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Two People Die in Crash on Interstate 5 South of Roseburg

One woman who died in the crash was a U.S. Army soldier who was 8-months pregnant.

(ROSEBURG, Ore.) - Two women were killed, including one who was 8 months pregnant, and a man was critically injured early Sunday morning in a two vehicle head-on crash involving a wrong way driver in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about 3 miles south of Roseburg, Oregon State Police said.

OSP Senior Trooper Mark Moore says early this morning, at approximately 3:17 AM, a two vehicle head-on crash was reported on Interstate 5 near milepost 118 in Douglas County.

Op Ed: `That Bull` Might
Just Get to YOU
Without Due Care NOW

Far too many Americans falling prey to racism-virus on vote.

(SALEM, Ore.) - One of my favorite stories is about a well-experienced old farmer breaking in another barn-worker. The kicker comes when he warns his younger friend: “Watch it --that bull is gonna s... right on you !”...but NOT in time!

PTSD Victims Not Always Combat Vets: Special Interview with Bonnie King and Erin Hildebrandt (VIDEO)

A different take on traumatic stress and the things that can cause it.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When it comes to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, there is a scale of one to ten that grades the particular person's condition.

When a person is at the low end, the degree of suffering they endure as a result of PTSD might be fairly manageable, but a person that is a ten might be like a ticking time bomb, dangerous to themselves as well as others.

UN Officials Call Free Press Access to Information Vital to Development

The theme for this year's World Press Freedom Day, which was established by the UN in 1993, is "access to information and the empowerment of people."

(GENEVA) - Top UN officials have stressed the role of a secure and independent media, and access to information, in empowering individuals and advancing development.

"When information flows freely, people are equipped with tools to take control of their lives," noted Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Day is observed each year on May 3rd.

Group Calls for Release or Fair Trials for All Remaining Guantánamo Detainees

Amnesty International says US treatment and conditions violate prohibition on torture and degrading treatment.

(GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba) - As nine more detainees were freed from Guantánamo, Amnesty International on Friday reiterated their position; that the Guantánamo detentions are a travesty of justice.

They believe that the US must either bring 270 detainees still held there to fair trial or release. The nine men were the first to be released from the naval base this year.

Several People Injured in Head-on Crash Near Tumalo

Highway 20 was shut down for approximately 3 1/2 hours during the investigation.

(TUMALO, Ore.) - Two Bend-area residents were seriously injured Friday evening in a two vehicle head-on crash involving several people on Highway 97 near Gerking Market Road west of Tumalo.

Friday around 6:00 PM a Toyota Camry was eastbound on Highway 20 when it drifted onto the shoulder and over-corrected colliding with an oncoming white 2000 GMC Sierra pick-up.

Retirement Home Residents Evacuated During Salem FIre

At one point Cherriots buses were called in to place some of the patients during the time it took firefighters to fight the fire.

(SALEM, Ore.) - 88 elderly patients were evacuated from a retirement facility last night at 7:35 PM as Salem Fire Department crews arrived at 4050 12th Street SE, where an alarm was sounding at Redwood Heights Retirement.

Bill Holmstrom with Salem Fire, says that upon arrival, firefighters discovered smoke throughout the building.

Police Arrest Transient Male in Two Major Assaults

Two people described as transients were taken to Legacy Meridian Park Hospital by ambulance for treatment of their injuries.

(TUALATIN, Ore.) - Tualatin Police responded to a report of an "assault occurring now" call last night at 6:15 PM at the Shell Station at 7090 SW Nyberg Road in Tualatin.

Capt. Brad King with Tualatin Police says that when the officers arrived, they contacted 19-year old Lori A. Wayment, a transient from Utah, who had a cuts and contusions on her back, head and arm.

Police Say Three Lebanon Kids Were Kidnapped

UPDATE: Good news. The children were found (summer 2008), and reunited with their biological mother.

(LEBANON, Ore.) - Investigators say three Children were taken from 800 Harrison Street in Lebanon, Oregon at about 1:30 AM this morning by their non custodial parent Charles Agosto and his domestic associate Julia Payne.

Proposed Development of Marion Parkade as WOU Mini Campus Moving Forward

The timeline is ambitious but they will waste little time developing the new project as long as negotiations move forward.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The face of downtown Salem could change in the near future if plans to develop a new Western Oregon University campus facility at the Marion Parkade continue to move forward.

The project, launched by Salem attorney and developer Kevin Lafky and his group, Marion Park LLC, has the potential to further diversify the city's downtown as the university's international program will likely be based there.