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Vancouver Residents Need to Use Caution During Storms

Persistent deicing keeps main Vancouver streets clear; caution urged on slick side streets‏.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Persistent deicing by Public Works street crews have kept main Vancouver roadways wet and clear, despite freezing temperatures that have created slick side streets in areas throughout the city.

Pacific Power Prepares Major for Weekend Storm

Pacific Power prepares for likely wind, ice event. Customers also should take precautions as latest storm could cause widespread outages.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - With weather forecasters predicting a major weekend storm combining snow, wind and freezing rain that could cause weather-related power outages in western Oregon, Pacific Power is pre-positioning extra work crews to help speed up power restoration if it becomes necessary.

"With our ongoing commitment to safety and our crews' hard work, we've been very fortunate so far in dealing with winter storms and making quick repairs whenever necessary," said Pacific Power President Pat Reiten.

Government Recovers Marine Pilot Missing In Action From WWII

Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC used dental comparisons in the identification of McCown's remains.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is Maj. Marion R. McCown Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, of Charleston, S.C. He will be buried on January 18th in Charleston.

Planned Parenthood Says Midnight Regulation Jeopardizes Women`s Health‏

"We are shocked that the Bush administration chose to finalize its midnight regulation and to take this parting shot..." - PPFA President Cecile Richards

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) sharply criticized a last-minute regulation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that poses a serious threat to patients' rights to receive complete and accurate health care information and services.

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How Witches Evolved

Trials of persons who claimed to be witches simply confirmed that they possessed what they always claimed they had, power.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - Rev. Montague Summers who wrote the Introductions to the MALLEUS MALEFICARUM, spoke of witches as late as the 1920s as if they truly existed, nor have I read anywhere that the Church has reversed its position on the matter. Summers also defended the Inquisition's methods as necessary to keep the Catholic flock under control.

Many Evangelists claim their followers alone are real-Christians, and that “intelligent people” who question what they say is the word of God, “are evil." They use politics to achieve their end by appealing to the Religious Right of the Republican Party’s base composed of Conservative die-hard traditionalists.

Former Assistant Football Coach Jerry Long Dies

Jerry Long spent over a decade in athletic administration prior to retiring in 1990, working in the areas of fundraising, event management and booster club development.

(LOS ANGELES) - Jerry Long, assistant football coach for Ted Ogdahl from 1955-1960, died Wednesday at the age of 79. Coach Long served as an assistant football coach at Oregon State and UCLA and also spent over a decade in athletic administration at UCLA. Long, who had been in a hospice for several months, died from a heart attack with his wife Dorothy at his side.

Jerry Long played football at Oregon State, earning three letters as a guard and graduating in 1950. After five years as a high school coach, he spent six years as an assistant at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

Oregon and SW Washington School Closures and Updates

A roundup of public and private school openings and closures.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We are doing our best to bring you the latest information on school closures, openings and delays. We are concentrating on public and private schools in western Oregon and southwest Washington.

Bend Man Dies in Crash on Icy Oregon Highway

Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 97 north of Bend

(BEND, Ore.) - Police say a Bend-area man died Thursday morning when the vehicle he was driving slid off Highway 97 about three miles north of Bend and rolled onto its top.

The victim was not using safety restraints investigators say, and was partially ejected. A passenger who was using safety restraints was not injured.

Schrader Submits Resignation to Secretary of State

As a mid-term Senator, Schrader’s resignation was required in order to fulfill his duties as a newly elected member of the United States House of Representatives.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Unites States Congressman-Elect Kurt Schrader submitted his resignation to Secretary of State Bill Bradbury yesterday. Schrader was re-elected to serve Senate District 20 in 2006 after serving one term prior in the Senate and three terms in the Oregon State House of Representatives.

“I’ve made my home and operated my business in this district for over twenty years,” said Schrader, who owns a working farm in Canby and operates the Clackamas County Veterinary Clinic in Clackamas.