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Oregon`s Unemployment Rate Remains Steady (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - Oregon`s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was essentially unchanged at 5.6 percent, from 5.5 percent in April. The state`s unemployment rate has been stable this year, with the rate staying between 5.3 percent and 5.6 percent for the first five months of the year.

The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in May, about the same as the 4.7 percent reading in April, and at its lowest level since July 2001 when the rate was 4.6 percent.

Oregon`s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment grew substantially, adding 4,000 jobs in May. The revised April figure showed a loss of 500 jobs, which was the first monthly job loss since January 2004 when severe storms resulted in a monthly employment decline.

Monday News Report With Kevin Hays (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - (Audio transcript)
Here are today's top stories from Salem-News.com with Kevin Hays reporting...

17 students from Houck Middle School in Salem spent the last year raising money for a drama trip to New York City. The group learned Friday that the travel agent handing their money went bankrupt, and all $35,000 is gone.

Needy Oregonians who have limited access to prescription medications arinvited to jump on the "Help is Here Express", a bus that is part the Partnership for Prescription Assistance national program.

State Wildlife officials are reminding Oregonians that the best way to care about baby wildlife is to leave the animals in the wild.

Weekend News Report With Kevin Hays (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - Here are today's top stories from Salem-News.com with Kevin Hays reporting...

Traffic officers from five police agencies participated in a saturation patrol on Interstate-5 Friday in Salem.

A total of 11 officers from Oregon State Police, Marion County Sheriff's Office, and Keizer, Woodburn, and Salem Police Departments participated in saturation patrols on Interstate 5.

Salem Police detectives arrested 27-year old Michael Joshua Ruiz of Keizer and 39-year old Beth Louise Nicolet of Salem, as a result of an investigation into an Identity Theft ring.

Ruiz and Nicolet were located at the Super 8 Motel in Woodburn and a search warrant was served on their room, in which laptop computers, counterfeit checks, stolen checks, drugs and a loaded handgun were found.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo on Friday upheld the Oregon School Activities Association's six-class system for high school sports.

Castillo said that when the OSAA adopted the classification system, it did not violate state or federal laws, the rules of the Department of Education, or its own rules "in a manner that would have changed the outcome."

Weekend News Report With Tim King (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - Here is the lastest news from Salem-News.com's Tim King...

Oregon State Police are investigating Friday morning's injury traffic crash on Interstate 5 northbound on Boone Bridge south of Wilsonville. Police need your help finding one of the drivers.

A Woodburn tanning salon owner is accused of taking photographs of his clients on his cell phone while they tanned. Police are seeking more possible victims.

A portion of Center Street NE will be closed to through traffic between 17th Street NE and 14th Street NE from June 13th, 2006, until early October 2006, to allow for replacement of the bridge crossing Mill Creek.

Sudden Oak Death Contained on Southern Oregon Coast (AUDIO)

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(SALEM) - The project to eradicate sudden oak death on the southern Oregon coast is getting good results so far.

While a five year multi-agency effort to completely get rid of the tree-killing disease has stopped short of reaching its ultimate goal, officials are encouraged that it hasn't spread beyond its original detection site east of Brookings in Curry County:

Dan Hilburn, administrator of the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Plant Division, says the current site includes less than 88 acres of infected plant material, and remains the only place in Oregon where sudden oak death has been found in the natural environment.

Wednesday News Report With Kevin Hays

(SALEM) - Here are today`s top stories from Salem-News.com, with Kevin Hays reporting...

The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans.

A Sweet Home man loaded with dynamite in his vest and backpack was taken into custody after he claimed he would blow himself up, along with Linn County sheriff's deputies.

The Oregon School Employees Association says it is backing Governor Kulongoski over Republican challenger Ron Saxton.

Monday Mid-Day News Report With Kevin Hays (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - Here are today's top stories from Salem-News.com with Kevin Hays reporting.

A safety plan is in place, however tension and fear is running high for students and staff of Sprague High School, after a `hit list` containing students and staff members names was found in a classroom last week.

School officials say so far they have made NO connection between the `hit list` and a note found last month, that made a threat against the school on 6-6-06.

As to what the threat note contained, or how many people were on the `hit list`...