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Police Investigate Stabbing of Woman in Beaverton

The suspect reportedly tried to force the 27-year old woman into his trunk.

(BEAVERTON, Ore.) - Police in Beaverton say a man tried to force a woman into his trunk this afternoon in an apartment complex parking lot after stabbing her twice, leaving the woman with serious injuries.

When police arrived on scene they found the 27-year old female victim on the ground in front of the apartment with a stab wound in the stomach and in the left chest.

Clean-Tech Investor Summit Features Industry Luminaries

Clean Edge and IBF host exclusive forum for learning about the newest drivers for the clean-tech economy, guests include Duke Energy, Google.org, Tesla Motors, and Wal-Mart.

(PORTLAND, Ore. and MASSAPEQUA, N.Y.) - Research and publishing firm Clean Edge, Inc. and conference organizer International Business Forum (IBF), today announced the confirmed speaker line-up for their 4th Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit (www.cleantechsummit.com) taking place February 6th and 7th, 2008 in Palm Springs, Calif.

The Summit is recognized as the premier event for networking with the clean-tech industry's earliest movers and foremost visionaries. This year's agenda includes entrepreneurs, policy leaders, and corporate officers whose companies are increasingly looking to play crucial roles in developing technologies, enabling markets, and bringing new opportunities to scale. BP, Cisco Systems, and Wal-Mart will be among the corporations represented.

Heavy Rain Leads to Sewage Overflow in Willamette River

Signs have been posted warning people to avoid contact with the water in the Willamette River due to potentially high levels of bacteria.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Recent rainfall combined with saturated ground conditions have resulted in the City of Salem overflowing diluted raw sewage into the Willamette River.

Wastewater Collection Services Manager Dave Prock with Salem Public Works, says the gates at the North River Road diversion structure were opened at approximately 12:03 PM.

Greenbrier Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.08 Per Share

Greenbrier owns approximately 9,000 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 138,000.

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share, payable on February 13th 2008 to stockholders of record as of January 23rd 2008.

Greenbrier, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry.

West Coast Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter Provision Charge

The company's earnings will be in the $16.4 million to $17.0 million range for 2007 with profitability projected to improve significantly in 2008,

(LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.) - West Coast Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ:WCBO) announced that it will record a fourth quarter 2007 provision for credit losses of $30.0 million (pre-tax), of which $27.8 million will be associated with expected losses within the Company's two-step residential construction loan portfolio.

After taking into account the provision for credit losses, the Company expects a loss per diluted share for fourth quarter 2007 in the range of ($.46) to ($.50) and earnings per diluted share for full year 2007 in the range of $1.02 to $1.06.

Op Ed: Education System Damaged
By What We DON`T Do
Far More Than What We DO

Historically, blocking by neocon opposition responsible for defaults.

(BEND, Ore.) - Anyone experiencing our educational system first-hand, then looking back at that life-shaping experience later, from a more mature and ongoing continuance of learning, now is forced to a much fuller set of understandings of how those first learning years could have been made much more productive with only minor changes.

That original experience will vary widely; but invariably it will contain basic components forced into formulation of the system by precisely what the early pioneers intended:

Crude Oil backs off the $100 Mark, but Gas Prices Continue to Rise

It's only January, and already the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is less than 13 cents away from hitting a new record high. At the same time, the price of crude oil has backed down slightly from last week's record of $100 per barrel.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - "The price of gas is up a few cents again this week, even though the price of crude oil has backed down slightly from the record $100 per barrel set last week."

Avalanche Closes Oregon Highway for Second Time Today

A similar avalanche earlier trapped several cars at about 6:00 AM.

(SANTIAM JUNCTION, Ore. ) - For the second time today, a slide has closed U.S. 20 at mile post 79 near the Santiam Pass. Approximately 80 feet of the roadway was covered with snow. The highway has been CLOSED along the slide area.

No estimate for opening is immediately available. The slide happened shortly after noon about five miles east of the highway's junction with Highway 22, Oregon Department of Transportation officials said.

More Rain and Snow Today in the Northwest (VIDEO)

Another potent storm is on its way for Wednesday.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Weather forecasters report that it will be another day of rain and snow in the Northwest as the latest storm moves in from the Pacific. Over the next several days, the storm track in the west will shift north toward British Columbia.

Rain today will fall along the coast of Washington, Oregon, and northern California before reaching central California by Wednesday. Snow will fall in the Cascades and Intermountain West and will spread into the western Rockies by tonight.

New Hampshire Primaries Tonight

On the right side of the aisle, the campaign's only military veteran, former Vietnam POW John McCain, is seen as the likely winner of the New Hampshire event. Democrats appear to favor Obama.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The spotlight is on the New England state of New Hampshire where the political heat is matched by unseasonably warm weather. Voter turnout is expected to be high as the state holds its much anticipated primary election tonight.

Democratic and Republican candidates are fighting state by state for delegates to this year's party conventions, as the nation prepares to elect a new leader at what many call a crucial time in our national history.