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No Injuries in Salem House Fire Sunday

The fire erupted when the residents were not home.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Fire crews were called out to 3991 Friar Court SE in Salem at 11:37 this morning after the odor of smoke was detected from a neighboring residence.

Fire Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says the next door neighbor also noted that there was smoke from around windows and the front door.

Oregon Search Crews Still Confident of Finding Missing Professor

The search for Daming Xu was hampered Saturday by low clouds and fog which grounded all air search units.

(McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore.) - Search crews looking for a missing University of Oregon professor who became lost during a hike to the summit of Olallie Mountain last Sunday have found a $20 bill, a candy bar wrapper, footprints in the snow, but still have no clues where Daming Xu is.

Lane County Sheriff Russ Burger says crews have searched almost all of the established hiking trails and most of the wilderness east of Eugene where Xu was last seen.

Soldier`s Wife Tells Her Side of the Story

The wife of a Canadian infantry soldier is producing a CD/DVD to benefit troops there.

(OTTAWA, Canada) - The wife of a Canadian soldier who served recently in Afghanistan has created a video that tells the story of her husband's deployment or "rotation" through her eyes; one of great concern and immense pride.

Mandi Kostiuk-Hein's husband is Canadian Army Corporal Dwayne Hein. Many Americans may not realize the severe toll the war in Afghanistan has taken on both the Canadian and British military forces.

Do Ultra Conservatives Really Care About Our Troops?

It seems a fair question in light of an endless array of facts.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As we approach the anniversary of the allied victory in WW1, November 11th, 1918, I look around my nation hoping to see what we have learned since that bloody trench fighting in France that claimed millions. One battle alone in 1916 claimed almost 900,000 French and German soldiers.

Eventually we jumped in and the Germans were soon brought to their knees. As a nation, we used to be reluctant to participate in war, we saw it as a last bloody resort, what happened?

Battle Fatigue and Suicide

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian, the Associated Press, the VA and Army are constantly printing what a good job they all are doing about battle veterans, PTSD and suicide. In the first place it isn’t “battle fatigue” it’s TERROR FATIGUE.

For some “on the job” training for psychologists, try being a point man or on a mission to find a highly efficient sniper; make that two snipers in widely separated built-up housing areas. Every time you move you get shot at. Try this a couple times a week or maybe a month. Just like in Iraq.

Medical Marijuana Misinformation: Required Reprise

Phillip Leveque has spent his life as a Combat Infantryman, Physician, Toxicologist and Pharmacologist.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I must belatedly congratulate previous witch-hunter Harry Anslinger and the Hearst Newspapers for thoroughly demonizing cannabis/marijuana which has been used safely as medicine for at least 5,000 years.

They coined the term "Reefer Madness" and apparently the side effects of an overdose of this medicine has stuck in the brains of many people including DEA brainwashed robots and many physicians.

Salem`s Capitol Center Celebrates 80th Birthday

On November 14th, the Capitol Center will celebrate its 80th birthday and the public is invited.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Capitol Center, at 388 State Street, was built by Thomas A. Livesley in 1927 to house the First National Bank, on whose board he served, It briefly was the tallest office building in all of Oregon, until the Pacific Power building was erected in 1928.

Medical Marijuana Doctor Discusses Viewer`s Questions (VIDEO)

This is segment 10 in our ongoing question and answer video segments with Salem-News.com's Bonnie King and Oregon's leading expert in medical marijuana, Dr. Phil Leveque.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In this video segment, noted medical marijuana physician Dr. Phillip Leveque discusses a number of questions sent in by our viewers via email and comments left on the actual stories.

It is an interesting time in the United States when it comes to medical marijuana. Experts like Leveque are tasked with not just educating patients about the benefits of this natural herb, he also has to combat lies that are currently being circulated by police and prosecutors who see the persecution of sick people as a priority.

Op Ed: M-50 Election Bought
Your Vote Sold
At $24.00 per Ballot

Oregonians misinformed, misled by malign BIG-T dollars.

(BEND, Ore.) - Some editors in Oregon profess to believe that the Big-T portentous piles of pelf, now already arrived in tv-station, radio AND printed-page pockets, made no REALLY appreciable difference in the damaged and damaging outcome for Measure 50.

Yet our most sacred Oregonian democratic process ”the initiative” primarily set up precisely to determine true-and-reliable voter values on controversial issues, has never been more challenged, and now badly damaged than by this debacle.

Salem Firefighters Free Man from Rolled Car

The man was recovered and transported to Salem Hospital.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Fire crews were called out to a report a report of a trapped man in a vehicle in a creek at McGilchrist and 22nd Street SE. The call came through at 9:21 PM Friday.

Salem Fire Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says an engine crew arriving on the scene found a Ford Explorer almost on its top in an approximately 10 foot deep water filled culvert, with the patient still seat belted inside.