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80 People Displaced by Fire at Assisted Living Facility

Three people were treated by paramedics at the scene and two were transported to area hospitals for further medical evaluation.

(TUALATIN, Ore.) - Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue extinguished a difficult to reach fire in the roof of a large assisted care facility in unincorporated Washington County Sunday night.

A Denial of Civil Rights- Oregon`s Collaboration in Racism Whistleblower Retaliation

Striking a match between the corruption of yesterday- and today.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As citizens, we are led to believe that there are mechanisms in place to defend us from acts of extreme discrimination.

Framed for a homosexual act that he didn't commit, subjected to dangerous racial harassment, and the consequent violation of his personal safety; William Coleman took the framed case against him to court and won with a unanimous verdict.

New Technology and Blind Ambition Places Sightless Drivers Behind Wheel

National Federation of the Blind to Debut Car That Can Be Driven Independently by the Blind at Rolex 24; NFB, Virginia Tech, and Grand-Am Form Historic Partnership to Advance Innovative Technology

(DAYTONA BEACH) - The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and other agencies, demonstrated the first street vehicle equipped with technology allowing a blind person to drive independently.

It is scheduled to be demonstrated to the public as part of the pre-race activities at the 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Burned on the Fourth of July
Fire Sweeps Albany American Legion Post

The 4th of July is a special time for the American Legion and they had several events planned to celebrate this holiday. The events will most likely have to be canceled.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Firefighters rushed to the American Legion Post 10 in Albany, Oregon, just twenty minutes after July 4th began.

Oregonian Reports Kyron Horman`s Stepmom`s Alleged Past Attempt to Hire Assassin

Published report suggests Kyron Horman's mom once offered a man money to kill her husband; Police won't comment.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is not commenting on a report about Kyron Horman's disappearance in the Oregonian this weekend.

The paper reports a landcaper having told detectives that Kyron Horman's stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, tried to hire him to kill her husband.

Rwanda Media; Not a Martyr - a Sanctuary of Voices

For a news editor in Rwanda, the truth was a death sentence.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A highly respected Rwandan journalist and Deputy Editor for the publication, Umuvugizi, was murdered just outside his home on the evening of June 24^th. Reports indicate four shots fired at close range killed Jean Leonard Rugambaje instantly.

Two men were taken into custody on June 29^th as suspects in this murder, however, a great deal of skepticism encircles their arrest.

UN Makes Dream Come True for Gaza Children

“We love our people in Gaza and now we are seeing another civilisation, with different customs and cultures” - Nazim Salah, schoolboy from Gaza

(CAPE TOWN ) - A group of 10 boys left Green Point Stadium, disappointed that their team had lost their World Cup Last 16 match. But not too disappointed.

The schoolboys were from Gaza, and they were in South Africa as guests of the United Nations (UN). They won an academic contest and their reward was a five-day trip to see a match live at the World Cup – and the outside world.

Surrogate Warfare, Killing Americans for Fun and Profit

The Myth of Democracy, Government by Organized Crime.

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) - July 4th, Independence Day to Americans is coming up, our 234th.

This is one of a series of patriotic holidays that, though we don’t admit it, are slowly slipping away, Veterans Day also called Remembrance Day or Armistice Day and Memorial Day among them.

God Bless America the Record Holder

America leads: unfortunately, in gun homicides.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - God Bless America, on the eve of the Fourth of July, as Americans reflect on the history of the nation’s founding and contemplate its future

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence has released the latest edition of its God Bless America poster, documenting that, in one year, guns murdered 17 people in Finland, 35 in Australia, 39 in England and Wales, 60 in Spain, 194 in Germany, 200 in Canada, and 9,484 in the United States.

A `Swell` Independence Day Weekend on Southern California Beaches

Big waves and light winds mean good surfing potential, and possible dangerous conditions.

(LOS ANGELES) - AccuWeather.com reports a storm that first hit New Zealand last weekend with heavy wind and rain will produce big waves over the Independence Day weekend into early next week along many Southern California beaches.