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Salem (Oregon)

Gang-related fist fight disrupts Oregon State Fair

Aug 30, 2008

Associated Press SALEM, Ore. - Eight juveniles were arrested and another 21 people were ejected from the Oregon State Fair following a gang-related fistfight. Oregon State Police said gang activity led to the ejection...

Oregon issues lead guidelines on synthetic turf

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Public Health Division has issued interim recommendations for school districts and other owners and operators of playing fields made from synthetic turf containing lead. The recommendations...

Economist says Oregon in for shallow recession

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An expert says Oregon is in for a long, "shallow" recession but recovery should begin by the second half of 2009. In his new quarterly forecast, State Economist Tom Potiowsky predicts the slowdown will...

Streets of Denver: Bandanna-clad kids clash with cops, one arrested

Photos: Nora Walsh-De Vries DENVER -- The police presence has been crushing in Denver already, with caravans of cops flying around the city and eight or 12 guys in full riot gear hanging onto the outside of big SUVs in a...

Debt, market weigh on Ore. retirement home firm

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon's largest provider of assisted living is struggling under the weight of debt it took on to expand and a real estate crash that has people hanging on to their homes rather than moving into retirement...

Shot by gun in bicycle bag, senator pledges return

Aug 21, 2008

State Sen. Jason Atkinson, R-Central Point, said he plans to be in Salem when the Oregon Legislature convenes in January despite the months of rehabilitation he faces in an attempt to regain full use of his leg following a...

Garden plot sprouts in jail

Aug 22, 2008

The plot to plant this garden sprouted three years ago at the Marion County jail. And the gardeners tending the tender starts aren't your average green thumbs: it's run by hand-picked county jail inmates, and the chief farmer...

'Furniture war' heats up in Ore. Senate race

By BRAD CAIN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SALEM, Ore. -- National Democrats are jumping in on the "furniture war" in Oregon's U.S. Senate race. New TV ads by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee seek to blunt Republican Sen....

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Need a little pick-me-up after a filling meal at Hooters? Try a bikini car wash Bikini Coffee -- founded in Salem, Ore. -- recently expanded to Portland, and is now set to open in 36 states, plus Bangkok, Thailand, where, yep,...

Alma Amelia (Japp) Mcallister

Age 83, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008, at her home. She was born July 15, 1925, the youngest of ten children born to Jonas and Agusta Sjogren. Alma was born and raised in Elgarose and lived in the...