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Unusual DUII Arrest Reported at OSP Newport Office

The state police contracted cleaning employee was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - Intoxicated drivers are arrested everyday on our highways, but one could not imagine what an Oregon State Police (OSP) recruit found at the Newport Area Command office Tuesday evening.

Yesterday at approximately 7:00 PM, OSP Recruit Trooper Ian McKay says he was at the Newport office completing a report when a private contractor's cleaning employee drove there with her 12-year old son to clean the OSP office.

Birds, Bees and Biodiversity: How Food Choices Impact the Planet

Clark College biology professor Kathleen Perillo will lead the discussion during the college's spring 2008 Faculty Speaker Series event on April 25TH.

(VANCOUVER, Wash.) - Clark College will host the second event in its new Faculty Speaker Series n April 25th with a discussion by acclaimed ecologist and biology professor Kathleen Perillo.

In "Birds, Bees and Biodiversity," Perillo will discuss how food choices impact the planet as she shares her sabbatical journey through Switzerland, France and Mexico exploring sustainability issues and their relationship to the United States.

VisionGate Selects MathStar to Help Deliver Innovative Cell-CT(TM) Cellular Characterization Platform

Medical Imaging Company Employs the Arrix(R) Field Programmable Object Array (FPOA) Chip for its Industry-Leading Performance.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - MathStar, Inc. has been selected by VisionGate, Inc. to help develop a potentially groundbreaking medical imaging solution for cellular characterization employing 3D computed tomographic scanning on intact cells from patients at risk of cancer.

After extensive evaluation and benchmarking against other computing architectures, VisionGate selected MathStar's Arrix FPOA chip as the processing engine for its Cell-CT platform, which is entering investigational clinical trials.

RE/Max Equity Group Wins International Awards in Las Vegas

Earlier this year, REMAX equity group and its 1,400 agents, were named the top-producing real estate firm in Oregon and SW Washington by the Portland Business Journal.

(LAS VEGAS, Nevada) - RE/MAX equity group was honored with four awards during the RE/MAX International’s “Night of Stars” held recently in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. The gala is held on an annual basis to recognize RE/MAX’s top producing agents and offices.

RE/MAX equity group, which has 23 offices throughout Oregon and SW Washington, received four awards in the Multi-Office classification.

Oregon Health Plan Applications Sent to 35 Counties

DHS expects to enroll 10,000 low-income adults during the next several months.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Across Oregon, 3,000 residents in 35 counties are receiving applications this week that will enable them to learn whether they are eligible for the Oregon Health Plan's Standard benefit package.

The Oregon Department of Human Services mailed the applications Monday to people whose names a computer randomly selected from a reservation list on which 91,000-plus Oregon residents signed up during January and February.

MAPLight.org Nominated for Best `Politics` Website for 12th Annual Webby Awards

MAPLight.org nominated with four other 'Politics' category nominees: NPR.org Political; The Pew Forum; Truthdig; and FactCheck.org.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization illuminating the connection between money and politics, is thrilled to announce its nomination for the best 'Politics' Web site of 2008.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile Websites.

Police Attempt to Identify Body Found on Beach

Initial observations indicate the body may have been in the water for a long period.

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are trying to positively identify the remains of an unidentified body found Tuesday afternoon washed up on the beach in Lincoln City. They say they are working with the Lincoln County Medical Examiner.

According to Lieutenant Kelly Collins, yesterday at approximately 1:50 PM a report was received of a body washed onto the beach near the Nordic Oceanfront Inn in the 2100 block NW Inlet Avenue in Lincoln City.

Oregon Surfer Airlifted off Cliff by Coast Guard Helicopter

The surfer was recovered successfully.

(SEASIDE, Ore.) - The Coast Guard says they airlifted a male surfer who was stranded on a cliff near Indian Beach, Oregon Monday evening.

The Coast Guard Group at Astoria say they received a call at 6:15 PM from Seaside Police Dispatch requesting helicopter support for a surfer who was stranded on a cliff.

UPDATE: American Airlines Says 9 PDX Flights Now Cancelled

As many as 1,000 flights nationwide could be cancelled today by the airline.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - American Airlines, who has cancelled some 850 flights nationwide today conduct additional inspections of its MD-80 fleet to ensure precise and complete compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration’s airworthiness directive related to the bundling of wires in the aircraft’s wheel wells, says now that three inbound flights to Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore. are now on-time.

However, as of 10:55 AM one inbound flight is on-time, while 9 others have now been cancelled. Two Thursday morning flights out of PDX are also listed as on-time.

Petraeus Says Troops Devoted to Iraq Mission Despite Strain

Current statistics indicate high re-enlistment rates among troops that have served multiple tours of duty in Iraq, Petraeus said.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - American troops fighting in Iraq understand the importance of their mission there despite strains caused by repeated deployments, the senior U.S. military officer in Iraq told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members yesterday.

“There is no question that these multiple tours have put enormous strain on the force, absolutely,” Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, told committee members.