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If Facebook and Twitter had a Baby, They`d Name it Wee Web

Wee Web, from the founders of Meetup.com, introduces a simple sharing utility.

(NEW YORK) - Wee Web, the easy-to-use tool that enables parents to update loved ones about their kids, has officially entered into public beta. Created by Matt Meeker and Peter Kamali, two of the founders of Meetup.com, Wee Web is the fastest and easiest way for busy parents to share their babies' photos, videos, and stories with family members and close friends.

The site is not just another social network or online baby book; it is a secure and efficient way for parents to share their kids' lives with the people who care the most.

One of the reasons behind the concept of Wee Web comes from Peter's own experience as a father. "Being a time-crunched new parent, I didn't have time to keep a baby book or a scrapbook of my kids and update our family, even though I had good intentions to do so," said Kamali. "With Wee Web, I can quickly upload a photo and shoot a quick message to my family so they can check it out.

Diane Downs Denied by Oregon Parole Board

In her application for parole, Downs reaffirmed her innocence, saying, "Over the years, I have told you and the rest of the world that a man shot me and my children. I have never changed my story."

(SALEM, Ore.) - Convicted child killer Diane Downs will stay in prison; the woman convicted of murdering her own children in 1984, was told by a parole board yesterday that she would not be leaving prison any time soon.

According to court records, Elizabeth Diane Frederickson Downs, who is now 53-years old, shot her three children, killing one, and then told police a stranger had carjacked her and shot the children.

Portland Woman Dies From Crash Into Coastal River

Police have identified the victim in a fatal traffic crash on the Little Nestucca Highway, east of Highway 101‏.

(CLOVERDALE, Ore.) -
Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation and have identified the victim of a vehicle found on its top Tuesday afternoon in the Little Nestucca River about 3 miles east of Highway 101. The vehicle reportedly drove off Highway 130 where it was spotted in the river.

The victim is identified as 38-year old Charlee Maxine Russo of southeast Portland.

OSP says Tuesday around 3:30 PM, occupants of a school bus reported seeing a vehicle on its top partially submerged in the Little Nestucca River in southern Tillamook County. Emergency responders arriving on scene near milepost 3 confirmed the report as the passenger car was down an approximate 30-foot embankment with an adult female inside.

Hauntings Include Restless Ghosts, Chilling Sounds and Vampires

New Orleans, not surprisingly, has its share of local lore.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a city that attracts crowds for Mardi Gras celebrations and blues festivals, beautiful architecture and fine cuisine, New Orleans is, in some circles, even more famous for its established inhabitants.

It's a shame they're all dead.

Many bars and shops boast of their ghostly inhabitants. Even La Petite Theatre du Vieux Carre is known for strange happenings and the eerie ghost Caroline. Reports say that Caroline was an actress at the theatre in the 1920s.

Vietnam To Police Blogs With Random Checks, Self-Reporting

Authorities currently block some Web sites run by overseas Vietnamese that espouse views critical of the government, and they often seek to shut down anything seen as encouraging public protest.

(BANGKOK) - Vietnamese authorities plan to police the content of dissident blogs through random checks and self-policing by the country’s blogging community, a senior Vietnamese Internet security expert has told Radio Free Asia.

“There should be a legal corridor to assure better operation of the blogs,” the director of the state-run Bach Khoa Internet Security Center, Nguyen Tu Quang, told RFA’s Vietnamese service. “We’ll manage them by randomly checking—we don’t need to control all the blogs.”

“When we create a legal corridor, determining what is legal and what is a violation of Vietnamese law, the blog community will detect such things on its own and will let the government know of violations,” Quang said.

Reverend Benny & Mr. Sid`s At Your Service #24

(Salem) - Okay, okay. So there's been a title and logo change. You're still going to get the hardest hitting comic strip this side of Commercial Street. You're going to get drama, You get moral dilemma. You get recession. You get the world as it is today--which isn't particularly good. And you get it here!

Citizen Applies NFL Tackle On Fleeing Robbery Suspect

There are super heroes lurking everywhere without our knowledge.

(HAPPY VALLEY, Ore.) - Clackamas County Sheriff's patrol deputies responded to a reported robbery that occurred at the entrance to the Bank of America, located at 12028 SE Sunnyside Road, in Happy Valley this afternoon at 4:02 PM.

Oregon Governor Responds to Anti-Deployment Vigil and Fast

Governor Ted Kulongoski tells Michele Darr from Operation Homebound that he will meet with her group Wednesday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a developing story, Oregon's Governor says he will meet with the woman who started the peace vigil and fast on Oregon's capitol steps called Camp Homebound.

Michele Darr says she was sitting at the state library today checking her email, when someone tapped on her shoulder. It was Paul Evans and Danny Santos from Governor Kulongoski's office.

Evans said, "The Governor is up the hall and he would like to have a few words with you." Darr said she was pleasantly surprised and followed the two aids into an office in the state library. Darr said the Governor was friendly and warm and asked her, "What are you bringing forward today?"

Police Investigate Suspicious Death of Gresham Teen

Gresham Detectives encourage anyone who has information regarding Ms. Daggett to call the Gresham Police Department.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Today, Gresham Fire & Rescue responded on SE Phoebe Court regarding a person found possible deceased. Emergency medical personnel arrived at 9:08 AM and confirmed the death. The cause of death was not apparent, and Gresham Police Detectives were called to the scene.

Police say the woman who died, 18-year old Rachel Daggett, lived in Damascus. Ms. Dagget was a student at Sam Barlow High School. No further information is available about Ms. Dagget is available at this time.

The Gresham Police Department have termed Ms. Daggett's death as suspicious. An autopsy has been scheduled later in the day, and investigators are waiting for additional information obtained from that procedure.

Tonight`s Willamette Game Canceled

Local athletic leaders mourn the loss of Willamette's Head Women's Basketball Coach, Bruce Henderson.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Tenth-year head coach Terry Williams learned that Willamette's head women's basketball coach Bruce Henderson collapsed and passed away from a heart attack during practice yesterday evening inside Cone Field House.

After both athletic directors conversed over the phone, it was decided that tonight's Corban-Willamette women's basketball game should be canceled so that everyone could focus on this unforeseen tragedy.

Henderson, who was in his fourth season as head coach of the Bearcats, had competed against former head coach Dave Bale three times and Williams once during his tenure at Willamette.