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Portland Officer Saves Woman During Early Morning House Fire

The early morning house fire sent 8 to local hospitals.‏

(PORTLAND, Ore) - Fire Investigators from Portland Fire & Rescue have determined that the cause of a morning house fire was ashes from a fireplace disposed of improperly.

"It appears that one of the occupants put ashes from the fireplace in a cardboard box and left the box in the living room," Lt. Allen Oswalt with Portland Fire said.

This fire started this morning at about 6:20 AM. As Portland Firefighters were responding, crews reported a column of smoke in the area from more than a half mile away from the scene at 11341 SE Division St.

`Larry Agran, Great Park Gangbanger: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire?`

Or "Larry (What, me worry) Agran: The Lesser of Feebles?"

(LAGUNA BEACH) - Larry Agran's dream is turning out to be Orange County's nightmare. Costs soaring, the promised pollyanna tax revenue for the County diving, it just gets worse by the day. The contaminant cleanup budget soars, removal progressing slowly and ineffective for water-borne pollutants migrating region-wide. Little or no preemptive risk assessment, no contingency or fallback strategy. No Plan B, Just Plan A(gran).

We need an OC Grand Jury intervention, and like Watergate, let's have the OC District Attorney's Office follow the money.

Irvine's chosen developer, Lennar Homes, has a decades long reputation and fiscal nationwide history rife with horror stories, vendor mischief and LLC bankruptcies, yet it continues to do business in spite of its ineptitude and lapses.

Federal Government Issues New Poverty Line for 2009

More Oregonians Now Qualify for State Services.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - The federal government today raised the poverty line, which Oregon uses to determine eligibility for some public assistance programs.

As a result, more Oregonians now qualify for Employment Related Day Care, the state's child care subsidy program, and the Oregon Health Plan, the state's Medicaid program, at a time when the state faces a revenue shortfall.

"Today there are more vulnerable Oregonians who will see their access to certain public assistance programs affected by the legislature's budget decisions than there were yesterday," said Michael Leachman, policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy.

City Winter Storm Damage Cleanup Continues

City staff say they appreciate the patience of residents as Parks Operations employees work through their list of reported tree damage incidents.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This past winter weather has been a unique challenge to the City and it’s Parks Operations Division, officials with the city report.

The snow, ice and wind storms have left many fallen trees, downed limbs, and broken limbs still in trees throughout the city. The cleanup from damaged City trees along streets and in parks is expected to continue for the next few months.

Salem officials say numerous citizens have expressed interest in cutting up fallen street or park trees for fire wood.

U.S. President Delivers First Weekly Address (VIDEO)

The Administration is still working with Congress to refine the plan, but in the address, President Obama lays out the key priorities.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In his first weekly address since being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, President Barack Obama discusses how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will jump-start the economy.

"This is not just a short-term program to boost employment," he said.

"It’s one that will invest in our most important priorities like energy and education; health care and a new infrastructure that are necessary to keep us strong and competitive in the 21st century."

Salem Man Arrested for Multiple Charges, Including Murder‏

28-year old Manuel Garibay of Salem was arrested on charges of Murder, Unlawful use of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and abuse of a corpse.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Deputies say a Salem man is behind bars on serious charges involving the homicidal death of a person whose body was discovered Saturday.

Lt. Sheila Lorance with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, says that during the course of a narcotics investigation on January 22nd at 11:40 a.m., Detectives and Marion County SWAT served a search warrant at 4761 Indiana Avenue NE.

"Information was obtained that led investigators to believe a homicide had occurred inside the residence on Indiana," Lorance said.

Holocaust Has Vital Lessons for Today, Says UN Secretary General

In 2005, the General Assembly designated January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp, as the International Day.

(NEW YORK) - The Holocaust provides important lessons for the present, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing the necessity to bolster the forces of harmony and dialogue.

In an address to mark the International Day of Commemoration honoring victims of the Holocaust at the Park East Synagogue in New York, Mr. Ban said that during a recent visit to the Middle East, he saw first-hand the suffering of both Israelis and Gazans.

Police Investigate Fatal Traffic Crash on Interstate 82 Near Umatilla

The driver and three other occupants were using safety restraints and were not injured.

(UMATILLA, Ore.) - Police say a 5-year old boy died Saturday night after he was ejected from the family's vehicle as it rolled over off the southbound lanes of Interstate 82 south of Umatilla.

The other four occupants, two adults and two children, were not injured according to Oregon State Police.

They say the names and city of residence are withheld pending notification to the victim's father who is out of the country.

Three Vehicle Crash on Highway 26 Involves Bus Packed With 20 Kids

Police say the roadway was covered in snow and ice at the time of the crash.

(BORING, Ore.) - Police say nobody was injured Sunday morning when a pair of passenger cars crashed into a bus with 20 kids aboard. It happened on westbound Highway 26 at approximately 7:30 a.m. according to Oregon State Police.

OSP spokesman Lieutenant Gregg Hastings, says the crash happened when a red passenger car near milepost 18 lost control, slid across the center grass median and crashed head-on into a blue passenger vehicle and a RAZ Transportation bus occupied by about 20 juveniles enroute to the Mt. Hood area.

Hastings says the bus driver, 44-year old Roger Peterson of southeast Portland, attempted to avoid the crash, crossed over the median and ended up in the westbound lanes.

Shall We Simply Damn Sam And Let Others Off the Hook?

Is lying to the voters the moral equivalent of perjury? Shall it receive a similar penalty, a lesser one, or are we inclined to wink and turn the other cheek?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Politics is seldom a game following the rules of Fair Play. Some mean predators lurk in the bushes, no pun intended. The current case concerning Portland Mayor Sam Adams indeed raises a host of ethical issues.

Yours truly was once a pre-law student but never got formal legal training, so I cannot profess to be a legal expert. My bag is ethics. In law, it is called jurisprudence.

The apparent allegations against Mayor Adams was a failure in integrity. He admits he lied to the voters to cover up a sexual relationship with a young man. It took a thorough probe by a reporter before this misdeed--not telling the truth--came to light.