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Velazquez Testifies at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing (VIDEO)

"When working with Republican colleagues, Sotomayor's record will show that - 95% of the time - she managed to forge consensus..." -Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) delivered following testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday.

Addressing Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Sessions, and Members of the Committee, she explained that she has known Sonia Sotomayor for over twenty years.

Salem Police plan Kick Off party for National Night Out

They want to encourage citizen participation.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Police Department Crime Prevention Unit announces its third annual National Night Out Kick-Off Party to be held Tuesday, July 21, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall atrium just outside the police department.

Salem residents are invited to attend to help boost community enthusiasm about hosting a neighborhood block party for National Night Out, which is Tuesday, August 4th 2009.

U.S. Congress Ends Decade-Long Obstruction of D.C. Medical Marijuana Law

Changing times in the nation's capitol.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The U.S. House today passed legislation that removes a decade-old provision that has prevented Washington, D.C., from implementing the medical marijuana law passed by 69 percent of capital voters in 1998.

Known as the Barr amendment, the provision has forbidden the city from extending legal protection to qualified medical marijuana patients and has been derided by advocates for years as an unconscionable intrusion by the federal government into the District's affairs.

New Interior Secretary `Clear-cuts` Bush Era WOPR (AUDIO)

Interior Department officials would not offer a timeline for a new forest plan, although they say they've already been to Oregon to look at recent and pending timber sales.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Western Oregon Plan Revisions (WOPR) have become the latest Bush administration edict to be set aside by the new administration.

The forest management plan for more than 2.5 million acres was called "indefensible" and the science behind it "tainted and distorted by political pressure" in a Thursday news conference. The plan would have increased timber harvests on federal land in 16 Oregon counties.

Fire Displaces Hillsboro Couple

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue reminds all residents to be aware of possible overloading of electrical circuits. And encourages home owners to unplug appliances when they are not in use.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - Early Thursday evening the neighbors of Jesse and Sonja Sanders called 9-1-1 to report a fire at the Sanders home on 2107 SE Currin Lane in Hillsboro.

Bruce Montgomery with Hillsboro Fire, says the Sanders had left for church just minutes before smoke was spotted coming from a window on the south side of the house. Hillsboro fire crews were dispatched at 7:27 p.m.

Happy Vally Stabbing Murder Suspect Arrested

Ruben Ateaga was arrested for charges of Murder and second-degree Assault.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested the suspect believed responsible for the July 12th stabbing murder in Happy Valley. Clackamas Jim Strovink says the arrest was made Thursday around 5:45 p.m., "with the generous cooperation of the Vancouver Police Department."

Portland Police Investigate Suspected Gang Shooting

"The Gang Enforcement Team has been called to the scene to investigate this incident due to possible gang involvement" - Detective Mary Wheat, Portland Police

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Police are investigating a shooting that happened tonight at approximately 8:00 p.m. Detective Mary Wheat with Portland Police, says an officer was driving in the area of the 8200 Block of Southeast Division and heard gunshots.

"A citizen then flagged down the officer and told him that someone had just been shot and provided the officer with information concerning the vehicle involved in the shooting."

I Would Walk 500 Miles for PTSD- Would You? (VIDEO)

Veterans will have a chance in September to walk in support of PTSD education.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I admit that when we first decided to produce an hour long documentary on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, I thought it would be so widely supported that the actual production would be a piece of cake. I was wrong.

Is Envy a Good Thing?

What is important to me, now, are my relationships, my health, and doing something worthwhile with my life. Yet I can’t help but remember those feelings of envy back on the studio lot when I saw the big shots, their fancy cars, and their success.

(AGOURA, Calif.) - A recent visit to an old friend’s beautiful new home triggered a brief moment of envy for me.

While I was extremely happy and proud of his accomplishment in creating such a lovely home, with so much care and detail, I also found myself longing for something similar in my life, instead of the present rental that we have.

Police Say Man Stabbed Wife in Head During Domestic Argument

The victim was transported by ambulance to OHSU Trauma Center in serious condition.

(TUALATIN, Ore.) - Tualatin Police responded to a report of a domestic argument and stabbing at an apartment in the 6700 block of SW Childs Road, in Tualatin today at 2:25 p.m. Neighbors reported hearing a male and female verbally arguing.

"Tualatin Police arrived and knocked on the front door of the apartment. Upon observing the police officers through the window located next to the front door, the male suspect ran to the back of the apartment and stabbed the victim one time in the head with a knife."