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Police Seek Person Who Dropped Box of Deer Heads in Newport Parking Lot

Public's help sought in OSP Fish & Wildlife investigation of deer heads Left in Newport parking lot.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to identify the person responsible for dumping a cardboard box Wednesday morning containing deer heads in a Newport-area parking lot.

Sergeant Todd Thompson with the OSP Fish & Wildlife Division in Newport, says it was discovered Wednesday at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Oregon Leaders Welcome Navy Decision to Hold Public Meeting on Its Plans for Coast

“Given the potential ramifications for our fisheries and marine wildlife, the public must be heard on any issue that could impact the Oregon coast” - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley, along with Oregon Congressmen Kurt Schrader, David Wu, Peter DeFazio, and Earl Blumenauer, welcomed the Navy’s decision today to hold a public meeting on February 26, 2009, in Tillamook, Oregon so that the public can respond to its environmental impact statement regarding future Navy operations along the Northwest coast.

The meeting will take place at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds Auditorium at 4603 E. 3rd Street in Tillamook. The Navy’s decision comes after the Oregon members requested an extension of the public comment period and a public meeting earlier this month.

Head of UN Aid Agency `Extremely Pleased` over Gaza Visit of US Politicians

“We think it makes a very important signal from the American Government that they are ready to come in, and able to come in and have a look around themselves” Karen AbuZayd, the Commissioner-General UNRWA

(GAZA) - The Gaza visits of three United States legislators were a sign of change that could improve the situation on the ground in the war-torn territory.

Two US Congressmen, Brian Baird and Keith Ellison, also visited the Gaza Strip today, with all three touring areas heavily damaged by the three-week Israeli offensive against the militant organization Hamas, which ended last month.

UPDATE - Police Seek Missing 15-Year Old Girl and Suspected Sex Offender

Milwaukie Police are looking for a missing 15-year old girl believed to be with 34-year old suspected sex offender‏.

(MILWAUKIIE, Ore.) - Milwaukie Police are looking for a missing 15-year old girl from Woodland, Washington believed to be with a 34-year old Milwaukie man.

Nicole "Nikki" Christine Warner was last seen in January 2009. Officer Kevin Krebs with Milwaukie Police says she is believed to be with 34-year old Robert Harvey Best of Milwaukie.

Elmer`s Pancake House in Beaverton Robbed at Gun Point (VIDEO)

After robbing the business, the suspect fled on foot, and was gone before police arrived.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - An armed robbery suspect was captured on cameras today at Elmer's Pancake House on NW Waterhouse Avenue in Beaverton. Detective Pam Yazzolino with Beaverton Police, says just before 7:30 a.m., a lone male who was armed, walked into the video poker area from an outside door.

"He displayed a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded money. The clerk complied, giving the man an undisclosed amount of cash."

Pedestrian in Motorized Wheelchair Struck by Vehicle

The driver was cited for Failing to Yield to a Pedestrian in an Unmarked Crosswalk.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - McMinnville Police and Fire Department paramedics responded to a reported motor vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon that involved a pedestrian in a motorized wheelchair being struck by a motor vehicle.

McMinnville Police Chief Ron Noble says the crash occurred in McMinnville at the intersection of NE 4th Street and NE Evans Street at 3:48 p.m.

Ancient and Medieval Lamps on Display at Hallie Ford Museum of Art (PHOTOS)

The exhibition happens in May.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University will present an exhibition of ancient and medieval lamps March 14 through May 17 in the Study Gallery.

Organized by Willamette Art History Professor Ann Nicgorski and Yale University Art Gallery curator Lisa Brody, From Hestia’s Sacred Fire to Christ’s Eternal Light will feature about 84 oil lamps from the Bogue Collection at the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University.

Golan Bride Strides Past Barbed Wire:
Israel Will Never Allow Her Return

Safadi, hair coiffured and clutching a bouquet of flowers, turned for a last look, a final wave. Then the yellow gate of the crossing gently snicked shut behind her. There is no going back.

(QUNEITRA, Golan Heights (AFP)) - Arina Safadi, wearing a sumptuous white wedding dress, walked past barbed wire in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights so she could join her future husband on the Syrian side.

She was beaming with happiness at the prospect of embarking on a new life, but the young bride could also not hold back the tears as she waved farewell to her native home, knowing she could never return.

PTSD Therapists: Amateur, Charlatans or Outright Frauds

Dr. Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Pharmacologist and Forensic Toxicologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I presume most of my readers know that I write a lot about PTSD and the miserable record of the Army and the VA for PTSD diagnosis and treatment.

For example there is supposed to be a backlog of 300 thousand PTSD Veteran victims either waiting for service or have given up with the miserable ineffective treatment by both Army/Navy and the VA.

Man Reportedly Tries to Abduct 12-Year Old

The suspect is described as a skinny Hispanic male, late 30's or early 40's, five foot eight to five foot ten inches tall, with a mustache, driving a black older model Honda 4-door with faded paint.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Marion County deputies in Salem responded to the 4800 block of Satter Drive NE regarding an attempted abduction last evening around 5:30 p.m.

Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office says the victim, a 12-year old boy, reported that around 5:30 p.m., he was walking home from a friend's house.