Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutTwitterGoogle+LinkedInPinterestPosted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Log InSubscribed, but don't have a login?Activate your digital access.Man killed in Monday’s motorcycle crashA motorcycle crash at Edgewater Street NW and Highway 22 on Monday left a 35-year-old Salem man dead.Chad Lunt was westbound on his 2007 Suzuki motorcycle along with another motorcycle, according to Salem Police. Lunt as reportedly weaving in and out of traffic lanes.He eventually lost control of his motorcycle, which went onto the shoulder of the highway and collided with a guardrail. He was thrown off and the motorcycle came to a rest in the westbound lanes of the highway.Lunt died at the scene. Salem Police said the driver of the other motorcycle was not involved in the crash and kept riding. That individual has not been identified yet. (February 13, 2017 15:00)FBI Exposes Multi-Million Dollar Romance Scams Online Imposters Break Hearts and Bank Accounts(HOUSTON, Texas) - They met online.

He said he was a friend of a friend. The woman, in her 50s and struggling in her marriage, was happy to find someone to chat with. “He was saying all the right things,” she remembered. That connection would end up costing the woman $2 million and an untold amount of heartache after the man she fell in love with—whom she never met in person—took her for every cent she had. (February 09, 2017 18:22)Driver Stood Atop Car Awaiting Rescue from Flooded Roadway "Turn Around, Don't Drown"(FOREST GROVE, Ore.) - ...By the time the boat was launched into the flooded waters, the vehicle had gone completely under water in a ditch that's estimated to be around 10 feet deep. When the rescue boat made it to the vehicles location, the driver was standing on top of the vehicle. (February 02, 2017 12:04)The Oil War Is Only Just Getting StartedIn the next couple of months, official production figures will point to who's winning this round of the oil wars.(LONDON) - It's been a month now that investors and analysts have been closely watching two main drivers for oil prices: how OPEC is doing with the supply-cut deal, and how U.S. shale is responding to fifty-plus-dollar oil with rebounding drilling activity.

Those two main factors are largely neutralizing each other, and are putting a floor and a cap to a price range of between $50 and $60. (February 02, 2017 11:11)Executive Order Banning Entry from 7 Muslim-Majority CountriesEXECUTIVE ORDER: PROTECTING THE NATION FROM FOREIGN TERRORIST ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Americans from the kitchen table to the water cooler are continuing to debate the pros and cons of the Executive Order excluding entry into the United States by a myriad of people and situations. Before stepping up to your own pulpit, it will behoove you to know the FACTS. Here is the January 27, 2017 Executive Order, in it's entirety: (February 01, 2017 20:58)Two Brothers Sue Archdiocese of Portland for Childhood Sex AbuseTwo brothers allegedly abused by Father James Harris, one also by Father Maurice Grammond, filed a lawsuit.- In two lawsuits filed today in U.S. District Court in Portland, two brothers, now adults, allege that their Catholic priest sexually abused them when they were children living in St. Paul, Oregon.

Father James Harris served as a Catholic priest in the St. Paul Parish in Silverton, Oregon in the mid to late 1960s when he abused the brothers and one of their childhood friends.motorcycle shops near carrollton ga (February 01, 2017 10:35)$1000+ Reward Offered in Merrilee Cooley HomicideCooley's car was found at the Miramonte Lodge Apartments on SE McLoughlin.salem oregon motorcycle crash- The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help to solve the homicide of Merrilee Cooley.razor dirt bike tire size 68-year-old Merrilee Bonnie Cooley of Johnson City was last seen by her family on December 26, 2016. Two days later she was reported missing to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

(January 31, 2017 12:12)Dayton Woman Killed in Head-on CrashTragic accident in Yamhill County(DAYTON, Ore.) - According to Troopers on scene, a 2005 Jeep Liberty, operated by 19-year old Madelyn West of Beaverton was traveling east on Hwy 18. West's vehicle crossed into the west bound lane of travel colliding head-on with a 2000 GMC Envoy. The GMC was operated by 68-year old Bertha Martinez, of Dayton. (January 30, 2017 13:42)Salem Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Northeast SalemTwo men were shot, one fatally.- Salem Police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 1300 block of Lancaster Dr NE at approximately 10:45 pm on Sunday evening. Officers were dispatched the area of the 1300 block of Lancaster Dr NE on a report of a possible shooting. Witnesses reporting seeing someone on foot who fired gunshots at a light colored jeep. The jeep and the person on foot then left the area. (January 30, 2017 12:39)Accountability Mandatory For Deadly U.S. Drug EpidemicIs the U.S. Senate responsible for thousands of deaths in sealing their fact finding report on drug epidemic?

- On May 9, 2012 the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced an investigation into the prescription opioid epidemic waging a war of addiction and death throughout the U.S. Their investigation was to be focused on the American Pain Foundation (they closed their doors when the investigation was announced), the Center for Practical Bioethics, and five other organizations. (January 27, 2017 16:19)ODOT Loses Maintenance Crew Member to Medical Emergency Perry Lee had been an ODOT employee for 23 years(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Department of Transportation lost a member of our family Thursday afternoon. 60-year old Perry D. Lee was a Transportation Maintenance Specialist 2 with the Oakridge Maintenance Crew. He was working outside of Oakridge when he suffered a medical emergency and died during transport to the hospital. (January 28, 2017 21:30)How to Set and Adjust the Spam Filter in Microsoft Outlook 2013Find the optimum level of protection for yourself and your mailbox.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Protecting yourself from junk mail is not as easy as you might think. If you set the protection level too low, you risk allowing potentially harmful messages, some of them harboring viruses and other malware, into your inbox. If you make the settings too stringent, you could find that legitimate emails are being flagged as spam and sent to the junk mail folder. (January 27, 2017 15:46)Oregon Army National Guard Mobilizes Air Ambulance Unit for Middle East Deployment70 Citizen-Soldiers will provide aeromedical support throughout the Persian Gulf region using Blackhawk helicopters. - The Oregon Army National Guard's aeromedical helicopter was honored in a mobilization ceremony January 27, in Salem, Oregon. Approximately 70 Soldiers with Company G (Golf), 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East. (January 26, 2017 17:34)USGS Uses State-of-the-Art Science to Estimate Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment Loads in the Klamath BasinThey can estimate phosphorus and suspended-sediment loads to Upper Klamath Lake.

- Large algal blooms are attributed to high phosphorus concentrations in the lake during the summer causing numerous water-quality problems. The blooms are considered a contributor to survival problems for the endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers, which are culturally significant fish for the Klamath Tribes located near the lake. (January 26, 2017 17:20)Schrader, Moulton Introduce Bill to Prohibit Hiring Freeze at the VA"Placing this hiring freeze on the VA is an absolutely unacceptable way to treat the men and women who have risked life and limb in the service of our country.”- Monday, in one of his first acts as President, Trump signed an Executive Order implementing a 90 day hiring freeze across the executive branch, including at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-6) introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit any hiring freeze from specifically affecting the VA. (January 26, 2017 16:54)Business Group Condemns Pipeline Approvals The pipelines will primarily benefit the bottom line of the fossil fuel industry.

- Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday clearing the way for pipeline construction to proceed under terms his administration will negotiate. David Levine, CEO and co-founder of the American Sustainable Business Council - representing more than 250,000 business owners, executives and investors - says the move will harm businesses by accelerating carbon pollution and climate change. (January 26, 2017 16:33)Hallie Ford Museum of Art Features PNW's Own Anne Hirondelle: Small Revolutions1962 alumni of South Salem High School, her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States.- A new exhibition at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art features the ceramic work and drawings of nationally recognized Port Townsend, Washington artist Anne Hirondelle (née Harvey). “Anne Hirondelle: Small Revolutions” opens February 11 in the Study Gallery and Print Study Center and continues through April 30, 2017. (January 26, 2017 16:15)Taking Action for Human RightsMarching on the streets is one method to peacefully resist.