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Shaw Man Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Investigators want to hear from other possible victims of Steven Wyler.

(SALEM) - Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a Shaw man on sexual assault related charges involving children under the age of 16 years old.

Lt. Bob Stai with the Marion County Sheriff's Office says the investigation began on Wednesday when his agency was contacted by an acquaintance of 56-year old Steven J. Wyler, after they discovered digital images of children...

Businesses are Open Around Scene of Thursday`s Commercial Fire

Local businesses affected by the fire were given the "all clear" to reopen for business.

(SALEM) - Parking and sidewalk access has been restored to all businesses in the vicinity of Commercial Street and State Street in downtown Salem, following yesterday's 4-alarm fire at McMahan's Furniture.

Salem Public Works says all businesses in the area of the fire are safe and can now be open, and Salem area residents are encouraged to visit and shop downtown today and this weekend.

Armed Standoff in Memaloose State Park West of the Dalles

(MEMALOOSE) - A 12-hour standoff with an armed man involving Oregon State Police, Wasco County Sheriff's Office and FBI at Memaloose State Park Campground west of The Dalles ended Friday morning without anyone being injured.

A man and a woman were taken into custody but their names are being withheld pending positive identification and further investigation.

AMBER Alert Cancelled in Washington for Missing Children

Police sway the suspect had three small children with him, he was described as armed and dangerous.

(BREMERTON, Wa.) - Bremerton Police say they have located a 41-year old man named Anthony Pascuzzi wanted in connection with a missing child case.

Coast Guard Terminates Voyage of California Vessel

Coast Guard Group Astoria received several calls last week from concerned citizens who had knowledge of the boat's safety violations.

(ASTORIA) - The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of a fishing vessel that failed to meet safety requirements Thursday at around 3:30 PM near Astoria after receiving tips from concerned citizens to keep an eye out for the boat.

The fishing vessel, Little Linda, homeported in Oakland, California, was found to be in violation of several boating safety regulations.

Oregon Coastal Waters Turning Into a Wave of Death For Marine Life

Scientists, who this week had been looking for signs of the end of this “dead zone,” have instead found even more extreme drops in oxygen along the seafloor.

(CORVALLIS) - The most severe low-oxygen ocean conditions ever observed on the West Coast of the United States have turned parts of the seafloor off Oregon into a carpet of dead Dungeness crabs and rotting sea worms, a new survey shows. Virtually all of the fish appear to have fled the area.

This is by far the worst such event since the phenomenon was first identified in 2002...

Oregon National Guard Arrives in Mongolia for United Nations Training

Oregon soldiers will interact with soldiers from places like India, Fiji, the Republic of Korea and Tonga.

(ULAANBATAAR, Mongolia) - Nearly 90 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers arrived in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, August 9-10 to participate in Khaan Quest 2006, a United Nations peacekeeping training exercise.

Soldiers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, based out of Corvallis, Cottage Grove and Eugene will participate in Khaan Quest 2006

Tyco Factory in Dallas Evacuated Over Fourth Bomb

Four bombs were discovered in the Mid-Willamette Valley Thursday, the latest being found in the Tyco factory parking lot in Dallas.

(DALLAS) - All employees of the Dallas Tyco factory have been evacuated over the reported finding of a suspected explosive device.

Dallas Police Chief James Harper told Salem-News.com that the device was found very close to a parked car by an employee in the Tyco parking lot around 7:45 PM.

Salem Police Locate Third Suspected Bomb

(SALEM ) - Salem area bomb teams have responded to a third report of a suspicious explosive device today. Police Lt. Debbie Baker says the device was located by a passing motorist at Woodside Drive and Jon Mart in South Salem.

Commerce Department Declares Commercial Fishery Failure for Coastal Oregon and California

A commercial fishery failure triggers authorities to respond to the economic impact of the failure and to promote the recovery of the resource.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez Thursday declared a commercial fishery failure has occurred for West Coast salmon fishermen this season from Cape Falcon, Oregon, to Point Sur, California, due to low numbers of fish caused primarily by the drought.

The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) oversees the nation’s oceans based fishing industry and fisheries resources.