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Six Oregon Boys Invent First Rescue Beacon App for Smartphones

Cell phones can easily be tracked by police if the cell towers are active, but when they have been destroyed or overloaded, this ability is lost.

(CANBY, Ore. ) - Six Oregon boys have invented the first in the world application for smartphones and other electronic devices that is able locate people in a variety of emergency situations, even when the cell towers are not functioning.

iRescue turns any smartphone into a beacon for assistance or a search and rescue tool making anyone a first responder.

West African Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Climbs over 900

WHO experts began a two-day crisis meeting in Geneva to discuss whether the epidemic constitutes a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern".

(MONROVIA) - Health workers in West Africa appealed on Wednesday for urgent help in controlling the world's worst Ebola outbreak as the death toll climbed to 932 and Liberia declared a state of emergency.

The World Health Organization said it would ask medical ethics experts to explore emergency use of experimental treatments to tackle the highly contagious disease after a trial drug was given to two U.S. charity workers infected in Liberia.

Russia Bans Food Imports; UN Fears Ukraine Invasion

The war of economic sanctions has escalated even as fighting has intensified on the ground in eastern Ukraine.

(MOSCOW) - Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, a sweeping response to Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine.

The measures will hit consumers at home who rely on cheap imports, and on farmers in the West for whom Russia is a big market. Moscow is by far the biggest buyer of European fruit and vegetables and the second biggest importer of U.S. poultry.

Portland Police Searching for Sexual Assault Suspect

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20's, 5'5" tall, heavy set, wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - On Monday at approximately 10:30 p.m., Portland Police North Precinct officers responded to the report of a sexual assault that occurred in North Portland's Overlook Neighborhood.

Officers met with the 54-year-old female victim at her home and she told police that she was walking her dogs near the grounds of the Kaiser Permanente offices at North Interstate Avenue and Overlook Street, when a suspect approached her, talked with her briefly, then pulled her into the bushes where she was sexually assaulted.

Tree Fire at Salem School Quickly Extinguished by Firefighters

A neighbor told Salem-News.com that the base of this particular tree is a popular hangout for neighborhood juveniles during the hot summer months to congregate, and smoke cigarettes.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A over 50 foot evergreen tree on the backside of a SE Salem elementary school was quickly put out by Marion County Fire District No.1 firefighters Wednesday evening.

Salem-News.com was on scene as firefighters put out the blaze behind Four Corners Elementary School on Elma Ave SE.

Missing Oregon Mother Story Comes to Tragic End

The Hillside Church has offered to accept any notes, cards, and flowers on behalf of the Huston family.

(NEWBERG, Ore. ) - The Oregon State Medical Examiner said Wednesday that the female body found in rural Sheridan, Oregon on Tuesday morning was that of missing Oregon mother Jennifer Janelle Huston of Dundee.

The State Medical Examiner listed the cause of death as asphyxiation, and the manner of death is listed as suicide, police said.

Marion County Sheriff`s Office Joins Forces with Project Lifesaver

Eligible individuals who are enrolled in PLI wear a small personal transmitter around the wrist or ankle that emits an individualized tracking signal.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The Marion County Sheriff's Office is pleased to announce that it's joining forces with Project Lifesaver International, a non-profit agency that bridges the technological gap for medically "at risk" populations and public safety agencies.

PLI provides deputies, fire/rescue and other first responders with equipment and training to quickly locate and rescue individuals with cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Autism, and Down syndrome, who are at constant risk to wander.

Lebanon Woman Severely Burned Trying to Move Burning Pot from Stove

The Lebanon Fire Department would like to remind everyone that a pot burning on the stove should never be picked up.

(LEBANON, Ore. ) - A 65-year-old woman from Lebanon was flown by a REACH helicopter to a Portland Hospital with severe burns after she fell asleep while a pan was still on the stove.

Lebanon Fire Department was called to the home in the 600 block of Tangent Street around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night. When they arrived they found the home full of smoke and the victim laying on the floor near the front door.

Humpty Dumpty Comes Back to Life After Great Fall

The statue, has been a part of the Turner, Ore. theme park since it first opened back in 1971.

(TURNER, Ore. ) - It didn't take all the King's Horses and all the King's Men to put this Humpty Dumpty back together again after his great fall at a theme park in Turner, Oregon.

Humpty Dumpty came crashing down from his wall at the Enchanted Forest on July 5, after two men told park officials that they accidentally caused the famous children's character to come crashing down when they climbed up his wall to get a photo with him.

Oregon Economists Say Marijuana Revenues Could Bring in $40 Million a Year

Under the “Control, Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act,” 40 percent of the tax revenue collected would go to schools.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If Oregon voters decide to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, the state estimates that it will take in up to $40 million a year, much more than originally estimated.

The state’s impact statement doesn’t estimate law enforcement and judicial savings from a decrease in marijuana cases.