The Air Force Reservists spent the past four months providing medical support to almost 200 combat missions in Afghanistan.
In a 2006 study, nearly half of 200 hospitals around the country reported meth is the number one illegal drug associated with their emergency patients. Since many users have inadequate insurance, the cost to counties and taxpayers is huge.
A local woman with serious safety concerns about Toyota and Lexus cars said: "I had a fleeting thought that this may be the day I die," she told KATU news. Her case appears to be part of a string of crashes that caused the maker of both types of cars, Toyota Motor Sales, to initiate a recall of nearly 4 million Toyotas and Lexuses in early-October.
In the midst of an economic crisis, local business advisors say more people are starting up new businesses from their homes. People interested in starting their own business need to ask themselves four questions first.