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Pedestrian-Involved Traffic Crash on Highway 219 in Newberg

The pedestrian was Northbound on Everest Street attempting to cross Hwy 219 ...

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - Police say a a 21-year old male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Everest Road and Hwy 219 at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Newberg-Dundee Police Dept responded.

Oregon and 10 States Ban Former Owners of Missouri Company that Illegally Sold Extended Service Contracts for Automobiles

The settlement with the former owners of U.S. Fidelis, also known as National Auto Warranty Services and Dealer Services, requires the owners to turn over 90 percent of their assets, including a mansion, a 50-foot yacht and more.

(SALEM, Oregon) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger today announced a multi-state settlement that ensures the former owners of U.S. Fidelis will never again sell auto service contracts or telemarket in 11 states.

“This company’s business plan was based on ripping off consumers,” said Attorney General Kroger.

Recreational White Sturgeon Fishery Closes on Willamette River

(SALEM, Oregon) - Oregon fishery managers announced today the closure of recreational sturgeon fishing on the Willamette River downstream from the Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert River.

According to fishery managers, the closure is needed to remain near the guideline of 3,600 fish set earlier this year.

“For 2010, white sturgeon harvest guidelines were reduced 40 percent because of declining trends in numbers of fish,” said John North, fisheries manager for ODFW’s Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program.

Salem Police Seek Witnesses of Salem Market Robbery

(SALEM, Oregon) - In early October, the Salem Market located at 3390 Center St NE, was robbed by a lone gunman. The robber fired several shots at the clerk before fleeing the store.

Salem Police released a photo of a car parked in front of the store which was occupied by two females at the time of the robbery.

Body-scan Alert - Stop Suffering Indignities at Airports

Just say no to invasive searches...

(LOS ANGELES) - If you don't like these images, you should be aware that according to the brochure, you have been generously afforded the right to say NO to body-scan with the supposed “I Opt-out” utterance.

Choosing to exercise that right can help avoid the possible trauma described in the first link above which states: 'TSA agents stand accused today of fondling the genitals of women and little children as part of their "enhanced pat-down" procedures being rolled out at airport security checkpoints.'

Discount Cigarettes Store in Albany Robbed - Suspect Sought

(ALBANY, Oregon) - On Saturday at about 7:00 p.m., the Albany Police Department responded to the Discount Cigarettes store located at 2850 SE Santiam Highway on the report of an armed robbery. The lone store employee told police the store had been robbed.

The employee reported that a male suspect entered the store and pulled a stocking cap down over his face. The employee reported that the suspect displayed what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from her. The employee gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash after which time the suspect left the store and ran east through the parking lot.

Yacht Reportedly Captured Near Somalia

The yacht SY Choizil went missing off Bajuni Island of Koyaama at the Southern coast of Somalia.

(NAIROBI, Kenya) - As of today, at least 28 foreign vessels plus one barge are kept in Somali hands against the will of their owners, while at least 508 hostages or captives - including an elderly British yachting couple and the 5 new hostages from Somaliland.

Now information released by Ecoterra Intl. indicates that a report of a captured yacht, has been confirmed; though it leaves a number of questions.

A Good Science Fiction Book Expands the Mind: Tobias Buckell

(TEHRAN) - Born in Grenada in the Caribbean, Tobias Buckell is a New York Times Best-Seller science fiction and speculative fiction author. Having lived in Ohio since 1995, Buckell started submitting his writings to magazines and newspapers since he was in high school.

He sold his first short story in an early age and continued selling stories to the American magazines since then.

Anger Over Caterpillar Deaths in Israel Reaches New Levels

Veterans: Stop the Destruction of our own Morality and National soul.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Stand up and sign the Human Rights Petition to demand President Obama stop Caterpillar from delivering U.S. taxpayer funded bulldozers of shame to Israel.

U.S. organizations today called on Obama to stop all deliveries of bulldozers to Israel, due to human rights concerns.

Wake up and Dream

(LONDON) - Our latest poetry by Mamoon Alabbasi is a thoughtful look at this life and the world around us; life and death intermingled with technological advancement so intense that it threatens the world's very existence.

Mamoon grew up in Iraq and he knows what it is like to feat what the next moment will bring, yet it isn't generally the feared Dictator that men like this fear, all too often it is the deathly threat of the U.S. military...