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Ad Hoc Parade in Downtown Silverton, Oregon Just Weeks Away

If you're driving a convertible, you get to be Grand Marshall! Bring the whole family!

(SILVERTON, Ore.) - The Second Annual International AdHoc Parade is scheduled for Saturday August 1st at 2:00 p.m. in Silverton, Oregon. Silverton Mayor Stu Rassmussen, says it will be a fun and exciting afternoon event for the whole family.

"There is no entry fee, no application, just show up and you're in the parade!" Rassmussen said.

NASA`s Space Shuttle Endeavour Streaks Through NW Sky (VIDEO)

Video of the Space Shuttle Endeavor passover from Salem, Oregon.

(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA) - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew launched at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission will deliver the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station.

Traveling Wall and Field of Flags Mini-Documentary (VIDEO)

An exhibit of 1,000 Flags, honoring all who have served, and the traveling version of the Vietnam Wall, made for a memorable event in Albany.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - A spectacular tribute to the nation's military was in Albany last week at Timber Linn Park, which already has an area dedicated in honor of American veterans.

A miniature but complete version of the Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. was constructed on the Albany park grounds and thousands made the trip to pay honor to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while fighting in the Vietnam War.

FOX News: A Cowardly Talking Head & Treasonous Anti-American Crap (VIDEO)

"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, And the women come out to cut up what remains, Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains An' go to your Gawd like a soldier." -"Young British Soldier" by Rudyard Kipling

(SALEM, Ore.) - A talking head at FOX news says that it is OK for our enemy, the Taliban, to kill a fellow American.

`Biting The Rabbit`

Fighting for freedom does not mean bombing peasants in another country or napalming civilians.

(SALEM, Ore.) - When I was five years old we lived in Canby on the East side of the highway. The west side had all the stores and one in particular called simply The Big Store, which was my favorite.

Velazquez Testifies at Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing (VIDEO)

"When working with Republican colleagues, Sotomayor's record will show that - 95% of the time - she managed to forge consensus..." -Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) delivered following testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday.

Addressing Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Sessions, and Members of the Committee, she explained that she has known Sonia Sotomayor for over twenty years.

I Would Walk 500 Miles for PTSD- Would You? (VIDEO)

Veterans will have a chance in September to walk in support of PTSD education.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I admit that when we first decided to produce an hour long documentary on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, I thought it would be so widely supported that the actual production would be a piece of cake. I was wrong.

Oregon Motorcycle Wipeout Caught on Video

The motorcycle dropped onto its side and the operator went down onto the pavement as the radar unit obtained a speed of 85 mph.

(THE DALLES, Ore.) - Oregon State Police have released video of a serious motorcycle crash from June 18th that was recorded by a patrol car video camera.

Oregon State Police spokesman Gregg Hastings says the in-car video caught the sliding motorcycle and rolling operator as both passed the trooper's stopped patrol car along Interstate 84 in The Dalles.

Major Tribute to Veterans This Weekend in Albany (VIDEO)

Veterans at Timber Linn Park need construction and labor help on the Traveling Vietnam Wall.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Volunteers are needed at Timber Linn Park in Albany to help construct an amazing tribute for veterans that will be on display through July 19th.

The Oregon Veteran's Tribute is presented by the Linn County Veterans Memorial Association and it takes place through Sunday. It consists of the Traveling Vietnam Wall and the Veteran's of Oregon Field of Flags.

UPDATE: Escondido, California Teen`s Remains Located After One Year (VIDEO)

Her remains were reportedly located over the weekend.

(ESCONDIDO,Calif.) - UPDATE: Police report that the skeletal remains of Amber Dubois have been positively identified.

San Diego's Channel 10 News reports that the discovery of this girl's remains came shortly after police located the body of 17-year-old Chelsea King who disappeared Feb. 25 from a park about 10 miles south of where Amber was last seen walking with a man.