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Homeowner Chases Burglary Suspects Through Woodburn and Marion County

(Woodburn, Oregon) - Just after 2:00 this afternoon, Marion County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call of a homeowner chasing burglary suspects in a vehicle. Details initially were sketchy because the 911 call had been received by NORCOM (Woodburn) dispatchers and then relayed to W.V.C.C. (Marion County) dispatchers.

Salem Bible Church Damaged by Vandals

Damage is expected to be 'considerable'.

(Salem, Oregon) - Five juveniles were arrested Saturday afternoon after they broke into the Salem Bible Church, 4109 Center St., in Salem.

Deputy Matt Hagan received the 2:04pm call from a nearby resident reporting that he had seen some kids break a window at the Church and go inside.

Portland Police Investigating a Shooting in North Portland

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Detectives from the Gang Enforcement Team continue to investigate this afternoon's shooting at North Williams and Fremont. 29-year-old Kenneth Wonnell Riley of North Portland was shot once in the right wrist and was treated at an area hospital.

Investigators have learned that there was an exchange of gunfire between a vehicle and a group of people on the sidewalk. Investigators do not know if Riley was the intended target and no arrests have been made at this point. There is no suspect vehicle description at this time.

Child Pornography Bill Closes Loophole, Sets Absolute Ban on Viewing

SB 803 addresses Supreme Court ruling that raised serious concerns.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon's Senate approved legislation to midofy the definition of “visual depiction” in crimes relating to child pornography to include accessing photos on the Internet.

Senate Bill 803 was introduced in response to an Oregon Supreme Court ruling in January that said it isn’t a crime to look at child pornography on the Internet if the viewer doesn’t purposely download images, print them out, or pay for them.

The Demon Highways of Tamaulipas

Despite a deluge of media coverage, the precise motives behind the mass killings are still unclear.

(TAMAULIPAS, Mexico) - In widely separated parts of Mexico, many people ask the same troubling question: Are our loved ones among the 145 dead found in the mass graves near San Fernando, Tamaulipas?

That’s been the question tearing at families in San Pedro Pochutla, a town in the southern state of Oaxaca. Last summer, ten townspeople set off on a long journey to the northern border state of Tamaulipas.

Keizer Police Arrest Rite Aid Robbery Suspect

Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to contact detectives.

(Keizer, Oregon) - Today at about 3:13 P.M., members of the Keizer Police Department responded to an Armed Robbery having just occurred at the Keizer Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 5452 River Road North.

This was the third robbery of this pharmacy in the past eighteen days.

CCSO: West Coast Bank Robbed - No Injuries - Suspect Remains at Large

(Clackamas, Oregon) - On Monday, April 18, 2011, at 1:22 p.m. the West Coast Bank, located at 15820 SE Happy Valley Town Center Drive, in Clackamas County, was robbed by a lone adult male, who approached the on duty bank teller and demanded money. No visible weapon or physical injuries were reported during the robbery event.

Stayton Woman Goes to Jail Following 103MPH Reckless Driving Arrest

(Salem, Oregon) - A 28-year old Stayton woman spent the night in the Marion County Jail following her arrest for reckless driving Friday night. Traffic Safety Team Deputy Ethan Griffith spotted Kalisha Mashadda driving southbound on Interstate 5 near Market Street in Salem at about 10:30pm. Griffith clocked her late model Honda Accord at 82mph as she tailgated vehicles and then rapidly changed lanes and passed other vehicles.

Keizer Burglary in the First Degree Arrest

(Keizer, Oregon) - On April 15th, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Catherine Ebright called 911 to report she had just returned home and discovered an unknown male subject inside her residence committing a burglary.

Mrs. Ebright lives at 777 Dearborn Avenue NE, Keizer. Mrs. Ebright stated she verbally challenged the male suspect, but he fled out of her residence carrying a large duffel bag with stolen property inside it.

Catholic Group Claims Children Raped by Priests were `Homosexual` Participants, not Victims

"all of the arguments we see in this ad are scapegoating attempts" - Phil Attey, executive director of Catholics for Equality, from The Advocate

(NEW YORK) - The anti-gay Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is going on the attack against "those who are distorting the truth about priestly sexual abuse."

The group bought an expensive full-page ad in The New York Times Monday that places the blames for the church's scandals on "homosexuality, not pedophilia."