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Clackamas Sheriff Patrol Locates Deceased Male with ATV

Investigators believe the man had been at this location of his death for eight days.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - On Wednesday, Dean Sumpter recognized something peculiar at his neighboring property on South Central Point Road -- his neighbor's vehicle had not moved for a considerable amount of time.

Sumpter alerted the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office patrol division, who responded to this 37-acre parcel of land. During a search, they located the resident dead near his crashed ATV.

Medical Marijuana: Tod Mikuriya

In memoriam: The outstanding Guru and my friend.

(MOLLALA, Ore.) - It is appropriate to call Dr. Tod Mikuriya a guru. He was certainly the most outstanding Doctor – Teacher – Leader for the use of medical marijuana in the world.

He has done more literature research, written more medical – scientific articles and published the best book “Medical Marijuana Papers 1839-1972” on the historical aspects of medical marijuana than any other person or collection of persons.

Golden Considers Challenging Smith

Portlanders Steve Novick and Ty Pettit have both already formally launched their campaigns.

(ASHLAND, Ore.) - Jeff Golden, a talk show host on Southern Oregon's Jefferson Public Radio, is weighing a bid for the U.S. Senate against Republican Sen. Gordon Smith, the Ashland Daily Tidings is reporting Wedneday.

Golden, 57, is an author and host of JPR's weekday radio show "The Jefferson Exchange," and was a Jackson County commissioner from 1987 through 1990.

Op-Ed:
Political Big Picture
Now Striking Terror
For All Thinking Citizens

Oregon Legislative Session Reflects Frightening National Realities.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When one contemplates political realities in the nation AND State, there's nothing left but fear for the future, heavily burdening all responsible, rational cogitators in any Oregon community.

"Sheer terror that shakes any self-confidence" for any real American or Oregon future may be the natural outcome as we abandon thirty years-and-more of neglect and negativity; but that's devastating for desperate citizens at the end of another confrontational Legislative session.

Ann Coulter: When Does This Crap End? (VIDEO)

Coulter is a prime suspect in the theft of the nation's moral compass.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When we grow up we are taught the difference between right and wrong. Well before reaching adulthood, we are supposed to have a sound understanding of the bottom line, and a reasonable appreciation for the fact that mistakes carry consequences.

It brings us to that rotten speck on the TV screen; a tortured soul called Ann Coulter.

Clackamas Deputies Retrieve Two Kids From Sweltering Car

It is estimated that the children were exposed to the heat inside the car for at least 25 minutes.

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Clackamas deputies say they freed two unattended kids from a car today at the Costco parking lot on SE 84th.

It is reported that the children were in an enclosed vehicle, "with the windows rolled tight" according to Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Spokesman Jim Strovink.

Fire at Lake Tahoe Claims Hundreds of Homes

Witnesses describe a scene from the Twilight Zone with the charred remnants of bicycles, chimneys, fireplaces and foundations.

(SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. ) - A resurgence of flames in a California wildfire trapped two firefighters Wednesday, as they moved to evacuate people from 300 homes in a threatened subdivision.

PTSD: Thirty Years Later

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

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Even the U.S. government has stated that Iraq and Afghanistan vets will have a thirty percent level of PTSD. This bears some explanation.

It is estimated that about 1,300,000 troops have served in those areas. If the ratios of front line fighters is typical of past U.S. wars, only about one in ten is a front line soldier or marine.

Oregon Trooper Seizes Over 11 Pounds of Magic Mushrooms

This was the second notable seizure involving Psilocybin mushrooms on Interstate 5 in a week.

(ASHLAND, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are seeking information to help locate a California man who they say ran from the scene of a traffic stop in the Ashland area one week ago.

They say they found approximately 11.4 pounds of Psilocybin "magic mushrooms" during the stop. This was the second notable seizure involving Psilocybin mushrooms on Interstate 5 in a week.

Oregon Coast Aquarium Adds Five Sharks to Passages of the Deep

The broadnose sevengills, all over six feet long, were transported to their new home.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - The Oregon Coast Aquarium introduced five Notorynchus cepedianus, also known as broadnose sevengill sharks, to its Passages of the Deep exhibit this morning.

The complex process of bringing the sharks up to the top of the Passages exhibit and releasing them went without a hitch today.