaming platform banned IP addresses associated with the VPN networks, from accessing its services.

Although this step had implications on a large number of Netflix users everywhere, the ones that used ExpressVPN continued to enjoy the Netflix services.

The biggest issue with Netflix is that its services are country-specific, implying that if you stay in the UK, and want to watch the Netflix programs available in the US, you can’t do it unless you use services like virtual private networks.

Plane Crash Kills Oregon Couple

The crash site was difficult to locate due to the weather and thick timber.

(KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore.) - At 10:43 a.m., October 1st, an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Trooper was working with a volunteer between Burton Butte and Old Baldy Mtn. in a remote section of western Klamath County near the Pacific Crest Trail when they heard a low flying airplane.

The plane sounded as if it was having engine trouble. The cloud cover was at treetop level and the airplane was not visible. Then the crash was heard, as the plane made impact with the ground, less than a mile away.

Comment on Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Meanwhile, GOP legislation backed by the NRA that would roll back decades-old restrictions on gun silencers.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - On October 1, 2017, a gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino opened fire Sunday on an outdoor music festival, killing 59 people -- including two off-duty police officers -- and wounding 527.

The lone gunman killed himself.

The Salvation Army of Las Vegas Responds with Emotional and Spiritual Care after Tragedy

The Las Vegas Salvation Army is providing food and hydration for those waiting in long lines to donate.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Salvation Army has dispatched a mobile canteen to the United Blood Services location at 6930 W. Charleston Blvd. to provide food and hydration for those waiting in long lines to donate. Mobile canteens are also being considered at other strategic locations in the city.

Needs are also being evaluated at the Thomas and Mack Center, which has be opened up as a shelter.

British Columbia River Rock Casino Under Investigation for Money Laundering

River Rock Casino is being investigated for money laundering. The BCLC, regulating body in British Columbia, has also come under fire.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last Friday, on the 22nd of September, Attorney General David Eby finally published a report that was meant to come out last year. Said report was publically funded.

Eby has now appointed a special investigator to look into why the report was buried in the first place. The entire issue is now being linked to the wider spread problem of money laundering in BC casinos.

Why Tom Marino Won`t be Confirmed as Drug Czar by the U.S. Senate

Marino's support of Trump in 2016 presidential election may have played into his appointment by the President as Drug Czar

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - President Trump announced that he was nominating Rep. Tom Marino (R) of Pennsylvania to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy for the second time.

Marino had cited personal reasons for turning down the prestigious position several months ago. His personal reasons "resolved" themselves and Marino was appointed for a second time by Trump.

Man Killed From Fall into Ocean Near Brookings

Even with the best conditions, tragedies happen.

(BROOKINGS, Ore.) - A man from Colorado was killed Monday when he slipped and fell from a large rock at Mill Beach, near Brookings.

Oregon State Police responded about 7:00 pm to the Mill Beach area near Brookings, Oregon for a male subject that had slipped and fell approximately 50 feet onto rocks and into the ocean while climbing.

Remembering the Vietnam War

It seems a lot of Americans, French, and Australians come back to the scene of their misadventures.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Watching the compelling documentary, The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, brought back memories of my time in Vietnam in 1967-1968. The Tet Offensive occurred during my service there; it was a defining event in the Vietnam War. Tet, by the way, is the Vietnamese New Year.

I was a U.S. Army Transportation captain stationed in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City.

Merkley Speaks Out Regarding Trump`s North Korean War Comments

"History is littered with millions of lives lost in wars that were blundered into by mistake."

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after North Korea’s foreign minister said Monday that President Donald Trump has “declared war” on North Korea, citing Trump’s tweets from last weekend:

"As we know, North Korea is a malignant and destabilizing force within the region. These remarks from the North Korean foreign minister reinforce how critical it is that the U.S. be strategic and thoughtful in its approach..."

The State of the Real Estate Market Across the US

Housing mortgages, student loans, automobile loans & credit card debt are the top 4 burdens on the typical US household.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The component which displayed the weakest performance was the multi-family market which plunged 5.8% to 323K. There was a 1.6% increase in single-family housing starts, reaching 851K. Housing starts declined in the West by 4% to 312K.

The Portland, Oregon market is part of this housing segment. The sharp rise in the number of building permits issued – up 5.7% to a 1300K annualized rate is significantly higher than market forecasts of 1220K.