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(SALEM) - HERE ARE TODAY`S TOP STORIES FROM SALEM-NEWS.COM, WITH KEVIN HAYS REPORTING...

SEVENTEEN STUDENTS AND TEN PARENTS FROM HOUCK MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR GOAL AND RAISED ABOUT 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THEIR DRAMA TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY.

LAST WEEK, THE GROUP LEARNED THE COMPANY HANDLING THEIR ARRANGEMENTS WENT BANKRUPT AND ALL OF THEIR HARD EARNED 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS GONE.

FUNDRASING CAR WASHES BY THE STUDENTS AND HELP FROM THE SALEM COMMUINTY AND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE MADE THE TRIP STILL POSSIBLE.

THE TRIP INCLUDES VISITS TO NEW YORK CITY HISTORIC SITES, FOUR BROADWAY SHOWS, AND THE STUDENTS WILL ATTEND SOME ACTING CLASSES.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 43 YEARS, SALEM IS GETTING A NEW ZIP CODE.

NEARLY 8-THOUSAND ADDRESSES FROM THE 97301 ZIP CODE ARE BEING MOVED INTO THE NEW 97317 ZIP CODE.

POST OFFICE BOXES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE CHANGE.

RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS CAN BEGIN USING THE NEW ZIP CODE BEGINNING JULY 1ST.

ALSO AS PART OF THE CHANGE, 85-HUNDRED ADDRESSES FROM THE 97303 ZIP CODE ARE BEING MOVED INTO THE 97301 ZIP CODE.

ELECTRONIC FILES CONTAINING PERSONAL DATA OF UP TO 22-HUNDRED OREGON TAXPAYERS MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY AN EX-EMPLOYEE'S USE OF A COMPUTER, THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SAID TUESDAY.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE DOWNLOADED A CONTAMINATED FILE FROM A PORN WEBSITE.

DATA RELEASED LIKELY INVOLVED NAMES OR ADDRESSES OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OR POSSIBLY IN SOME CASES ALL THREE.

13-HUNDRED LETTERS WERE SENT OUT MONDAY NIGHT TO AFFECTED TAXPAYERS.

TWO PIECES OF AVIATION HISTORY ARE ON DISPLAY THIS WEEK AT SALEM`S MCNARY FIELD.

THE WINGS OF FREEDOM TOUR, WHICH FEATURES A B-17 FLYING FOTRESS AND A B-24 LIBERATOR TOUCHED DOWN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

TOURS WILL BE AVAILBALE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY.

FOR TOUR TIMES AND PRICES VISIT OUR WEBSITE SALEM-NEWS.COM.

WESTERN OREGON WILL HONOR TOP STUDENTS AND WINNERS OF FACULTY AWARDS DURING ITS 150TH GRADUATION CEREMONY ON SATURDAY.

ALMOST 11-HUNDRED STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO EARN UNDERGRADUATE AND ADCANCED DEGREES THIS YEAR, WITH OVER 600 EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE COMMENCEMENT AT 11:00 AM AT MCARTHUR FIELD.

SALEM-AREA FORECAST FROM SALEM-NEWS.COM

TONIGHT… MOSTLY CLOUDY…LOW 52

THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY…HIGH 70

GET A COMPLETE 7-DAY SALEM-AREA FORECAST ON SALEM-NEWS.COM.

SALEM-AREA TRAFFIC REPORT, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO REPORTS OF ANY MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS IN AND AROUND THE SALEM-KEIZER AREA.

THE LASTEST SALEM-AREA NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS, AND TRAFFIC IS ON DEMAND AT SALEM-NEWS.COM

I`M KEVIN HAYS REPORTING FOR SALEM-NEWS.COM HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL DAY!

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