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New Telecommuting Website Enables Job Seekers to Rate and Review Employers

The site helps people find legitimate work at home jobs and offers social networking.

(VACAVILLE, Calif.) - Telecommuting is a growing trend as more employees look to work from home to save on commuting costs, spend more time with loved ones or to pursue job opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them in their region.

A new web site, TeleCommuteReview.com has recently launched that offers people the ability to rate and review companies who employ telecommuter and socialize with other people who work from home using a social networking feature that is similar to the popular Facebook Website. Additionally, employers can post free job advertisements.

UN Says Surging Food Prices Could be an Opportunity

$72 million in loans and grants are available for anti-poverty initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

(GENEVA) - The world must not only take immediate action to address the current food crisis, but also take advantage of the higher food prices by assisting farmers in developing countries to thwart similar situations in the future, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said today.

“The time for re-launching agriculture is now and the international community should not miss the opportunity,” the agency’s Director-General Jacques Diouf said in a statement.

Underscore the `Us` in Sustainability

Like this year's delayed spring, Oregon's growing embrace of sustainability offers both great hope and frustration.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - In 1962, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring exposed the environmental damage caused by the pesticide DDT and inspired many to seek new modes of living in harmony with nature.

From its early countercultural roots, sustainability has spread far and achieved much, from Portland's strong bicycle culture, to the emerging local foods movement, to the creation of the Oregon Sustainability Board.

Employers Say Immigrant Labor is Extremely Vital to Oregon`s Economy

Coalition pushes for comprehensive federal immigration reform.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Advocates for Oregon business say the first consolidated effort by Oregon employers to promote sensible approaches to immigration reform is officially underway with the launch of the Coalition for a Working Oregon.

Law Enforcement Objections to Medical Marijuana Bill at Odds With Reality, Advocates Say (VIDEO)

Bill Supporters Refute Demonstrably False Statements, Unveil New Ad.

(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) - In a press conference held today at the statehouse, advocates offered a point-by-point refutation of misleading-to-outright false statements made by some law enforcement officials during testimony before the legislature and in the media regarding the medical marijuana bill pending on the House floor.

Mid Valley`s Largest Food Bank Sees Surge in Middle Class Emergency

More middle class Oregonians are seeking help than before.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the past month, the number of previously middle-class residents seeking emergency assistance from St. Vincent de Paul has spiked remarkably, according to Shari Crawford, who coordinates the non-profit’s emergency services.

Child Missing Since Early 2004 Recovered by Oregon Deputies

Information on the missing girl had been posted on the National Missing and Exploited Children's Website.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A missing six-year old child who had been listed on the National Missing and Exploited Children's Website was recovered yesterday by Washington County Sheriff's Detectives.

Sgt. David Thompson, spokesman with the sheriff's office, says they took custody of six-year old Kaylee Faith Dale who had been listed on the website since January of 2004.

Salem Police Arrest 13-Year Old for Murder of Infant

Rosita Carbajal will most likely be arraigned sometime today at the Marion County Juvenile Court.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Police detictives arrested a 13-year-old last night, for the murder of her 16 month-old niece.

Courtland Geyer with the Marion County District Attorney's Office says relatives brought the small child, Ruby Navarro-Carbajal, to the Salem Hospital. Ruby was not breathing and was later pronounced dead.

U.S. Foreclosures Up 112 Percent Over 2007

One in every 30 Stockton, California households received a foreclosure filing during the quarter — 6.6 times the national average.

(IRVINE, Calif. ) - RealtyTrac today released its Q1 2008 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions — were reported on 649,917 properties during the first quarter, a 23 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 112 percent increase from the first quarter of 2007.

The report also shows that one in every 194 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing during the quarter. Foreclosure activity in the first quarter increased on a year-over-year basis in 46 out of the 50 states and in 90 of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas.

31 Teen Girls from Texas Sect are Mothers or Pregnant

Every child removed from the Yearning for Zion ranch due to the pattern of sexual, physical and emotional abuse detected there is accounted for.

(SAN ANTONIO) - The final census of FLDS children shows 463 minors were temporarily placed in foster care last week, with the exception of 6 children who are hospitalized.

Since the removal 3 other children were treated at hospitals and released. 31 of the 53 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 are mothers of children, pregnant, or both. This group includes many girls who previously claimed to be adults.