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UN Security Council Renews Call for Ceasefire

Over 570 Palestinians have already been killed, and over 2,700 have been injured with Israel’s offensive moving into its 12th day.

(GAZA) - The Security Council convened on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza this evening, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that today’s deadly Israeli shelling of United Nations schools where hundreds of Gazans had sought refuge made a ceasefire more urgent than ever.

“Three UNRWA [UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East] schools, set up by the United Nations as places of refuge for civilians fleeing the fighting, have been hit in adjacent Israeli strikes,” Mr. Ban told the Council at the start of the session, noting that the third strike at a school in Jabalia refugee camp killed dozens of civilians.

Barge Run Aground by Tug near Bonneville Dam

Crews from the Army Corps of Engineers responded to the navigation lock to help assess the situation and prevent any fuel or oil from leaving the lock chamber and entering the river.

(SEATTLE) - The Coast Guard says one of three barges being transported by a tugboat through the Columbia River ran aground near the Bonneville Lock and Dam approximately 40 miles east of Portland today at 1:45 AM.

Coast Guard Sector Portland received a report of the grounding at 2:10 AM.

The crew of the Tidewater tug Hurricane was transporting three unladen barges through the river when the first of the barges made brief contact with the bottom of the river.

Police Arrest Car Thief Suspects in the Act in South Salem‏

A "a high risk vehicle stop" led to the arrests of 19-year old Kyle Wilkins of Salem and 18-year old Levi Wilkins, a transient.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police responded to the 1800 block of Davis Rd S on a report of a 2000 Honda Accord that had just been stolen from a residential driveway while it was being warmed up. Salem Police Lt. Keith Blair says it happened at 3:55 AM.

"A witness observed the Honda leaving and being followed by another stolen 1993 Mercury Van," Blair said. The van had been stolen sometime during the night from the 200 block of Kashmir Court SE.

While checking the area for the two stolen vehicles, officers say they located the stolen 1993 Mercury Van abandoned at Skyline Road S and Newberry Street S.

Ban Condemns `Unacceptable` Israeli Strikes on UN Schools in Gaza

These attacks reinforce the urgent need for a ceasefire to end the mounting casualties, Ban said, demanding an independent investigation.

(NEW YORK) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against Israel’s “totally unacceptable” attacks against three clearly-marked United Nations schools, where civilians were seeking refuge from the ongoing conflict in Gaza, with a senior official calling for an independent inquiry into the incidents which claimed dozens of lives.

More than two dozen schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) are serving as temporary shelters to more than 15,000 Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed or who are fleeing the violence.

The agency’s education programmes have been suspended since the start of Israeli air attacks on Gaza, which Israel says it launched in response to rocket attacks by Hamas militants, on December 27th.

What A Five Hundred Pound Barrel of Bricks Teaches Us About Teamwork

This is the fourth in a series of Management Moments by Doug Dickerson, a weekly column designed to bring inspiration to those in the workplace and beyond.

(CHARLESTON, SC) - The following story reminds me a lot of the old Laurel and Hardy episode “The Music Box” in which they attempt to deliver a piano that sits atop an enormous flight of stairs.

Man Arrested After Hit & Run Crash and Chase (PHOTOS)

The driver reportedly failed to yield on Interstate 5 north of Eugene.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - A Seattle, Washington man was arrested by Oregon State Police troopers Tuesday afternoon following a hit and run crash northbound Interstate 5 south of Eugene.

The arrest occurred when troopers spiked the vehicle's tires after he failed to stop for nearly ten miles.

Investigators with OSP say today at approximately 3:30 PM, the suspect's 2002 Hyundai sport utility vehicle was reportedly involved in a hit and run crash on Interstate 5 northbound near milepost 189. OSP Recruit Trooper Will Ulch spotted the vehicle northbound near milepost 197 and attempted to stop it.

Venezuela Tosses Israeli Ambassador and Embassy Staff

Today's bombing of a UN school in Gaza by Israeli forces was a strong topic at the U.N.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Venezuela responded to the bloodshed in Gaza on Tuesday by expelling Israel's ambassador and embassy staff. This is not a new reaction for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a harsh critic of both Israel and the United States, who has withdrawn Venezuela's diplomatic envoys in the past over political differences.

In fact, last year the country kicked U.S. ambassador out the over with allied Bolivia.

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Israel's campaign constituted "flagrant violations of International Law" and the use of "state terrorism."

Salem Police Arrest Property Crimes Suspect

Two men at the residence were also arrested and taken to the Polk County Jail.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police Department detectives served a search warrant at about 10:30 this morning at 17925 Brown Road in Dallas, Oregon, arresting 33-year old Shelly Ann McGinnis, 33 yrs old. Salem Police Lt. Steve Birr says officers were assisted by deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Birr explains that McGinnis has been a suspect in a variety of property crimes in Lincoln, Polk, and Marion Counties.

"She was arrested on warrants out of Marion County for Burglary I, Identity Theft, Theft 2, and Giving False Information to a Police Officer," Birr said.

Oregon Food Bank Releases 2008 Voices Report

Oregonians share their stories as hunger continues year-round.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - "It's either buy food or take your medicine. It's a real hard choice."

"There are times when you have to choose between milk and diapers."

Those are just two comments from Oregon Food Bank's 2008 Voices report, released today. The annual report summarizes focus-group feedback from emergency food recipients around Oregon.

"With the high cost of food, utilities and rising unemployment, more of our neighbors are struggling with hunger," said Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.

PTSD Policemen: My Dogface Brothers in Blue

Before any cops think I am calling them a bad name… read on. Dogface is an honorific term for an infantryman who has survived 30 days of combat. Many did not last 30 minutes.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - If any non-military persons ever deserved the Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) it is policemen. Three examples of the inherent danger of being a policeman showed up in stark horror in December in Woodburn, Oregon with two policemen blown to bits and another with a leg blown off.

I am drawn to say that a Police Badge is almost the equivalent of The CIB. If you watch TV of the urban warfare in Iraq you get the notion of a police chase through a town and recently three policemen trying to disarm the bomb which killed two of them.