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Maitland is Named Reed VP-General Manager

Ms. Maitland joined the Reed staff as Director of Marketing in August 2004.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Rebecca R. Maitland will become vice president and general manager of the Reed Opera House effective May 1st, 2009.

The news was announced by Roger Yost, president of QA Properties, owner of the Reed and other downtown landmarks.

Keizer Police Investigate Gunshot Wound and Attempted Murder

Police say the incident was an act of targeted violence, and the general public is not thought to be at risk.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - Keizer Police responded to a report of a gunshot victim at 1144 Dearborn Avenue NE in Keizer March 15th shortly before 11:00 p.m.

Captain Jeff Kuhns with Keizer police says that upon arrival at the residence, police found an adult male victim with a non life-threatening gunshot wound.

Weyerhaeuser Announces Closure of Mills in Oregon and Oklahoma

The company has closed 10 wood products manufacturing facilities this year and virtually all sites are experiencing reduced operations.

(Salem, Oregon) - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced it will close its iLevel® lumber mills in Wright City, Okla., and Dallas, Ore., effective immediately. The announcement will affect approximately 307 employees.

Victims in Salem Fire Died of Gunshot Wounds

Police say they are going through a slow and meticulous process due to the fire damage.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Autopsy results show that the three victims whose remains were found in a fire in Salem Sunday, died of gunshot wounds.

Oregon Hiking Steps Forward at Pacific Crest Trail Fest

Discover Oregon's Pacific Trail at a special event later this month.

(SALEM, Ore.) - For anyone who has ever spent time on, or wondered what it would be like to set foot on the Pacific Crest Trail, this event is for you.

The annual Trail Fest arrives in Portland at the end of March. It hasn't been held here since 2005 and it won't be back in P-Town till 2013.

Help a Sick Relative, Lose Your Job

Scoring three marijuana cigarettes for an aunt with breast cancer costs a police dispatcher her job.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - When medical use of marijuana is illegal, it’s not just the patients themselves who get hurt.

Today’s Chicago Tribune reports the story of police dispatcher Laura Llanes, whose aunt is battling breast cancer and suffering the side effects of chemotherapy.

Religious Right or Religious Wrong?

Not only do they lie; they deceive and insult people for wanting to help the poor.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Even though we have repeatedly written to the people from "News Issues" asking them to not fill our news mailbox with their ultra-right wing nonsense, the group continues to relentlessly drive their agenda onto our doorstep.

Now they have given me an opportunity to show the true spirit of the conservative, religious right, in all of its non-glory.

U.S. Casualties Mounting in Afghanistan

Four of the deaths happened in Kot, and one in Kabul, Afghanistan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The U.S. casualty tables are continuing to shift toward the conflict in Afghanistan, and this report is possibly the only one we have issued that listed no members of the U.S. military killed in Iraq.

Three soldiers from Illinois, a Marine Staff Sergeant and an Air Force Staff Sergeant were killed in recent days. All but one of the deaths was combat-related.

Hiker Falls to Her Death at Eagle Creek Trail

It is the second hiking-related death at Eagle Creek in the last three weeks.

(CASCADE LOCKS, Ore.) - Deputies say a 23-year old Portland woman died Monday afternoon after falling from a popular hiking trail west of Cascade Locks.

Kids Get Fishing Experience at Canby Pond

Changes at a local pond expand opportunities for kids to learn fishing techniques.

(CANBY, Ore.) - Oregon Fish & Wildlife brought a truckload of trout to the Canby pond Monday, March 16th, 2009. This delivery starts off the Spring hatchery trout fishery here, while launching some new, noticeable regulations.