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Trash Truck Rollover on Highway 47 South of Gaston

(GASTON, Ore.) - Oregon State Police (OSP) is completing the investigation into an overturned commercial truck and trailer that dumped a load of household trash onto Highway 47 south of the Washington / Yamhill County line. The crash closed the highway and the involved driver was treated and released for minor injuries.

President Kagame We Were Listening, Will You?

All the Opposition Parties have expressed a desire to have an open and honest dialogue with you Mr. President...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - In an open letter to the President of Rwanda, those voicing strong criticisms against the ruling Rwanda Government are calling for an open and honest dialogue in an effort to seek answers and see justice prevail.

Travel alert to Americans in Europe: Learn How to Use Pay Phones

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As if color-coded domestic terror advisories were not vague enough, the U.S. State Department has now issued a travel alert, set to expire on Jan. 31, 2011, for Americans in Europe.

According to The New York Times, “The decision to warn travelers came as officials in Europe and the United States were assessing possible plots originating in Pakistan and North Africa, aimed at Britain, France and Germany.”

The Nuclear Reality of Israel

Headline Story of Oct. 5, 1986 and what's happened since...

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - A few days before my first of seven journeys to Israel Palestine, a Palestinian American friend warned me, “Don’t visit Vanunu, if you see him; don’t speak to him. He’s not allowed to speak to foreigners and you could cause him trouble.”

I responded, “OK, I won’t track him down, but Jerusalem is a small town and if our paths cross, I will speak to him. What kind of government is that, that will tell a human being who they can and cannot talk with?”

Cholera Outbreak Spreads in Cameroon

Government cuts have slashed the budget to try to cope with the outbreak, only to encounter more obstacles.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Children’s Aid Agency Plan International is appealing the UN for $200,000, Cameroon is facing the worst cholera outbreak in a decade as the deadly disease envelops remote villages. The epidemic has thus far killed 421 people since May and infected 6,300 more.

“Some sick children have not got enough food to eat because their families are so poor,” says Plan’s country director in Cameroon, Casimir Youmbi.

JAZZA Festival London 2010

Official Album Launch of Robert Wyatt/Gilad Atzmon/Ros Stephen 'For the Ghosts Within' (Domino Records).

(LONDON) - Robert Wyatt/Gilad Atzmon/Ros Stephen announce the release of the new album 'For the Ghosts Within' by Domino Records.

The album's release coincides with live concert dates in London that will feature Cleveland Watkiss - vocals, the Orient House Ensemble and the Sigamos String Quartet with special guest Shadia Mansour.

Hud Approves $27.1 Million Financing for Major Construction at Acute Care Hospital in Stayton

HUD estimates the Santiam Memorial Hospital construction project will support 394 full-time jobs

(STAYTON, Ore.) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Santiam Memorial Hospital in Stayton, Oregon. The $27.1 million loan is made possible through the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program.

Santiam Memorial Hospital operates a 40-bed facility and three on-campus clinics, as well as off-site clinics in the nearby towns of Mill City, Sublimity, and Aumsville. The FHA-insured mortgage loan will be used to construct a four-story patient tower with private beds adjacent to the existing hospital building. This new tower will replace the outdated facility that was constructed in 1963. It will house medical/surgical units, an intensive care unit, surgical services, and obstetrics. The existing building will be refurbished and used as a chapel and to increase outpatient activity space.

Jeffersons` Troutman Photography Celebrates First Anniversary

Troutman Photography raised $300 for SafeHaven in May, and have planned its first Halloween 'pets only' fundraiser

(JEFFERSON, Ore.) - Picture this. It's a recession, housing values are plunging and small businesses that had only recently opened their doors have begun to struggle to stay afloat.

Not so at Troutman Photography, a small photography studio in Jefferson, Ore., which one year ago opened its doors to more than 40 potential clients with its Monster Mash Photo Bash Food Drive.

Afgooye Corridor Has Become the Capital of Somalia`s Displaced

Living conditions are extremely difficult, the struggle for food and other basic necessities have left many in desperate need.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Lying north-west of the Somalia capital, Modadishu, Afgooye corridor has become home to an increasingly number of internally displaced people (IDP).

Amid the deteriorating situation in the city, many are fleeing to outside areas, UNHCR has noted a significant growth in the numbers of people seeking refuge in recent weeks.

El Toro`s Most Toxic 200 Acres

Veterans of former Marine Wing Support Group-37, MCAS El Toro, California are unaware of their risk of exposure to carcinogens and many have ‘not connected the dots ‘of illness to military service.

(IRVINE, Calif. ) - Hundreds and maybe thousands of 55 gallon drums of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) were used at MCAS El Toro over decades to degrease aircraft parts.

A major concern is that both chemicals are carcinogens. The men using them did not wear protective clothing and masks, and the waste was dumped into storm drains or directly in the ground.