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Salmonellosis Outbreak Traced to Pepper Spices; Break Came in Testing at a Portland Restaurant

The contaminated pepper was packaged under the “Lian How” and “Uncle Chen” labels and sold to restaurant suppliers and markets – much of it going to Chinese and Vietnamese establishments.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Public health officials in Oregon and three other western states have tracked a multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis to ground pepper imported, packaged and distributed by a California company.

Union International Food Co. of Union City, Calif., immediately announced a voluntary recall of ground black pepper and white pepper as well as a number of other products that could have been cross-contaminated in its manufacturing facility.

Senate Votes in Support of Healthy Waterways for Oregon

Phosphorus limitations expanded to include household dishwashing detergents.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Rivers, lakes, and groundwater will be better protected with legislation passed this morning by the Senate. Senate Bill 631 extends the state’s ban on phosphorus to include household dishwasher detergent.

“This is a great bill for cleaning up Oregon’s rivers, streams, and lakes,” said Senator Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), chair of Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee. “Phosphorus can cause a buildup of algae that ultimately leads to biological death in some waterways.”

Portland Firefighters Rescue Arborist Pinned in Tree (PHOTOS)

The man was pinned by a branch, 35 to 40 feet up the tree.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland Fire & Rescue's Specialty Rescue Team was called out at 11:43 a.m. on a report of an arborist who was pinned against a tree.

Lt. Damon Simmons with Portland Fire & Rescue says the man was cutting the tree when a large limb fell, striking him in the shoulder and pinning his harness and arm to the tree.

Inventors Face Off In OMSI`s Da Vinci Challenge

Team invention ideas will be tested during the challenge.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - OMSI has invited 16 teams of inventors, eight youth and eight adult, from around Oregon to put their minds to work and take part in the Da Vinci Challenge.

The teams have been tasked to build a modern adaptation of a da Vinci invention using a renewable energy source—air, water, solar, or human power.

Crude Prices Jump, but Gas Prices Hold Fairly Steady

Oregon's average for regular unleaded drops half a cent to $2.06 this week.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The price of crude oil reached its highest price in about two months this week, but drivers are not seeing any dramatic swings in gas prices.

Oregon's average for regular unleaded drops half a cent in the past week to $2.06, while the national average gains a penny to $1.94.

Sex Abuse Victims Urge Catholic Group Not to Appeal New Ruling

9th Circuit Court Judges' decision lets controversial case against Vatican proceed.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Victims of clergy sex abuse blasted Catholic officials in Portland today for "playing legal hardball" in what they describe as a controversial and ground-breaking clergy sex abuse and cover up case

Bill Crane with SNAP says his group, which has seen significant legal victories over the Catholic Church's conduct regarding sexual abuse in the recent past, urges officials to let an alleged child sex abuse victim have his "day in court" against the Vatican.

US Court Rules Victims of Priets Sex Abuse Can Sue Vatican

The offering plate may come back to victims of Catholic Church sex abuse.

(WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP)) - Attorneys for a man who says he was sexually abused 40 years ago as a teenager by a Roman Catholic priest cited a US appeals court decision Wednesday that paves the way for abuse victims to sue the Vatican, Agence France-Presse reports.

The case was originally brought seven years ago on behalf of a plaintiff named only as John Doe, who alleged that he was sexually molested on several occasions when he was 15 or 16 by Roman Catholic priest Father Andrew Ronan.

New Media and the Future of Advertising

A media revolution is underway as the nation struggles through tough economic times, but the show must go on.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It's no secret that media is changing fast. Newspapers are having an extremely difficult time holding their heads above water, closing left and right, and yet Internet news is streaming forward at full speed.

Old media has to give up the ghost and make the switch fast, and as for all that newspaper and television news and production people know, the Internet is a different world.

Deputies Nab Suspected Burglars Stealing Medical Marijuana and other Items from Residence

The marijuana plants were stolen from a legal grower.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Deputies in Multnomah County recovered medical marijuana, a grow light and other items from a car this morning that had apparently just been burglarized from a residence.

Before it was over, five suspects were in custody

Governor Hotel Celebrates 100th Birthday in 2009

Historic Landmark kicks off a year’s worth of centennial festivities in conjunction with Oregon’s sesquicentennial.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Governor Hotel is pleased to announce the celebration of its 2009 centennial.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a member of Historic Hotels of America, the newly renovated Governor was originally opened as the Seward Hotel on March 9, 1909.