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Banks Participate in the Small Change for SOLV—Big Change for Oregon Program

Oregon banks will serve as depositors to collect small change for the program.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), through its member Oregon banks, has partnered with SOLV to serve as depository sources throughout the year for all small change collected for the Small Change for SOLV – Big Change for Oregon program.

SOLV was founded in 1969 by Governor Tom McCall and community leaders as a non-profit organization. It unites government agencies, businesses and individuals through volunteer projects that enhance the livability of Oregon.

Break in and Robbery In Stayton

Police are asking anyone who might have seen something at this location to please call them.

(Stayton, Ore.) - Police say that sometime early Wednesday morning, someone threw a concrete water cover through the plate glass window of Dirk's Barber shop at 263 N. 3rd. Ave; in Stayton Oregon.

It was discovered early Wednesday morning by a worker at Wave Broadband Cable Company, the next door neighboring business, and called into Stayton Police at 7:27 AM.

New Oregon Law Allows Use of DNA in Missing Person Cases

An April 2008 check of the Law Enforcement Data System showed 1,379 missing person records, police hope the new law will bring that number down.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - "Missing" - one of those words that definitely perks our interest, but it can be frightening when used regarding a loved one.

An amendment to Oregon's Missing Person law will help families who have missing relatives by adding the tool of DNA analysis to the investigation through providing an important DNA sample that may be useful when a relative is missing, making it easier to identify a loved one's remains when they are found.

Online Classifieds are Free at Salem-News.com

"Free is a very good price" is the slogan Tom Peterson used for so many years, and we agree.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem-News.com Classified ads are a marketplace for Oregon individuals and businesses who seek to hire employees, sell items, announce events, post garage sales, and offer other types of services.

We hope people take advantage of the many ways this free section can be a plus and that they use it freely and often. We want the classifieds to grow and be a useful service to the community.

Cartoon Strip: Nota Bene by Leonardo No. 91 - Our Town Like Many Others

This is the ninety-first installment of the Salem-News.com original series "Nota Bene by Leonardo" by Salem cartoonist Glen Bledsoe.

(Earth-Tempo Tango) - Beyond the sound byte, beyond the catch phrase, real Americans are debating among themselves. They question what the media tells them. They question what they are given for news.

They bicker. The disagree. They know there aren't any easy answers because the problem would have been solved long ago if there were. They may be white, blue-collar. They may be elderly. But with few exceptions they are concerned about their nation and where they are being led.

Salem Fire Offering Free Fire Safety Class

Juvenile fire setters are the number one cause of intentionally set fires.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The Salem Fire Department is offering a Free Fire Safety Class on Thursday, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at Salem Fire Department's Training Office 2740 25th Street SE.

This class is specially designed for families and will cover; Home Fire Safety, Smoke Detectors, Home Escape Plans and Juvenile Fire Setting.

Kidnap Suspect Arrested Near Grants Pass

Police say the man kidnapped the same woman twice.

(GRANTS PASS, Ore.) - A man wanted since an April 15th kidnapping of a Grants Pass-area woman followed by another kidnapping today of the same woman was arrested about 4:30 PM in a wooded area near where the stolen 2001 Ford Ranger Edge pickup was located unoccupied.

They say 49-year old Robert Alan Bufanda of Grants Pass, had been sought by State, county and local police agencies since April 15th after he kidnapped and threatened a Grants Pass woman.

Global Food Crisis a Silent Tsunami Threatening over 100 Million, Warns UN (VIDEO)

Protests and riots have broken out in some countries over the rising cost of many basic foods, such as rice, wheat and corn.

(GENEVA) - The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for urgent action to tackle the "silent tsunami" of rising food prices which threatens to push more than 100 million people worldwide into hunger.

"This is the new face of hunger – the millions of people who were not in the urgent hunger category six months ago but now are," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

Police Say Man Wanted in Kidnapping Case Snatched Same Victim Again

Bufanda is described as a white male, 5'11", 210 pounds, with blue eyes and bald.

(GRANTS PASS, Ore.) - Police say they are on the lookout for a man wanted for the April 15th kidnapping of a Grants Pass-area woman, and now the man has kidnapped the woman again.

Lieutenant Brian Powers says 49-year old Robert Alan Bufanda hadn't been arrested for the first offense yet. He says the suspect and victim are believed to be in the Josephine/Jackson County area at this time and police are asking for the public's help in locating the vehicle, suspect and victim.

LifeFlight Responds to Crash Near McMinnville

Highway conditions were reported as wet with light rain falling.

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - Three people were injured, including two who were taken by LifeFlight with serious injuries, in a three vehicle collision Tuesday morning at the intersection of Highway 18 and SE Lafayette Highway east of McMinnville.

At 10:25 AM, a 1996 Mercury four-door sedan driven by 19-year old Laney Stephens of Independence, was stopped on SE Lafayette Highway waiting to cross Highway 18 from south to north, when it proceeded into the intersection and was broadsided.