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Car vs Light Pole Sends One to Hospital

Tangent Fire Department quickly responded to the call

(TANGENT, Ore.) - A single car accident on Hwy 34 in Tangent sent one to the hospital last night about 10:05 p.m. Tangent Fire Dept and OSP responded to the call of a car crashed into a light pole.

There was only one occupant, the driver, and that person was taken to the hospital by Albany Paramedics.

Educational Family Trips in the US

Reduce stress and enjoy the trip by planning activities ahead.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Fun family days out and breaks away with your kids are a chance to make wonderful memories, and they also provide a great educational opportunity for your offspring!

Whether you are looking for an exciting and informative day trip in the Salem area or setting your sights on a bit of cross-country culture, there are loads of options to explore.

Man Survives Throat Slashing Outside Burger King

The suspect is in custody.

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - A Burger King employee was stabbed outside the restaurant in north McMinnville this evening. The incident began across the highway in the WalMart parking lot, at the coffee stand, and appears to be random.

“The suspect was lurking around where I work and trying to come in our door,” wrote Jordan Schnepp on the YamCo facebook page. He works at the coffee stand.

Severe Weather Continues Across Oregon

Freezing rain, ice, high winds and blowing snow create blizzard-like conditions in the Columbia River Gorge

(SALEM, Ore.) - Interstate 84 is closed between Troutdale and Hood River due to ice; the highway is also closed between Pendleton to Ontario as blowing snow creates blizzard-like conditions. OEM and the Oregon Department of Transportation urges motorists to stay off the roads.

As severe weather continues to rage across the state, Oregon's Office of Emergency Management activated the state Emergency Coordination Center (ECC).

Will President Obama Free Leonard Peltier?

President Obama Should Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency “in best interest of justice”

(SALEM, Ore.) - Native American activist Leonard Peltier was convicted in 1977 for the deaths of two agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Wrongfully convicted, by most accounts.

41 years is a very long time, more than a lifetime for some. That is how long Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned. Long enough.

5 Years in Prison is Payback for a Criminal Debt Collector

Illegal, aggressive tactics against debtors result in prison time

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - John Todd Williams, the owner of a debt collection company based in Georgia, used illegal and aggressive tactics to squeeze millions of dollars from thousands of victims. Now Williams is paying his own debt—to society—in the form of a five-year prison sentence.

Williams ruthlessly tricked victims into paying by pretending to be a law enforcement officer/lawyer and illegally threatening arrest and other legal action.

I Am Jane Doe Reveals Backpage.com`s Crimes Against Children

How does a parent protect a child from their own community?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I Am Jane Doe chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds section that for years was part of the iconic Village Voice.

The documentary follows the journey of these young girls and their mothers in real time as they run headlong into a collision course not only with Backpage but with judges, powerful corporations, special interest groups, and an outdated internet freedom law.

Truth Troubadour: An Act of State - The Execution of Martin Luther King

"We Shall Overcome the lies about his assassination just as the King Family did by winning the civil trial in 1999"

(OAKLAND, Ore.) - The song, An Act of State - The Execution of Martin Luther King, is based on the book of the same title by King family lawyer, William Pepper.

The book tells the story of the trial that Pepper won on behalf of the King family in 1999 in a Memphis court where a jury of 6 black and 6 white jurors unanimously found Loyd Jowers and unnamed government conspirators guilty of murdering Martin Luther King.

Carole Lombard`s Deadly Plane Crash Happened 75 Years Ago Today

"At the foot of the mountain, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard’s husband, waited in the faint hope that some of those on the plane may have survived."

(SALEM, Ore.) - January 16th marks the 75th anniversary of the night Hollywood actress Carole Lombard lost her life in a mysterious, tragic plane crash southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, claiming all 22 souls aboard.

A Transcontinental Western Airlines (TWA) Douglas DC-3 slammed into a mountain about 35 miles from Vegas, taking with it, Lombard, her mother, press agent and passengers including 15 US servicemen. Nobody ever figured out what happened.

Keizer Mother in Custody After Death of Teen Son

Names are being withheld until next of kin are notified.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - Keizer Police officers arrived on scene shortly thereafter and confirmed the teenage boy had died and is the victim of an apparent homicide.

The victim’s mother was also on scene and was taken to the Keizer Police Department where she is in custody and is cooperating with the investigation.