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FDA Meets to Reformulate OxyContin

Why is the FDA holding an "emergency meeting" on the reformulation of OxyContin?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - September 10 and 11 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST), the FDA will be holding an advisory committee meeting via an online teleconferencing platform.

The committee will discuss the results of required "post marketing studies" on the reformulation of OxyContin extended-release tablets, manufactured by Purdue Pharma.

Three DOC Oregon Prisons Evacuated Due to Fire Threat

A total of 1,450 adults in custody have been relocated, not released.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Three Salem institutions are in potential danger as the fires move down the Santiam Canyon. DOC has worked with the Oregon State Police and the State Fire Marshall to keep everyone who works and lives inside these prisons safe.

A total of 1,450 adults in custody (AIC) have been relocated. All AICs have been moved to and will be housed in emergency beds throughout Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP).

Marion County Declares Emergency Due to wildfires

The emergency declaration allows the county to seek resources from the state government.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Marion County Board of Commissioners has declared a State of Emergency for Marion County due to rapidly spreading wildfires in the county. Fires are expected to continue and have required evacuations.

The county will take all necessary steps to coordinate response and recovery from this emergency.

Trump Alt-Right Redneck Parade Rides into Salem

Two people from the Trump/Proud Boy group were arrested

(SALEM, Ore.) - Trump supporters/Proud Boys were videotaped running up to a female BLM supporter in the Capitol Mall, shooting her with paintballs and hitting her. Proud Boys are also seen on video attacking a counter-protester with a baseball bat and pepper spray.

A member of the press corps from Portland was shot with paintballs as Trump supporters yelled “Antifa press” at him.

Commercial Fire in Downtown Salem

Three alarm fire on Division in downtown Salem.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Salem Firefighters are on the scene of a three alarm structure fire at 110 Division Street Northeast in Salem.

The fire has forced road closures at Front Street Northeast and D Street Northeast, as well as a road closure at Front Street Northeast just south of Division Street Northeast.

Medical Cannabis Improves Senior Citizens Quality of Life

A new study offers further evidence of the value of medical cannabis as a therapeutic approach for pain management.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The use of medical cannabis by those over the age of 60 is positively associated with self-reported improvements in subjects’ health-related quality of life (HRQL), according to data published in the journal Clinical Gerontologist.

The study’s findings are similar to several others finding that medical cannabis use by seniors is relatively safe and effective at mitigating pain and improving self-reported quality of life.

Oregon Labor Day Gas Prices Lowest in Four Years

Gas Prices Rise Nationally, Hold Steady in Oregon ahead of Labor Day

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Pump prices are climbing in many states in the wake of Hurricane Laura which hammered the Gulf Coast last week, and also due to an increase in demand to one of the highest measurements of the year as the Labor Day holiday approaches.

For the week, the national average jumps four cents to $2.23 a gallon. The Oregon average holds steady at $2.67.

The Israel-UAE Agreement: Good for a Few, Bad for Most

The Real Deal: Palestinians again left behind when it comes to US-backed deal making in the Middle East.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Martin Indyk, the former US ambassador to Israel, argues in the October issue of Foreign Affairs that the UAE leader’s decision to recognize Israel was made in order to preempt Trump’s “green light” to Benjamin Netanyahu on annexing the West Bank territory.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ) saw strategic value in opening relations with Israel, but only after being assured of a Palestinian state. The Trump “peace plan” worked against that goal.

Oregon Civil Rights Groups Call for Portland Mayor to Resign

Vigilantes answering the Mayor’s call to "rise up," may have felt justified in their violent actions.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Several Oregon civil rights groups are calling on Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to resign after a person was killed in downtown Portland.

"Amid 94 days and nights of protests against police brutality, Mayor Wheeler has fundamentally failed in his responsibilities to the residents of Portland.

He has offered no meaningful solutions in response to protesters’ demands to curb the racially hostile and brutal practices of the Portland Police Bureau...

Systemic Change Starts with Us

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The first World Peace Flame in North America was installed in the lobby of the Civil Rights Museum, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee in 2002.

The World Peace Flame is eternal as the ideals and inspiration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are universal and timeless.