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Microsoft E-Mails Employees About Massive Layoffs

We will offer severance to all employees impacted by these changes, as well as job transition help in many locations, and everyone can expect to be treated with the respect they deserve for their contributions to this company.

(REDMOND, Wash. ) - Microsoft on Thursday announced a restructuring plan to simplify its organization and align the recently acquired Nokia Devices and Services business with the company’s overall strategy.

These steps will result in the elimination of up to 18,000 positions over the next year.

Santiam Canyon Stampede Kicks-Off Thursday Night

Full Schedule of Events and Where to Buy Tickets Inside This Story.

(SUBLIMITY, Ore. ) - The 2014 Santiam Canyon Stampede kicks-off Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Sublimity Harvest Festival Grounds, 11880 Sublimity Road, just 10 miles east of Salem.

The Santiam Canyon Stampede was established in 1997 as a PRCA sanctioned rodeo. Following the 1999 season the rodeo was purchased by the community and re-organized as a nonprofit corporation.

Oregon`s Timber Harvest Climbs for 4th Straight Year

Timber harvest increases can be attributed to a strong export market for Oregon logs in 2013, coupled with a domestic market recovery, particularly in housing.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - In 2013, Oregon's timber harvest rose to 4.2 billion board feet, marking four consecutive years of increase from the recession low of 2.72 billion board feet in 2009.

"This was the first harvest above four billion board feet in seven years," said ODF principal economist Brandon Kaetzel, "and represents a 12 percent increase over the 2012 harvest of 3.75 billion board feet."

Suspicious Man Approaching Women in Downtown Portland

The suspect claims to be a security guard in the area of OMSI and the new Tillikum Crossing bridge over the Willamette River.

(PORTLAND, Ore. ) - Portland Police Central Precinct officers have taken two reports this week about a suspicious man approaching women and, in one case, inappropriately touching them.

Governor Declares State of Emergency to Fight Wildfires

The Oregon National Guard is now authorized to deploy firefighting assets as needed throughout the fire season based on threat and resource shortfalls.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber on Wednesday, verbally declared a state of emergency in response to wildfire activity across the state.

The emergency declaration enables the Oregon National Guard to mobilize resources on an as-needed basis to assist the Department of Forestry, the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office, and others with firefighting.

Family of Six Escapes Two Fires Near Silverton

The family, which included 4 children of various ages are being helped with housing and other items by the Red Cross.

(SILVERTON, Ore. ) - A family of six is lucky to be alive Wednesday, after the motorhome they were living in caught fire, and spread quickly to a nearby home that their father was helping family members renovate.

Silverton firefighters were called to the two fires on Leikem Circle, just off Silverton Falls Highway east of the town of Silverton, at 3:37 p.m. Silverton Fire Chief Bill Miles tells Salem-News.com that the first crews on scene quickly called in a second alarm, which brought in extra crews and equipment from Mt. Angel and Drakes Crossing.

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

There is no rationalization for blatant killing of innocents.

(LONDON) - This is the favoured game of the Neo-Fascist Neo-Nazi occupiers of our land. Squeeze as many Palestinians in one place as you can. Leave no escape, nowhere to hide and then bomb them. Over and over and over again.

Why do the Neo-Nazis favour Gaza with this largesse? For no other reason than the Palestinians did as they were told, took the path to so-called democracy and elected Hamas as their legitimate government in 2006.

Oregon Businesses Report Large Number of Job Vacancies

The largest increase since last spring occurred in vacancies requiring a high school diploma, which doubled.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon businesses reported 11,700 more job vacancies in the spring of 2014 than they did the prior year. Businesses had approximately 46,900 job vacancies in the spring months of 2014, according to a Job Vacancy Survey recently completed by the Oregon Employment Department.

The last time vacancies were at this level was in 2008, before the Great Recession did its damage. In the spring of 2008, Oregon had 47,900 vacancies.

Reward Offered in Salem Union Gospel Mission Fire

Fire damage to the structure was estimated at $100,000 to $200,000.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The Oregon Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators is offering a reward of up to $5,000, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for starting the July 9 three alarm fire at the Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store, located at 885 Commercial St NE.

Fire Crews Battle Heat, Dry Conditions Battling Salem Grass Fire

Video by Salem-News.com's Jerry Freeman.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - As Salem-News.com was first to report, a four alarm grass fire burned quickly through dry brush and trees just west of Salem Wednesday, off Highway 22 between Doaks Ferry Road NW and College Drive NW.