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Police Identify Hubbard Residents in Fatal Crash

The highway intersection is controlled by a stop sign for traffic on Monitor-McKee Road NE. It is not known at this time if one of the vehicles failed to stop.

(HUBBARD, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation into Friday night's crash that killed two people and injured five others, three critically, at the intersection of Highway 214 and Monitor-McKee Road NE in Marion County.

The names of some of the involved people are being released and additional details may be provided this afternoon.

Police Investigate Fatal Crash with Multiple Injuries on Highway 214

Police say more information will be released later Saturday following the initial investigation.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - Police are on the scene of a fatal traffic crash on Highway 214, Wilco Highway, and Monitor-McKee Road. This is a rural area between Woodburn and Mt. Angel.

Wallowa County Grand Jury Finds Officers Use of Deadly Physical Force Justified

The investigation was conducted by Oregon State Police, the Union County Major Crimes Team & the Wallowa County Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of the OSP Crime Labs.

(WALLOWA, Ore.) - On June 3, 2009 the Wallowa County District Attorney, Mona K. Williams, with the assistance of O. Scott Jackson from the Oregon Department of Justice, presented to the Wallowa County Grand Jury the results of the investigation into the officer-involved shooting of James A. Blair on May 21, 2009 in the city of Wallowa, Oregon.

Echoes of Rancho Seco Nuclear Shutdown Still Heard Two Decades Later (AUDIO)

“Shot Heard Round the World” Echoes in Strong Local, State Opposition Across U.S. to New Nuclear Reactors.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Ahead of the 20th anniversary on Saturday of Sacramento voters going to the polls to shut down Rancho Seco, a nuclear reactor operated by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) about 25 miles southeast of the city, organizers held a news conference today to mark the event.

In his remarks at the news conference, Scott Denman, former executive director of the national Safe Energy Communication Council, emphasized that votes against nuclear power continue to this day.

Obama in Cairo: The Devil`s in the Detail (VIDEO)

President Obama’s Cairo speech is a watershed event. However this plays out, he has done what no other American president of any party could or would have done, and for that alone he deserves praise.

(JACKSON, Miss. AlJazeera) - Purists or fanatics may say that he did not go far enough in condemning past U.S. actions, or in reasserting his predecessor’s open-ended commitment to anything and everything Israel did or wanted.

But politics is the art of the practical, and neither groveling in the rhetorical dirt nor being an Israeli apologist would do anyone except those purists and fanatics any good.

A Few Thoughts on Power Outages and Disaster Preparedness

Thunderstorms and lightning cut power in across Pacific NW: FEMA offers preparedness tips for when the lights go out.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - Last night, a massive line of thunderstorms struck across the Pacific Northwest, knocking out power in over 100 communities across Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

But all power outages can cause a number of safety concerns as residents seek to light, heat, cool or power their homes from alternative sources, and emergency management officials urge residents to exercise caution.

Protecting Natural Resources & Coping with Climate Change in Rural Africa

Africans find effective practical solutions—June 5th is World Environment Day.

(NEW YORK) - Africa, the world’s poorest continent, has the lowest emissions of greenhouse gases. Yet it’s is likely to be hardest hit by climate change.

The UN estimates that, by 2020, as many as 750 million Africans will face water shortages, while in some countries rain-fed agricultural production may drop by 50 percent. To remedy the situation, as much as $50 billion in annual spending may be required. But wealthy nations are not keeping up as it is with making good on a string of promises of much smaller sums in humanitarian and development aid for Africa.

Report Shows 59,000 Construction Workers Out of Work in May, 2009, Over 1.4 Million Unemployed Since Early 2007

Construction Economist Ken Simonson Says Stimulus Keeps Declines From Being Even Worse, Helps Contractors Save Jobs, Hire and Plan to Expand.

(ARLINGTON, Va.) - Unemployment in the construction sector climbed to a “horrendous” 19.2 percent (not-seasonally adjusted) as an additional 59,000 construction workers lost their jobs in May according to new federal data, said construction economist Ken Simonson today.

New Anti-Drug Plan Doomed to Failure, Reformers Charge

Failure to Consider Fundamental Reforms Guarantees Cartels Will Continue to Dominate Marijuana Trade.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The new anti-drug initiative for the Southwestern border announced today by the Obama administration is doomed to failure because it simply dresses up failed policies in new clothing, the Marijuana Policy Project charged today.

"The new plan simply calls for rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic," said MPP director of government relations Aaron Houston. "The plan ignores the central problem, which is that our policy of marijuana prohibition has handed the Mexican cartels a massive market that keeps them rolling in cash, not just in Mexico, but according to the Department of Justice, in 230 American cities."

Sarah Palin`s Latest Target: Energy Efficiency

Even fellow Alaskan Republicans are urging Governor Palin to accept the funds, but she is stubbornly refusing to adopt energy efficiency standards critical for the future of our planet

(ANCHORAGE) - Environmental groups are demanding that Governor Palin do the right thing for the planet, according to Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team.