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DEA Warns of Counterfeit Prescription Pills

Fentanyl is involved in more deaths than any other illicit drug.

(SEATTLE, WA) - The Drug Enforcement Administration is alerting the public of dangerous counterfeit pills killing Americans.

Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing mass quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in minute doses, for distribution throughout North America.

The Second World War: An Oregon Perspective on Exhibit

On Display until November 28 in the Capitol Galleria

(SALEM, Ore.) - The archives of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education includes testimonies about the Second World War and the Holocaust from soldiers, liberators and survivors. Some of these stories have been put into this traveling exhibit.

The Salem Veterans of Foreign Wars 661 Uniform Display Museum has supplemented the exhibit with seven service uniforms worn by Jewish soldiers in WWII.

Fatal Crash Claims Two at Gopher Valley Road (UPDATE)

This is the 3rd fatality near here in the last six months.

(SHERIDAN, Ore.) - UPDATE: Wednesday night at 7:30 fire and EMS crews from Sheridan, SW Polk, and West Valley responded to a reported 2-vehicle accident.

The initial reports were that two vehicles had collided, with 2 known fatalities and 2 critically injured persons.

Woodburn Football Coach Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges

The coach was taken into custody at Woodburn High School earlier today.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A teacher that has been at Woodburn High School for 8 years has been charged with having a sexual relationship with a student.

At the end of July 2019, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodburn Police Department received a tip regarding a video circulating on Instagram alleged to be of a Woodburn High School teacher engaged in an intimate act.

Salem Man Killed in Crash With Garbage Truck

Serious crash backed up traffic throughout the evening

(SALEM, Ore.) - A two vehicle crash claimed the life of one man and sent another to the hospital Monday afternoon. Salem Police responded to the intersection of Mission St SE and 25th St SE at 1:56 p.m.

Arriving officers located two vehicles with heavy damage in the intersection. 26-year old Landon David Oliverson, from Salem, was the driver of one of the involved vehicles, a dark colored Jeep SUV. He was later pronounced deceased at the scene.

Oregon DMV Stops Accepting WA Dismantler Documents

Oregon will no longer accept Washington dismantler bill of sale instead of vehicle title

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon DMV will reject applications submitted by mail with a dismantler’s bill of sale if they are postmarked Oct. 21 or later.

Washington does not issue salvage titles. In Washington, the legal owner of a totaled vehicle, or the insurance company, must surrender the title within 15 days of a vehicle’s destruction or settlement of its status as totaled. The vehicle may be subsequently sold with a notarized bill of sale – typically for dismantling. However, dismantlers’ bills of sale are not state-issued and are not secure documents.

Petition to Recall Governor Brown Lacks Necessary Signatures

No submission was received from the Oregon Republican Party.

(SALEM, Ore.) - At approximately 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, Michael Cross, Chief Sponsor of the “Flush Down Kate Brown” petition to recall Governor Brown delivered 9 boxes of petitions to the Oregon Secretary of State's office, together with a Petition Submission form SEL 339, attesting to a “Completed Petition Submission” "estimating 290,000" signatures.

However, the submission fell short of the 280,050 signatures necessary to trigger a recall vote.

Are Harm Reduction Promoters in the Opioid/Drug Epidemic Dangerous?

Unconditional love does not mean the acceptance of bad behavior.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - I have been researching the agendas of some self-proclaimed "harm reduction promoters" in the raging opioid/drug epidemic destroying families in the hundreds of thousands.

Harm reduction promoters are not focusing on prevention, education or treatment, but rather the insanity of giving those addicted safe places to shoot up illegal drugs.

CBD Industry Set to Continue Booming

The 2018 Farm Bill removed cannabis and cannabis derivatives that are very low in THC from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Cannabidiol (CBD) industry has boomed massively in recent times and it is a trend that looks set to continue over the coming years. Products containing CBD oil have become popular natural remedies, with people using them to treat numerous common ailments.

Although part of the cannabis family, CBD contains none of the psychoactive properties usually associated from that particular line.

Portland Area Guard Soldiers to Mobilize for Federal Deployment

The mobilization ceremony is Saturday, Sept 28th, beginning at 10 am.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Task Force Arrow, the group of more than 450 Soldiers is one of several units that the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team is scheduled to deploy this fall and winter.

In all, the 41st is scheduled to deploy more than 1,400 service members to five different countries.