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Oregon`s AG Announces $655,000 Grant to Fight Internet Sex Predators

The federal stimulus grant will save funding for the Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Child unit.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Attorney General John Kroger announced today that the federal government has awarded a $655,000 Recovery Act grant to the Oregon Department of Justice to fight online predators.

Senate Extends Period of Product Liability for Oregon Consumers

SB 284 increases the statute of ultimate repose, or SOUR, to 10 years.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This Senate passed legislation this morning that keeps courtroom doors open for consumers harmed by dangerously defective products that are greater than 8 years old.

SB 284 increases the statute of ultimate repose – age of a defective product – for product liability actions from its current limit of 8 years to 10 years.

Three Reportedly Shot in Salem Park (VIDEO)

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, 16 to 18 years of age, with short black close cut hair, wearing a light colored shirt, long blue shorts and carrying a black backpack.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police responded to a shooting today at Northgate Park, near the end of Fairhaven Ave. The report of the shooting came in just after 4:00 p.m.

The victims appear to be three minors. Unconfirmed reports at the scene indicate that one victim was shot in the arm, one was shot in the leg and one was reportedly shot in the head.

Oregon Man Escapes Submerging Truck

The driver escaped his submerging pickup and was helped out of the water by an unidentified witness. He had minor injuries and was treated at the scene by Oakridge Fire Department personnel.

(OAKRIDGE, Ore.) - Police say an Oakridge-area man escaped serious injury Tuesday morning after falling asleep and losing control of his pickup on Highway 58 about ten miles west of Oakridge.

"The man escaped from his submerging pickup after it went off the highway and into Lookout Point Reservoir," Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Erich Schermerhorn said.

Medical Marijuana Use: Miracle Medicine Good for Dozens of Diseases

Recently a long-distance patient from Australia sent me a list of the diseases for which marijuana was useful with the website addresses of the references. Here is Granny Storm Crow’s list.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - When the State of Oregon first legalized Medical Marijuana I disbelieved and was astonished at the diverse medical conditions that State DHS said were acceptable conditions for a permit to use: Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Cachexia/Anorexia, Severe pain, Severe nausea, Seizures and Muscle spasms.

There was NO medicine effective for all these. I deduced that officials at the DHS were into the evidence lockers someplace and found some GOOD stuff.

Gas Prices Edge Higher to Kick Off Summer Driving Season

Memorial Day has come and gone, and pump prices are still edging up. Oregon's average for regular unleaded gains eight cents in the past week to $2.51 while the national average jumps up 11 cents to $2.43. Still, prices are about a buck-fifty a gallon less than a year ago.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Memorial Day traditionally signals the start of the summer driving season, and pump prices continue to rise.

Oregon Immigrant Rights Coalition Applauds First Hispanic Nominated to the High Court

President Obama has set a deadline for a confirmation vote on nominee Sonia Sotomayor by the start of the Senate's five-week recess which will begin on August 7th.

(SALEM, Ore.) - CAUSA (Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition), the largest Hispanic civil and human rights and advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest, applauds President Obama for nominating federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

Remembering Bloody Tarawa

Leon Cooper, former Navy Ensign and amphibian boat commander, not only remembers the battle in November 1943, but is now fighting to clean-up the battlefield to make it a fit memorial for thousands who died there.

(Somerdale, N.J.) - Garbage now litters the beaches on Betio Island in the Tarawa atoll, one of the bloodiest battles fought by Marines in WW II.

The first amphibious assault against fortified positions in the Pacific War, it would serve as a model and lessons learned for future assaults. The 2nd Marine Division paid the price for the lessons.

Presidents of Iran, Afghanistan & Pakistan Hope to Stabilize Mideast

The presidents of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday signed a joint statement dubbed the "Tehran Statement", at the end of their trilateral summit on regional developments.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After all of the political bashing and essentially unfounded accusations of nuclear weapon development, it probably seems unlikely to many Americans that Iran would be the country to bring stability to the Middle east.

A historic meeting between Ahmadinejad, President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Hamid Karzaithe of Afghanistan, held Sunday, saw discussion of collective trilateral efforts to fight extremism, Islamism and terrorism in the region.

Oregon Proposal: Stop Kicking Folks When They’re Down (AUDIO)

"It could help keep some families from having to go the food bank for one more week. It could keep gas in the car, could help somebody pay their phone bill and get that next job." - Duke Shepard, political director for the Oregon AFL-CIO

(PORTLAND, Ore. ONS) - Every dollar counts for the thousands of Oregonians who have lost their jobs, and one legislative proposal would exempt the first $2400 in unemployment benefits from state income taxes.

It's a tax break already in place for federal income taxes. District 2 State Senator Jason Atkinson (R-Central Point) is the sponsor of SB 975.