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Lynch Medical Marijuana Sentence Delayed in Los Angeles

People around the world have shown their support for this former medical marijuana dispensary owner.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The LA Times reports that a federal judge has postponed the sentencing of Charles Lynch, a Morro Bay medical marijuana dispensary owner, on a federal conviction for marijuana charges.

Commercial Skipper Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Crab Pot Thefts

OSP Fish & Wildlife Division still has about 65 crab pots stored at the OSP Newport office while troopers continue to find their owners.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - In August 2008, OSP Senior Trooper Carla Urbigkeit was contacted by a Newport Bayfront commercial skipper reporting some of his commercial crab pots were being offloaded from a different vessel, the Blue Belle, bringing in pots at the close of the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season.

Four Perish in Crash After SUV Flies From Embankment Near Oakridge (PHOTOS)

Police say the vehicle traveled across the westbound lane and off the north side of the highway where it became airborne as it rolled.

(OAKRIDGE, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers, ODOT and local emergency responders are on the scene of a Monday morning quadruple fatal traffic crash on Highway 58 about five miles east of Oakridge.

Police say the victims' names are not being released until next of kin notifications have been completed. The cause of the crash is undetermined.

Salem Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Fire

No injuries were report at the time of the release.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem firefighters responded to a single-story residual structure fire located at 515 19th street SE this morning at 8:39 a.m.

Fire Department Spokesman Bill Holmstron says the first arriving firefighters discovered flames and smoke coming form the residence. Holmstrom says firefighters battled the fire about 15-minutes before they had the fire under control.

Double-Digit Year-over-Year Home Price Declines Continue According to Newly Released Data

Salem home prices continue to decrease.

(SALEM, Ore.) - National resale housing prices fell across the country by 11.6 percent in January 2009 compared to a year ago, according to First American CoreLogic and its LoanPerformance Home Price Index (HPI).

Are Former Homeland Security Undersecretary Hutchinson`s Words a Death Sentence for American Kids?

Telling people a dangerous drug like methamphetamine is the same as pot is a dirty lie, why would the Arkansas legislator do it?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Misinformation and paranoia are the trademarks of anti-pot hysteria. It is sad in many ways, because police officers are told many things about marijuana in training that are not true. They believe what they are told, who in their shoes wouldn't?

Retired Newhall CHP Officer to Speak on 1970 Police Tragedy (PHOTOS)

As California mourns the loss of three Oakland Police officers, an event that claimed even more lives, the "Newhall Incident" will be remembered.

(NEWHALL, Calif.) - They called it the "Newhall Incident". It was the worst massacre of police officers in the 80 year history of the CHP.

It led to improved police training, better weaponry, bullet proof vests — saving the lives of many police officers in the line of duty.

Three Oakland, California Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

A fourth officer is reported to be in critical condition, and a fifth officer injured during the shooting was released with minor injuries.

(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Three Oakland Police officers were shot to death Saturday in East Oakland. The tragic incident reportedly began at 1:00 p.m. during a traffic stop at 73rd and Hillside in East Oakland.

Two motorcycle officers were shot at the stop, with the gunman fleeing the scene. Other officers closed off the surrounding streets to traffic as dozens of Oakland Police reinforcements arrived.

Candle for Missing Son Burns After Four Years (VIDEO)

Ahren lived in Boise for 33 years, has many friends and associates and owns his own home. He has strong ties to the community and two very beautiful young children.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Ahren Barnard vanished from Boise, Idaho on Saturday, December 4th 2004. His mom, Vicki Barnard, says she is holding out hope that someone knows what became of her son who is also a father of two beautiful children.

Ahren vanished when he returned to his home after dropping off his young son at his mother's home for the evening. Ahren had plans that evening and was going to pick up his son the next morning to continue their weekend visitation, his mom explains.

Beyond our Givens - Part 2

Can the fundamental mass of life tendencies [with which everyone is born] be attributed to more than genetics alone? If so, on what basis might it be attributed?

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - I know from my own experience, and from being told by others (relatives and friends) that deceased, or persons close to death have involved themselves briefly in the lives of the living, often for the purpose of comforting them.

They are not experiences about which one is prone to speak, but neither will they likely ever forget. Often they occur in the recesses of the mind where what occurs is not discernible to others.