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Parachute Found by Kids in Washington Could be D.B. Cooper`s (VIDEO)

It is a mystery that captivates people and perhaps the discovery of this parachute will bring us answers.

(SEATTLE) - The FBI is investigating a parachute found by some kids near Amboy, Washington that may be from the country's most famous hijacker, the extremely elusive D.B. Cooper.

The man using the name Dan Cooper checked into the Portland, Oregon airport and hijacked a Northwest Orient flight that was heading to Seattle in November 1971. He told the flight crew that he had a bomb.

Bodies of Two Kidnapped American Security Contractors are Recovered in Iraq

This is an open investigation, the FBI reports.

(BAGHDAD, Iraq) - U.S. authorities in Iraq have recovered remains that have been identified as two American contractors in Iraq. Both men have been missing for a significant period of time.

The victims have been identified as Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, who worked for JPI Worldwide when he was kidnapped on January 5th 2007, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri, who worked for Crescent Security Group when he was kidnapped on November 16th 2006.

A Tax System that Matches Oregon Values

It's time for Oregon legislators to establish a new set of priorities for Oregon, priorities that better match the values of Oregonians.

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - This tax season, a minimum wage worker who was employed full-time last year and raising one child will pay about $321 in state income taxes. That's equivalent to the cost of about a month's worth of food based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

For a single parent working at minimum wage $321 is a lot of money, especially when you compare it to the income tax bill that Intel Corporation, with $9 billion in profits, likely paid last year: 10 bucks.

West Coast Bancorp Declares First Quarter 2008 Cash Dividend of 13.5 Cents Per Share

West Coast Bancorp Declares First Quarter 2008 Cash Dividend of 13.5 Cents Per Share.

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - The West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ:WCBO) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 13.5 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on April 30th 2008, to shareholders of record on April 11th 2008.

West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.6 billion in assets, operating 63 offices in Oregon and Washington.

Local Collectives Work Together for Common Goals in Iraq

Iraq's harsh climate can make it difficult to produce healthy, frequent and consistent crops.

(TIKRIT, Iraq.) - The Ninewah Provincial Reconstruction Team has been working to join hundreds of northern Iraqi farmers together, regardless of ethnicity, tribe or religious background, to create 3 farmer's associations.

This is just the beginning of this agricultural community, but farmers and the U.S. Dept. of State say they are committed to these association's causes and are working for a brighter future, regardless of culture or religious beliefs.

Five Die in High Speed Crash Near Hopewell, Oregon

Two victims were transported via Lifeflight helicopter to Portland-area hospitals.

(MCMINNVILLE, Ore.) - Sirens wailed in Yamhill County today after a Toyota left the roadway near the Wheatland Ferry on Highway 221 at 11:30 AM, the crash ultimately killing five people in the car, two adults and three children.

Former Corvallis City Councilor Dies in Iraq During Green Zone Attacks Easter Sunday

Both his parents and commander believe that the national service of Paul Converse was nothing short of heroic.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - The seventh person with ties to the Corvallis area has died in Iraq. The Gazette-Times reported today that Corvallis High School graduate, 56-year old Paul Converse, died in Baghdad from injuries suffered in an Easter Sunday rocket and mortar attack.

The Portland Group Adds IMSL Fortran Numerical Library for Windows

Popular Visual Numerics library now available as an option with PGI multi-core optimizing parallel Fortran compilers.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Portland Group(TM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) and a leading supplier of compilers and development tools for High-Performance Computing, today announced that the IMSL(R) Fortran Numerical Library from Visual Numerics(R), Inc. is available from The Portland Group for PGI's line of multi-core optimizing parallel Fortran compilers running under the Microsoft Windows operating systems.

The IMSL Fortran Library is a comprehensive set of popular mathematical and statistical functions.

Catcher Holdings Awarded Contract for Force Protection in Iraq and Afghanistan

Catcher Inc. Rhino(R) hardened mobile computing communications platforms to be used in the field by U.S. ground forces.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Catcher Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CTHH) , (catcherinc.com/), a leading provider of standards-based solutions that address high-speed mobile computing for the harshest and most demanding application environments today announced the Company has received an initial contract from a major defense and information technology contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Under the purchase agreement CATCHER(R) Rhino hardened mobile computing and communications platforms will be deployed by U.S. military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for force protection applications.

New 3 Gb/s SDI Support for Tektronix Waveform Monitors

WFM7120 and WFM7020 Waveform Monitors Support New High Frame-rate HD Video Formats; Further Options Add Functionality for Full Waveform Monitor and Rasterizer Portfolio Including 2K Dual Link XYZ Color Space Formats.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced significant upgrades for its successful WFM and WVR series of waveform monitors and rasterizers including the addition of 3 Gb/s Single Link Serial-Digital-Interface (SDI) support to the WFM7020 and WFM7120 Waveform Monitors.

This capability is added through two new options: a monitoring option (3G) for WFM7020 and WFM7120, and a Jitter measurement option (JIT) for the WFM7120.