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KaBOOM! Play Days

(SALEM, Ore.) - With children between the ages of eight and 18 spending on average 7.5 hours a day in front of the television or computer, kids need a strong dose of good, old-fashioned, outdoor fun. To ensure that kids across the country get active and playful, national non-profit KaBOOM! is gearing up for the second annual KaBOOM! Play Days presented by Mott`s.

Port of Hood River and Kapsch TrafficCom Introduce First Tolling System Deployment Based on 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE in U.S.

(Hood River, Oregon) - Port of Hood River is the first road operator in the United States to deploy an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system based on the advanced 5.9 GHz DSRC WAVE technology platform. The installation of the equipment provided by Kapsch TrafficCom on the Hood River – White Salmon Interstate Bridge, located between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington, was completed on September 8. 2010. Kapsch TrafficCom U.S. Corp.’s Managing Director Richard Arce stated, "We are very excited about the Port of Hood River’s decision to be the first agency in the U.S. to deploy a high-performance 5.9 GHz DSRC toll system".

Salem Police Looking for Drug Store Bandit

Anyone with information concerning this robbery is asked to call Salem Police detectives at (503)588-6050.

(SALEM, Ore.) - On Wednesday, August 25th, just before 9:00 PM, an unidentified suspect held up the pharmacy inside the Safeway store located at 5660 Commercial St SE. The robber displayed a note demanding the drug Oxycontin. No weapon was displayed and no one was injured. The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of the drug. The police attempted a search with a K9; however, he was able to get away.

U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona Seize More Than $1 Million in Drugs

The cocaine weighs 27 pounds and has an estimated street valued of $889,000.

(Yuma, Ariz.) - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Yuma Sector seized more than $1 million of marijuana and cocaine, and arrested three drug smugglers in two separate incidents this week.

Blythe Station Border Patrol agents seized 27 pounds of cocaine in a wheel well at the Highway 95 checkpoint south of Quartzsite, Ariz. on Tuesday.

Nineteen Aliens Apprehended in the U.S. Virgin Islands

(St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.) - Early this morning U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers apprehended 19 aliens, 16 Cuban nationals and three Brazilian nationals, after making an illegal entry into this United States territory.

Ramey Sector Border Patrol agents arrested 16 Cuban aliens in the Cruz Bay area in St. John, after receiving information of an alleged disembarkation.

Salem Police Hoping To Identify Denny`s Robber

The suspect is described as a white male, 45 to 55 years of age, 5'10", 200 pounds, short blonde balding hair, a heavy mustache and unshaven, wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, and faded blue jeans.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Last Thursday, at about 1:30 AM, an unidentified white male robbed a patron in the restroom of the Denny's Restaurant, 3680 Market St NE. The patron had gone into the restroom to wash his hands when the suspect stepped out from a stall, displayed a small pocket knife, and robbed him of a few dollars. No one was injured during the incident.

On Digital Martyrs

Hezbollah might further highlight its technical aptitude by introducing a digital timekeeping component to its own ubiquitous martyr posters.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - During my last visit to Beirut, I asked a Lebanese friend why the digital billboard downtown marking the number of days since the February 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri had been switched off if Hariri was still dead.

My friend suggested that stopping the clock gave the appearance that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon...

Africa: Faces in Words

New weekly update on the breaking stories in the African nations.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Unseen, unheard; no one should be the bearer of these two words. Unfortunately, Africa is often in the forefront of this association.

Our common humanity should change this; we should never look away because it is too distant. Our commitment to one another, to human rights, and the ability to learn should always keep us connected no matter the severity and complexity of problems.

Following San Bruno Pipeline Fire, Landowners on PG&E Pipeline Route Join Lawsuit

Many communities along the proposed pipeline route have volunteer fire departments with limited resources.

(MEDFORD, Ore.) - Landowners along PG&E’s proposed Pacific Connector pipeline route announced today that they will ask to join a federal lawsuit brought against Oregon and the state’s Clean Water Act permitting process.

The Pacific Connector pipeline proposal sued Oregon’s agencies for deeming their application incomplete for a 230-mile, 36-inch, non-odorized pipeline.

Border Activists Organize for the Long Haul

“We’re looking to build long-term capacity. The issues won’t go away.” - Emily Carey, ACLU

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Comprehensive immigration reform might be off the legislative agenda this year. And it remains to be seen how the immigration issue will play out once the November elections are over.

But in different parts of the United States, pro-immigrant rights activists are quietly building networks and digging in for the long haul.