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Professor Receives Grant to Study Socioeconomic Effects of Combat on Veterans

MacLean will be analyzing three large sets of data from various sources including the Veterans Administration, studying veterans and their families from wars stretching from World War II to the present.

(VANCOUVER, Wa.) - Alair MacLean, assistant professor of sociology at Washington State University Vancouver, received a two year grant of more than $162,000 from the National Institutes for Health for her study on veterans' combat exposure and its socioeconomic outcomes.

"This issue has taken on increased social and policy significance in light of ongoing combat operations involving the United States' armed forces," said MacLean.

Don Imus is Fired by MSNBC

NBC News stresses their ongoing apology to the players from the Rutgers basketball team, "We deeply regret the pain this incident has caused."

(NEW YORK) - Talk show host Don Imus is being let go over remarks he made about black female collegiate basketball players that he called "nappy headed hos."

MSNBC has announced that it would no longer simulcast the "Imus in the Morning" radio program.

NBC News announced in a statement, "this decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension.

UPDATE: Train Derailment in Downtown Corvallis; Streets Now Clear

Crews are now working to repair the tracks.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - A Portland & Western Railroad freight train derailed in downtown Corvallis Wednesday just before 11:30 AM.

Several downtown streets in Corvallis were blocked by the train derailment according to the Corvallis Fire Department.

There were no injures reported in the incident.

Gates Extends Army Tours in Iraq to 15 Months

This policy applies to all active duty Army units with the exception of two brigades currently in Iraq that have already been extended to 16 months.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - All soldiers in the U.S. Central Command area of operations will serve 15-month tours in the region beginning immediately, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today.

Census Bureau to Update Information on Nation`s Housing

The Census Bureau has been conducting the AHS since 1973 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Joint HUD-Census Bureau reports on the survey's findings are issued about 12 months after the interviews are completed.

(SEATTLE /PRNewswire-USNewswire/) - Beginning April 23, Census Bureau field representatives will interview 76,000 housing units to conduct the American Housing Survey (AHS), the most comprehensive survey of U.S. housing between decennial censuses.

Before the survey, local households in the nationwide sample will receive an informational letter from Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon explaining that they will be interviewed by field representatives who carry official identification.

Oregon Senate Passes New Model for Higher Education

The Bills authors say Shared Responsibility Model will allow more Oregonians to achieve a college education.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Senate Wednesday passed Senate Bill 334, the Shared Responsibility Model for higher education.

State Library Exhibits its Most Unusual Holding

Throughout his life, Adams was a scholar and lecturer on the subject of world history and religion.

(SALEM) - Among the hundreds of thousands of items in the collections of the Oregon State Library, perhaps the most unusual is the work of an Oregon pioneer and resident of Salem, Sebastian C. Adams.

His twenty-one foot scroll: A Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern, and Biblical History, a "best seller" of the 1870s, is today a treasure to antiquarians but little known to the public.

Charges Dropped in Duke Rape Case

Three Duke lacrosse players are pronounced innocent of sexual assault.

(RALEIGH, N.C. ) - Prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexual assault stemming from a team party, saying the athletes were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney.

"There were many points in the case where caution would have served justice better than bravado," North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said in an assessment of Durham County District Mike Nifong's handling of the case.

Troop Extension for Iraq May be Looming Closer

A decision could be issued by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials in the coming days, according to a defense official who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

(SALEM) - MSNBC is reporting that the Pentagon may extend the tour of duty for active-duty Army units in Iraq from 12-months to 15-months. Officials say this can help in managing the conflict there.

For several thousand this will be their second tour.

Teen Arrested in Gresham School Shooting

During the incident a parent of 15 year old Chad Antonio Escobedo called to say they believed Chad was responsible for the incident.

(GRESHAM, Ore.) - Gresham Police Officers responded to Springwater Trail High School to a report of a sound of a gunshot Tuesday at 2:10 PM.