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Police Investigating Death of Oregon State Professor

Dr. Sulzman, an associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Science, received the OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2006.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State Police detectives are continuing the investigation into the death of an Oregon State University faculty member who became ill while inside her vehicle on the campus Sunday afternoon and later died at a Corvallis hospital.

Oregon State Police troopers and Corvallis Fire Department personnel found Elizabeth W. Sulzman age 40, from Philomath, gravely ill as her conditioned worsened quickly.

Oregon, Idaho Emergency Crews Busy With Motorcycle Crashes During Rally

On Friday night a motorcycle struck a deer on Highway 7.

(BAKER CITY, Ore. ) - State, county and local emergency responders in Oregon and Idaho were busy this weekend investigating several motorcycle-involved crashes, some serious, on area highways during the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally based in Baker City.

Oregon State - Michigan Game 2 Set for 4:00 PM

You can hear the game live in the Salem-area on KEJO (1240 AM).

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State and Michigan will continue their NCAA Super Regional baseball series on Monday at 4:00 PM at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

The game will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.

On Monday, an Oregon State win would send the defending national champions to the CWS for the third straight season; a Michigan win would force a third and deciding game on Tuesday.

River Rhythms Free Concert Series Lineup Set

This year's lineup includes Eddie Money, Curtis Salgado, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

(ALBANY, Ore. ) - Albany Parks & Recreation has announced the lineup for the 24th season of the River Rhythms concert series.

River Rhythms concerts take place on Thursdays at Monteith Riverpark in downtown Albany. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

Performances begin at 7:00 PM. The blanket seating area opens at 4:00 PM.

Be Aware! Salem - Polk County Weekly Road Construction Report

Use alternate routes if possible if your commute takes you through one of these workzones.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The City of Salem Public Works Department and the Polk County Department of Public Works wants you to Be Aware! of some upcoming road construction projects this week that could delay your commute.

Beginning Monday, 25th Street SE will be CLOSED to through traffic at Shelton Ditch in order to widen the existing bridge.

Retirement Living Reaps Unforeseen Rewards

To retire is not to expire, unless you surrender to a decrepit state of mind.

(SALEM, Ore.) - My serendipity life has gone full circle. For three decades I was a healthcare social worker with a focus on the elderly.

Then my dear wife persuaded me to buy a home in Salemtowne. At first I was reluctant. My gut feeling was: Why isolate myself with a bunch of "old people"?

Lieberman`s Demands for War in Iran are Cowardly

Lieberman wants to send our beleaguered military forces into yet another conflict.

(SALEM, Ore.) - February 24th, 1942 is the day the Voice of America began broadcasting. The drive for freedom and unified victory was a national consensus during the Second World War, people were all on the same team.

Something else that came to be on February 24th 1942 that today is certainly a voice in America, perhaps a national phenomenon... Joe Lieberman.

Lieberman says if Iran won't play by the rules, "we've got to use our force...This could be achieved mostly with air attacks."

Marine Combat Vet Discusses Iraq, PTSD and Medical Marijuana

The courage of an Iraq War veteran continues in his honesty about PTSD.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This was sent as a response to Salem-New.com's continuing coverage of medical marijuana and its relationship to PTSD with Dr. Phillip Leveque, a WWII combat veteran.

It is a gut wrenching narrative about the worst side of an ugly war and how the only that silences the nightmares and torment is an illegal herb.

Bank Robber on Oregon Interstate Corridor Sought by Police

The alleged robberies took place in 2007.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A man who police say is responsible for a string of bank robberies in Oregon along the Interstate-5 corridor is the subject of a growing investigation.

Police say he is responsible for at least eight robberies stretching from Portland to Eugene between late January and early June.

Atlantis Docks with International Space Station

Atlantis scheduled to undock June 17th and return to Earth on the 19th.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida) - Space Shuttle Atlantis and crew arrived at the International Space Station at 3:36 PM, delivering a new truss segment and crew member to the orbital outpost.

STS-117 Mission Specialist Clayton Anderson will switch places with Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Suni Williams, who will be wrapping up a six-month tour of duty on the station.

The crews will prepare for Monday’s installation of the Starboard 3 and 4 (S3/S4) truss segment and the first of three scheduled STS-117 spacewalks.