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Fatal Crash Near Albany Halts Freeway Traffic

Traffic is open but troopers are still on scene, and now another crash has Interstate 5 stopped at Salem.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are on the scene of a fatal car crash that left the wreckage of one car on its roof in the freeway median.

The crash happened on Interstate 5 southbound near milepost 215. Oregon State Police troopers have been on scene investigating this a single vehicle crash that happened earlier at about 9:30 a.m.

New Technology and Blind Ambition Places Sightless Drivers Behind Wheel

National Federation of the Blind to Debut Car That Can Be Driven Independently by the Blind at Rolex 24; NFB, Virginia Tech, and Grand-Am Form Historic Partnership to Advance Innovative Technology

(DAYTONA BEACH) - The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and other agencies, demonstrated the first street vehicle equipped with technology allowing a blind person to drive independently.

It is scheduled to be demonstrated to the public as part of the pre-race activities at the 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Driver Died After Being Shot Behind the Wheel

No arrests have been made in this incident and this is an ongoing investigation.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Police say a driver was shot while behind the wheel this morning at 1:00 a.m. Portland Police officers were called out to the scene of the crash in the area of the 8900 Block of E. Burnside Street.

Detective Mary Wheat says officers found three people in a vehicle that had hit a pole and eventually crashed into a yard of a residence in the area.

One Killed, Three Injured in Head-On Crash Near Monmouth

SR 99W was closed for approximately three hours while troopers from the OSP Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash.

(MONMOUTH, Ore.) - One person was killed and three others were injured in a two car collision on SR 99W south of Monmouth on Thursday evening.

Around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3rd, State Police troopers from the Salem and McMinnville Areas responded to a reported head on collision on SR 99W and Parker Rd. in Polk county.

Investigators Say Texting Caused Head-on Crash

Fire District 6 urges drivers to not test the statistics - don't text while driving.

(VANCOUVER, Wa.) - Texting is to blame for a head-on crash that sent one person to the hospital with traumatic injuries, according to Dawn Johnson with Clark Co. Fire District 6.

Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races Salutes 100 Years of Alfa Romeo

The event is a fundraiser for the Community Transitional School, a Portland-based organization helps children who are homeless or otherwise at risk of school failure.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo - one of the most iconic brands in motorsports - at this summer's event.

The races take place July 9 through 11 at Portland International Raceway.

Triple Fatal Traffic Crash - Highway 97 south of Grass Valley

OSP troopers from The Dalles Area Command office are continuing the investigation.

(GRASS VALLEY, Ore.) - Three people died Tuesday morning shortly after midnight when the pickup they were in crossed the centerline of Highway 97 about ten miles south of Grass Valley and collided head-on with a commercial truck.

Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing the investigation.

Traffic Stop Leads to Officer Being Shot and Officer-Involved Shooting

News release from Portland Police about Wednesday's fatal officer-involved shooting.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Portland PD officers who attempted to stop a car yesterday, ended up in a pursuit and a major incident, which left a police officer shot through both legs, and a suspect dead.

According to the information they present, the officers went through numerous steps before firing their guns,

Hollywood Meets Racing at DunnTire Raceway Park

Be Part of Racing History as the movie, “Red Dirt Rising’ premieres at Dunn Tire Raceway Park on July 24th, 2010.

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) - DunnTire Raceway Park is proud to announce the NY Premiere of the movie ‘Red Dirt Rising’ on July 24th 2010 in Lancaster, NY.

Born out of hauling moonshine, racing has become the world’s number one spectator sport.

Salem Man`s Unique Birthday Gift: Surviving a 300 Foot Plunge in the Santiam Pass

Peter Chamberlain celebrates life more poignantly this year.

(SANTIAM CANYON, Ore.) - Police say a Salem-area man survived a Thursday morning crash in the Santiam Pass area in which he lost control of his sport utility vehicle, crashed through a guardrail.

The vehicle left the road and traveled approximately 300 feet down an embankment before coming to a stop.