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A Dose of Real LA Music Erupts During Van`s Warped Tour

1AD7's bass player James Santisteban grew up with Salem-News.com's Tim King in south east Los Angeles.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - One of LA's hottest bands, 1AD7, is hitting the road for Van's Warped Tour. I take pleasure in sharing this information as the band's bass player is an old high school friend of mine, James Santisteban. These guys rock hardcore and their music falls naturally into the R & V category, Rhythm & Violence.

It is always good to hear from an old friend, and it isn't every day that I learn one of my buddies is part of an act like this. 1AD7 personifies the part of LA that we grew up in; it is heavily laden with gang activity and police sirens, but also with people who go all the way and work to be the best at what they do.

The band has performed live with national acts like Alien Ant Farm, KottonMouth Kings, Hed P.E., One Side Zero, The Reyes Brothers & Cypress Hill.

Oregon Health Officials Issue Warning Over Rabid Bats

Rabies is an infectious viral disease that affects the nervous system and is almost always caused by exposure to a rabid animal. Exposure is usually through a bite but can also occur through scratches. It is almost always fatal once symptoms begin.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon health officials are warning people to protect themselves and their pets from rabies after finding five rabid bats since the beginning of 2008.

Pair Arrested for Throwing Projectiles at Cars in Corvallis

Police are continuing to investigate the incidents that have caused thousands in property damage and shattered glass inches from at least one person's head.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Corvallis Police officers say they have responded to numerous reports of vehicles being struck by unknown types of projectiles over the past few weeks along SW Philomath Boulevard between SW 15th Street and SW 26th Street.

Captain Dan Hendrickson with Corvallis Police says that in addition to endangering the safety of dozens of people, the persons throwing the projectiles have caused several thousand dollars in damage.

Salem-News.com Will Go to Iraq With Mobilizing Oregon Guard Unit (VIDEO)

Salem-News.com reporter/photojournalist Tim King covers the mobilization ceremony of a military group that he will deploy to Iraq with to cover in-country for the next several weeks.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We are happy to announce that I will have the honor of joining a group of Oregon Guard soldiers from 2-641 Aviation who are deploying to Iraq to work in the aviation sector at Balad. The soldiers were officially mobilized this week.

This will be my second opportunity to be embedded with an Oregon Guard unit at war. I spent the winter of 2006/2007 embedded with the Oregon Guard in Afghanistan.

TCE Expert Talks With Former El Toro Marine About Toxic Waste (VIDEO)

This is the fifth video in a continuing series about a deadly chemical dumped into the groundwater by Marines at El Toro that is moving in the water tables beneath neighborhoods in Irvine, California.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Lethally toxic chemicals were dumped into the groundwater over the decades at the now closed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine, California. Marines and their family members have become sick over the years and the health problems can be passed on generationally. TCE, (Trichloroethylene) is known to cause liver failure, several types of cancer, mutations and intestinal disorders.

Values and Norms

It is not imagery but specifics and inherent values and norms that should decide who will be the next President of the United States of America, not political expediency.

(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - We’re talking values and norms here, not false accusations or rumors that get tossed about during political campaigns, such as John McCain and his committee are throwing at Barack Obama’s wall to see what will stick.

Hillary acted as warm-up for McCain’s performance when she referred to Barack Obama as an “elitist” [which of course he is not]. According to a web-headline [8/4/08] Obama leads McCain in a poll of white working class voters by a significant margin.

RFA Condemns China`s Decision to Bar Journalist

China says one of its critics will be banned from the international event.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Radio Free Asia today condemned the Chinese government's apparent denial of an entry visa to an Olympic-credentialed RFA broadcaster and called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press Beijing to honor its pledge to hold the Games in an atmosphere of openness.

“Twenty-four hours before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing, RFA hasn’t received an entry permit for our Tibetan service broadcaster, U.S. citizen Dhondup Gonsar. We deplore this stonewalling by the Chinese authorities,” RFA president Libby Liu said.

Bottles of Urine Showing Up on Oregon Highway

A person commits the offense of Improperly Disposing of Human Waste "if the person is operating or riding in a motor vehicle and the person throws, puts or otherwise leaves a container of urine or other human waste on or beside a highway."

(ONTARIO, Ore.) - Oregon State Police say they are encountering an alarming noticeable increase in urine-filled plastic containers disposed along a short section of Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon is causing concern for litter crews and warnings from police and the Oregon Trucking Association.

OSP Sergeant Jason Reese, the OSP Ontario Area Command office was contacted this week by an Oregon Department of Transportation litter crew advising they picked up an estimated 200 – 300 urine filled plastic bottles in a 25-mile stretch of Interstate 84.

Several Casualties Identified in Afghanistan and Iraq

In the past week, at least seven American troops were killed in Afghanistan and eight in Iraq.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The military has reported significant casualties in recent days from both Afghanistan and Iraq. Among the casualties are one Marine Corps officer, a number of state National Guard soldiers, a Special Forces soldier, and a female Pfc from California.

The numbers indicate that combat in Afghanistan is remaining steady, and Iraq is seeing an alarming number of deaths that were not related to combat. The Afghanistan casualties are all combat related, while three in Iraq were from vehicle accidents, and three were from non-combat related incidents. Two soldiers in Iraq died from the explosion of an IED and they were traveling together.

Most Wanted Fugitive from Massachusetts Spotted in Oregon

Massachusetts State Police are working with law enforcement agencies in Pacific Northwest to track fugitive Michael Breshahan.

(SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) - Massachusetts State Police say Michael Breshnahan, one of the state's most wanted fugitives, was spotted last weekend in a store in Springfield, Oregon and was then seen hitchhiking on an Oregon highway. 36-year old Breshnahan is wanted for terrorizing and sexually assaulting a 61-year old woman after forcibly entering her home in Winchendon, Mass. last year.

Breshnahan, who has been featured on the television show "America's Most Wanted," was seen Saturday night by a viewer, purchasing camping equipment in a Walmart in Springfield, Oregon. Further information developed by local police there revealed that Breshnahan was last seen hitchhiking later that night on northbound Interstate 5 in Springfield.