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Lebanon Man Dies in Crash South of Monmouth

The wife of the man who died in the crash was injured.

(MONMOUTH, Ore.) - A Lebanon-area man was killed and three others injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 99W and Old Fort Road south of Monmouth.

Oregon State Police troopers say on July 24, 2009 at approximately 11:00 a.m. a 2002 Chevrolet Impala four-door driven by 68-year old Robert Henry Primasing of Lebanon, was westbound on Old Fort Road approaching the intersection with Highway 99W.

Oregon River Rescuers Busy Over Weekend

Clackamas County Deputies Join Forces With Oregon State Police On The Clackamas River‏.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Marine Patrol and Oregon State Police Fish & Game Officers joined forces over the weekend focusing enhanced enforcement on the Clackamas River.

On Saturday, July 25, 2009, between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. five Oregon State Police Troopers and ten Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Marine personnel focused attention on the Clackamas River – between Barton and Carver.

Hillsboro Man Found Deceased Near Crashed Motorcycle

The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a motorcycle over the embankment on Germantown Road near the intersections of Old Germantown and Skyline.

Lt. Mary Lindstrand, Public Information Officer with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, says a passer-by noticed a motorcycle over the embankment Sunday morning just before 9:30 a.m.

Ad Hoc Parade in Downtown Silverton, Oregon Just Weeks Away

If you're driving a convertible, you get to be Grand Marshall! Bring the whole family!

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - The Second Annual International AdHoc Parade is scheduled for Saturday August 1st at 2:00 p.m. in Silverton, Oregon. Silverton Mayor Stu Rassmussen, says it will be a fun and exciting afternoon event for the whole family.

"There is no entry fee, no application, just show up and you're in the parade!" Rassmussen said.

16-Year Old Girl Dies in High Speed Crash

Clackamas County Sheriff's Investigate Fatal Crash Friday Evening On SE Strawberry Lane‏

(MILWAUKIE, Ore.) - A crash involving three teenagers in a late model Mercedes Benz over the weekend claimed the life of one young female passenger, who died after the vehicle struck a telephone pole during the high speed crash.

Detective Jim Strovink, Public Information Officer with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says two other teens inside the car were transported from the scene with non-life threatening injuries.

State of Black Oregon Reveals Stark Disparities

75 percent of Oregon's black 10th graders did not meet benchmark standards for math in 2007-08.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Seven months after the inauguration of the first Black president, a statewide report on the condition of African Americans in Oregon reveals that black Oregonians remain at or near the bottom of every meaningful social and economic measure.

African Americans in Oregon have significantly higher infant mortality rates, are more likely to live in poverty, have higher levels of unemployment, are half as likely to own their own homes and are far more likely to die of diseases such as diabetes than their white counterparts.

Retired Navy Commander Stands up for Prisoner of War and Condemns Fox News

Congressman Eric Massa demands that Fox News immediately fire Bill O'Reilly and Lt. Col Ralph Peters and apologize to the family of PFC Bowe Bergdahl

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congressman Eric Massa has condemned the deeply offensive and unpatriotic statements of Lt. Col Ralph Peters (ret.) and Fox News Host Bill O'Reilly about prisoner of war PFC Bowe Bergdahl.

On Fox News on Monday, Mr. Peters, a "strategic analyst" for Fox News, suggested that the Taliban should execute PFC Bergdahl and "save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills."

NASA`s Space Shuttle Endeavour Streaks Through NW Sky (VIDEO)

Video of the Space Shuttle Endeavor passover from Salem, Oregon.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA) - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew launched at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission will deliver the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station.

Health Officials Say Oregonians Should Use Common Sense in Extreme Heat

Includes the top 10 tips to prevent heat-related illness.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The triple-digit temperatures predicted for the next few days mean people need to take precautions to protect themselves from the extreme heat, say Oregon public health officials.

Deer Blamed in Oregon Motorcyclist`s Fatal Crash

The newly married rider had just visited his mother's house on his Harley Davidson.

(OREGON CITY) - Investigators say a motorcyclist was ‘struck by a deer' and killed on South Chalet Drive at Fischers Mill, east of Oregon City today at 11:34 a.m.

Detective Jim Strovink with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, says deputies and the Clackamas Fire District #1 responded to the scene of this peculiar and most unfortunate fatal collision.