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Truck Driver Cited After Crash Closes Highway 58 for Six Hours

The truck and trailer jack-knifed, overturned and slid down the highway until it came to a stop blocking all lanes.

(CRESCENT LAKE, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers say they cited a commercial truck driver following a non-injury crash that closed Highway 58 for six hours near Crescent Lake Sunday night.

According to OSP Senior Trooper Joe Smith, the crash happened when a commercial truck pulling a semi-trailer loaded with cases of motor oil was being driven by 34-year old Salvador Rivera of Escondido, California, was westbound on Highway 58 near milepost 61 at approximately 8:00 PM.

Darwinism: The Imperialism of Biology?

Darwin offered the most compelling argument yet for Imperialism. It was neither good nor bad, neither Liberal nor Conservative, but simply a fact of nature.

(LOS ANGELES) - Let’s make this short and sweet. It would be taken for granted by any serious historian that any ideology or worldview would partake of the culture in which it grew up and would also be largely influenced by the personality of the writer of the theory.

No less a genius than the evil Karl Marx noted that even after capitalism succumbed to Communism, society would still be imbued with the class artifacts and cultural values of the system that preceded it.

Angelina Jolie Seeks Increased U.S. Aid for Iraq War Refugees

She is working with the United Nations, and says helping the refugees will help other efforts not be in vain.

(BAGHDAD, Iraq) - Angelina Jolie has written an emotional letter to U.S. government, asking to step up their efforts to help the innocent victims in Iraq, who are now away from their homes.

The popular 32-year old star is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR), so she claims America has an ethical duty to assist Iraq war refugees.

Medical Marijuana Question and Answer Segment 15 (VIDEO)

Oregon's leading expert on medical marijuana answers a number of questions sent in by viewers.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In this special edition of Salem-News.com's continuing education series on legal medical marijuana use, Dr. Phil Leveque and Bonnie King deliver answers for a number of Salem-News.com viewers. Their questions, sent in from around the nation, address a variety of subjects associated with the use of cannabis, or marijuana.

It is our goal to try to help everyone understand more about the legal use of this growingly popular health remedy, one that many still fail to see as legitimate. The truth is that many medical groups have endorsed the legalization of marijuana for medical use, one report this year demonstrates that it even can be used to treat cancer.

Boeing Issues Statement on U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Decision

The selection of Southern California based Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Corporation, the manufacturer of Airbus airplanes, was a surprise to members of the aviation industry.

(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) - A national aviation group that has served as the backbone of the nation's military strength, learned this week that the federal government has decided to "outsource" a contract to build new military aircraft to France.

Boeing released the news this week, "We were just informed that our KC-767 Advanced Tanker proposal was not selected in the KC-135 Replacement Program known as KC-X."

Excessive Violence Threatens Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Security Council, Secretary-General alarmed by deadly violence in Middle East.

(GAZA STRIP) - The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have condemned the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, which has claimed dozens of civilian lives in recent days.

Damaged Gate at John Day Lock Replaced

The gate at John Day was damaged late February 28th when the Sundial's barge came into contact with the upstream gate while the lock chamber was filling.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers successfully removed the damaged gate at the John Day lock Sunday and were expected to re-open the lock to river traffic under restricted operations by 6:00 PM today.

Using two cranes, the Corps lifted the 125-ton upper gate out of its housing and placed it on two barges.

New `Cold Case` Web page Launched by Clackamas Sheriff`s Office

There is no statute of limitations on the crime of murder.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - A cold case squad in Oregon is hoping that a new dedicated Web page will assist them in their efforts to resolve a number of murders, some from long ago and some more recent, that have so far kept investigators baffled.

Clackamas Sheriff's Office Spokesman Jim Strovink, says this addition will allow public insight and it is often a tip from the public that allows an older case to move forward.

Several Injured in Crash Near Chemult, Oregon

People in a passenger car were injured as well as the driver of one semi.

(CHEMULT, Ore.) - Six people received non-life threatening injuries Saturday morning in a multiple vehicle crash on an icy stretch of Highway 97 about 13 miles south of Chemult, Oregon State Police said.

All involved people were using safety restraints. Senior Trooper Smith credits safety restraints use with preventing more serious injuries to the occupants in the Chrysler. Highway 97 was closed about three hours at the scene of the crash.

Teenage Girls Injured in Head On Crash Near Canby

Two Vehicle Head On Crash Sends Two Teenagers to Area Trauma Hospitals At this point, police do not suspect drugs or alcohol as a contributing factor to the crash.

(CANBY, Ore.) - One of the only things a Canby Fire crew knew while enroute to a head-on crash this morning, was that there were two injured victims, and one person who was trapped inside one of the crashed vehicle could be heard screaming.

That has to be one of the more alarming aspects of the life of firefighters in this nation; they always have to brace themselves for the saddest and most tragic human related events.