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Salem Electric Car Dealer Feels Effects of Sagging Economy (VIDEO)

Times are tough even for green businesses in Oregon, but a little help could get this one over the hump.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem, Oregon has a dealership for the greenest cars in existence. Electric Wheels Inc. has been open for over four years and over that time period technology has made rapid advancements.

Two Bills Supporting Oregon Parents Pass the Senate

Two bills to support Oregon parents pass the Senate SB 373 relates to timely child support payments; SB 313 addresses evidentiary privilege between parents and minor children.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Two bills that help Oregon parents deal with tough circumstances passed the Oregon Senate this morning.

Cirque du Cannabis

An open letter to Oregon legislators.

(SALEM, Ore.) - You have on your schedule many cannabis related issues this session, and I'm writing to ask you to please toss them all into the circular file where they belong.

First and foremost, gardening the medicine my doctor recommends should not be grounds for you to take away my fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.

We Were There and We Cared

At a gathering of war reporters in 1995, Peter Arnett summed up their shared experience in one sentence: "We were there and we cared." Not one of the armchair critics who spend so much time berating "the media" can say that.

(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) - Just behind the colonnade above the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and down the hill from the memorial to those who went down with the Maine, a group of old war correspondents awkwardly assembled at Arlington Cemetery recently to pay tribute to our own.

And here we stood trying to make some sense of what we'd done, especially in light of all those who never returned.

UN: Priorities in Afghanistan Require Resources and Solid Will (PHOTOS)

Ban Ki-moon said effective international support contributes to political stability and economic growth, and will be a critical component in any international exit strategy.

(KABUL, Afghanistan) - International priorities in Afghanistan – including security, long-term institution-building and stability throughout the coming elections – remain valid, but what is lacking is adequate resources and political will, the top United Nations envoy to the strife-torn country said today.

Steppin`

Say hello to my family members, GuitarHero, Jughead and ShortRib. Our dogs are Simon, Charlotte, and Tache (that’s French for “Spot”).

(AGOURA, Calif.) - The ‘50s ideal of the nuclear family is clearly a thing of the past as most statistics readily confirm. Divorce is rampant and the definition of family is undergoing constant scrutiny and redefinition.

For my family, we’ve been dealing with a new Step-Mom, as I just got married, this past December...

Medical Marijuana Accolades: Semper Fi David and Fellow Grunts

Pain pills prescribed by the VA don’t always work for PTSD and cause addiction.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The people who know the most and best about the benefits of marijuana as medicine are certainly not the physicians nor the pharmacologists such as myself.

David is a Marine Combat Veteran/Victim of two extensive combat tours in Iraq. He definitely has PTSD with depression, pain and social and family problems.

Teen Who Died During Rescue Awarded Gold Lifesaving Medal Posthumously

The Gold Lifesaving Medal was established by Congress in 1874 and is one of the oldest military medals.

(SEATTLE ) - A Gold Lifesaving Medal was posthumously awarded to a local hero named Ross Barfuss at Aloha High School in Aloha Oregon, Thursday.

Ross died at the age of 16 while attempting to rescue a 12-year old boy who was caught in heavy surf near Cutler City, Oregon on March 8th 2008.

UPDATE: One in Custody over Fatal Columbia County Shooting

The victim is 29-year old Darrell K. Schoonover lf Vernonia.

(BIRKENFELD, Ore.) - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a reported shooting in the Birkenfeld area this morning at 1:06 a.m.

This is a rural location in northwest Columbia County near the Clatsop County line. Responding deputies and officers found one person dead at the scene.

ODVA Will Commemorate Anniversary of Iraq War

Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt and State Representative Sal Esquival are scheduled to speak.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs will hold a special wreath laying ceremony Thursday at 1:00 p.m., to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Iraq War and to honor those who have served.

The public ceremony will take place at the Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial on the department grounds located at 700 Summer Street N.E. in Salem.