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Reward Offered to Help Solve Unlawful Shooting of 3 Elk Near Clatsop / Columbia County Line

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division (OSP) troopers from the Astoria Area Command office are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for illegally shooting three elk and leaving them to waste near borders of Clatsop and Columbia counties.

Plane Crash Sole Survivor was Pilot`s Best Friend

(HUBBARD, Ore) - 68-year old William E.C. Kennedy III, of SW Portland, died on impact when his airplane crashed into a tree farm just east of the Lehhart Airpark.

How to Disappear a Coup in 3 Easy Steps

"Cause your ambassador to the country in question to forget his/her previous cable and to declare elections conducted under an illegal government 'free, fair, and transparent'...."

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The reaction of the U.S. State Department to last year’s coup d’état against Honduran President Mel Zelaya provides an instructive example for governments worldwide who may wish to thwart democracy in their own backyards.

Interested parties are invited to internalize the following three simple steps...

NW Muslim and Arab Leaders Seek Protection in Wake of Mosque Arson

Local Muslim and Arab Organizations Ask City and State Authorities to Help Protect the Muslim and Arab Communities.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Muslim American and Arab American leaders of Oregon and Southwest Washington are calling on the city and state authorities to setup protection for the region's Muslim American and Arab community after an intentionally-set fire damaged a mosque in Corvallis, Oregon.

Fire officials say the Sunday morning blaze damaged parts of the Salman Al-Farsi Islamic Center in Corvallis, Oregon.

The Greatest Star Discovery

Most of the exoplanets that have been discovered are Jupiter-like gas giants.

(LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.) - Perhaps the greatest scientific discovery in the last 15 years has been the identification of planets revolving around stars outside our solar system. Over 500 extrasolar planets or exoplanets have been discovered orbiting nearby stars.

Virtually everywhere astronomers look carefully at nearby stars, planets are observed.

Suspects Sought In Robbery of Salem US Bank

(Salem, Oregon) - The Salem Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects wanted for last Friday's robbery of a US Bank branch, located inside the Safeway store at 5660 Commercial St SE.

Just before 6:30 PM, the two suspects handed a note to a teller purporting that they were armed and demanding money. No weapons were observed and no one was injured during the crime. The suspects left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Merkley, Wyden Call for Yearlong Renewal of Unemployment Benefits for Jobless Americans

Letter Urges Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Chairman Max Baucus to Avoid Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits for Out-of-Work Oregonians During 2011.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 27 of their colleagues in calling for a yearlong renewal of unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Americans.

With the national unemployment rate at a staggering 9.6 percent and unemployment benefits slated to run out for 2 million Americans this December.

Celebration Honors Anniversary of Universal Declaration on Human Rights

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) - Friday, the 10th of December 2010, marks the 62nd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Gentle Dentistry of East Aurora is proud to sponsor the WNY celebration to be held at the Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humbolt Parkway from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

On 10 December 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Oregon Veterans for Peace Chapters Condemn Corvallis Islamic Center Arson Attack

“Hate in response to hate does not foster the healing process.” - Bart Bolger, president of the Corvallis Veterans For Peace chapter

(CORVALLIS) - All five Oregon chapters of Veterans For Peace condemn the arson fire attack on the Salman Al-Farisi Islamic Center in Corvallis, Oregon early Sunday morning.

This attack, an apparent retaliation for the alleged plot by a 19-year-old student, must be investigated as a hate crime.

Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 20 Near Juntura

(ONTARIO, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation into Sunday afternoon's single vehicle fatal traffic crash on Highway 20 near Juntura in Malheur County.