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Humboldt Creamery Ice Cream Expands in Pacific Northwest

The company says sustainable environmental practices are the way farmers there have been doing business for generations.

(FORTUNA, Calif.) - Pacific Northwest ice cream lovers and environmentalists both have reason to celebrate today as Humboldt Creamery all-organic ice cream pints go on sale in more than 100 Safeway stores throughout Oregon and southern Washington.

Safeway’s acceptance of the Humboldt Creamery organic ice cream pints is a major expansion for the Northern California company, whose environmental practices are being recognized by more and more consumers.

Police Rule Snake River Prison Death a Homicide

The inmate had been at SRCI since January 15th 2003 and had a release date in 2026.

(ONTARIO, Ore.) - An investigation into a suspicious death on May 12th at the Snake River Correctional Institution has been confirmed by the Malheur County District Attorney as a homicide.

The Oregon State Police and the Malheur County District Attorney, working in cooperation with Oregon Department of Corrections, began the investigation after a deceased inmate identified as 61-year old James Ivan Briggs, was found deceased in his SRCI cell in Complex 1 on May 12th 2008 at approximately 6:52 AM.

Marijuana and Schizophrenia: A Pizzen Catastrophy

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist. He is an expert in medical marijuana treatment.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Cannabis doctors in California who together have more than 300,000 patients, are reporting that cannabis/marijuana is an effective treatment for a variety of mental illnesses. But The U.S. government is going hysterical trying to assert that marijuana is harmful and addicting.

Apparent Knifefight Leads to Death of One Man and Two Injuries

The suspects are still outstanding, but little is known of them. They were on foot and are of unknown race, in their 20's or 30's.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Police in Gresham say a fight involving as many as seven people has led to three people receiving knife wounds, one of them died from his injuries.

Police eventually learned that the three and one other person had been involved in a fight against three other unknown men, in a strip-mall parking lot at Burnside and Powell. This was the second confrontation between the two groups that night, according to information learned by detectives.

Prosecutors Indict Woman in MySpace Cyberbully / Suicide Case

Missouri authorities have been investigating, but they have opted not to charge Lori Drew. The federal authorities in California are the first to move forward with legal charges.

(LOS ANGELES) - A Los Angeles federal Grand Jury indicted a Missouri mother whose actions through an online hoax may have led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide.

Lori Drew is alleged to have become closely involved in her teen daughter's love life, and that may be where the problems began. Prosecutors say she helped create a false MySpace page to contact Megan Meier who thought she was talking with a 16-year-old boy named "Josh Evans."

UN`s Humanitarian Chief Will Head to Myanmar

UN agencies have mounted a major effort to ferry in relief supplies.

(GENEVA) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is planning to send the organization’s highest ranking aid official to Myanmar, to boost efforts to tackle the crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country at the beginning of the month.

Mr. Ban said there was “a sense of great urgency,” and that much more needed to be done in Myanmar. “The first few days, even a few more hours, will be crucially important in reaching these needy people with the necessary relief items and humanitarian goods,” he said.

Oregon Bankers Association Offers Tips to Combat Phishing

Tips to help protect Oregon consumers from having personal financial information hijacked.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In a scam known as ‘phishing,’ swindlers claim to be from a reputable company and send out thousands of fake emails, phone calls and/or text messages in hopes that consumers will respond with bank account information, credit card numbers, passwords or other sensitive, personal information.

These emails can be quite convincing, with company logos and banners copied from actual Web sites. For example, they will state that their security procedure or the status of your account has changed.

Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software Worth $1 Million

According to documents filed in court, between December 2005 and October 2007, Mondello initiated thousands of separate online auctions, using more than 40 fictitious usernames.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - An Oregon man pleaded guilty today to selling counterfeit computer software with a retail value of more than $1 million, in addition to aggravated identity theft and mail fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher and Karin J. Immergut, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

This case is part of the Justice Department's initiative to combat online auction piracy.

Farm Bill Passes with Illegal Logging Provision Intact

Salmon disaster assistance totals $170 million for Pacific fisheries.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Protecting ecosystems across the globe and businesses here at home that are being devastated by the practice of illegal logging, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today praised the inclusion of an amendment to the Farm Bill based on the “Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007” which the senator introduced last year to halt the trade of illegal timber.

American manufacturers are increasingly struggling to compete with the low-priced wood and wood products being harvested from illegal sources, and illegal logging is known to cause severe environmental damage in many parts of the world.

West Coast Sizzles, While Flooding Threatens Eastern States

Warm days for Oregon and California.

(SALEM, Ore.) - While it is not yet summer, record heat is building along the West Coast, and weather in along the eastern side of the nation is seeing drenching downpours and strong storms will continue today along the Gulf Coast.

Daily temperature records will be shattered over the next couple of days as heat spreads into the Intermountain West and central Rockies. The heat in the Northwest will peak Friday, with highs as much as 30 degrees above normal for mid-May.