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Women Trapped in Vehicle Overnight After Crash Into Columbia River

Family members and friends discovered the vehicle down the embankment at about 4:30 PM today.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A 19-year old Gresham woman was trapped in her vehicle overnight after being involved in a crash that ended with her vehicle coming to rest 50 feet down a steep embankment along the Historic Columbia River Highway.

Roxann Marie Pope was trapped in her 1991 Chevrolet Blazer overnight and into this afternoon before she was located and brought to safety, according to Lt. Jason Gates, Public Information Officer with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

Health Advisory Lifted at Siletz Bay Beach

State officials encourage recreational activities at all Oregon beaches, suggesting only that water contact be avoided when advisories are in effect.

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - A health advisory for contact with marine water at Siletz Bay Beach in Lincoln County was lifted today by the Oregon Department of Human Services.

The advisory was issued Tuesday, after water samples at Siletz Bay Beach showed higher-than-normal levels of enterococcus, a type of fecal bacteria, in the marine water.

2008 Budget Slashes 300 Million in Student Aid

Pell Grant increase will result in SEOG demise.

(BOCA RATON, Fla.) - Under the smokescreen of increasing the Pell Grant program for low income families, 81 of 96 Senators voted to pass HJ Res 20, a $463.5 billion dollar spending measure to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2007, reports Reecy Aresty, one of the nation's leading experts on college admissions and financial aid.

In its present form, Aresty said, the Bush Budget will slash spending for federal student grant and work programs by almost $300 million. Only 15 of the 96 legislators, whose children and grandchildren have opportunities and privileges their constituent counterparts will never have, voted against the measure - and they were all Republicans, he noted.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off

The 22nd flight to the International Space Station, STS-118 will be the first flight for Endeavour since 2002.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) - Cheers and shouts can be heard throughout the Space Center as Endeavour, carrying the STS-118 crew, roars off the launch pad into the late afternoon sky to begin the 22nd mission to the International Space Station.

Mission STS-118 will be the first for Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago.

Bonds New King of Swing After No. 756

Leave your comments on Barry Bonds and the new home run record at the end of this story.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Now he is second to none.

Barry Bonds joined the pantheon of the baseball gods Tuesday night at AT&T Park by hitting his 756th homer, passing the legendary Hank Aaron to take over perhaps Major League Baseball's most hallowed record: first place on the all-time home run list.

The homer, Bonds' 22nd of the season, ended Aaron's more than 33-year reign as MLB's home run king.

7.5 Magnitude Quake Rocks Indonesia`s Capital

There were no immediate reports of damage.

(JAKARTA, Indonesia) - A strong undersea earthquake shook Indonesia's capital early on Wednesday, violently shaking homes and tall buildings and sending frightened residents fleeing into the streets.

The magnitude of 7.5 quake was centred 65 miles east of Jakarta at a depth of 179 miles, the USGS said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the quake was too deep to generate a large tsunami wave.

Gas Leak Evacuates Salem Hospital Psychiatric Building

The cause of the leak was determined to be a fitting that gave way while NW Natural Gas worked on the lines.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Northwest Natural Gas Employees were working on a 1-inch gas line in front of Salem Hospital's Psychiatric Building today when a fitting gave way, causing a gap in the line. It happened at 12:22 PM.

Salem Fire Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says gas started to enter the building where 20 patients and 20 employees were located and they were quickly evacuated.

Reward Offered in Oregon Credit Union Robberies

The subject is described as a white male in his mid 40's to 50's, 5'7" to 5'1" in height, with a wiry build and a light complexion.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Financial Institution Security Task Force and the Credit Union Association are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for a series of financial institution robberies in Portland during the month of July.

FBI investigators believe a tattooed bandit, dubbed “CU Tattoo”, is responsible for at least six robberies of Portland Credit Unions from July 2nd to July 30th, including one in Clackamas County.

Salem Hospital Building Evacuated Over Gas Line Break

Motorists should avoid the area as crews work to bring the problem under control.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Fire Department is dealing with a gas leak at the psychiatric building maintained by Salem Hospital. A one inch gas line there has been ruptured.

Obama`s Comment on Pakistan was Right on the Money (VIDEO)

It seems that Barack Obama's tough talk may be entirely warranted.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the Democratic contenders Clinton and Obama slug it out from the podium, a reexamination of the comment that started the nastiest side of the debates between the two is warranted; Pakistan is the country that is the actual homeland of thousands of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duked it out over foreign policy and the problems relating to corporate influence as they tried hard to wrangle the support of organized labor at the AFL-CIO forum in Chicago.