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Downed Aircraft and Injured Pilot Recovered Near Scappoose (PHOTO UPDATE)

A Lifeflight helicopter was used to transport the single male patient from the area to Emanuel Hospital in Portland.

(SCAPPOOSE, Ore.) - A pilot received injuries today when his single-seat, light aircraft crashed northwest of Saint Helens, Oregon, approximately 5 miles northwest of the Scappoose Airport.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office dispatched its Search and Rescue Unit and requested assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard for help in locating the aircraft after they were contacted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Three Survive Plane Crash in Oregon`s Ochoco National Forest

The small aircraft was occupied by three people whose names are not available for release at this time.

(BIG SUMMIT PRAIRIE, Ore.) - A small plane has crashed about three miles northeast of Big Summit Prairie in the Ochoco National Forest, according to Oregon State Police.

OSP Lieutenant Gregg Hastings says emergency responders including state troopers and Wheeler and Crook countie officials, are on scene of the injury plane crash. "One person received non-life threatening injuries and two others are reported not injured," Hastings said.

Lejeune Breast Cancer Victims Not Supported by Corps

So much for Semper Fi from the Corps’ leadership.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The Marine Corps threw the male breast cancer survivors under the bus on Friday night. On Friday's Campbell Brown show, the spokesman for the Corps (a Major General no less) danced around the issue of causality for the Lejeune Marines with male breast cancer.

He had it wrong. The VA does not require total proof of a service connection cause to award a compensation and disability pension.

Two Oregon Men Die as Helicopter Crashes in Field

The helicopter was owned by Hillsboro Aviation and was used to train new pilots.

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - A pilot and a student pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed and burst into flames Sunday at 1:09 p.m.

Sgt. Bob Ray with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, says deputies responded to the Fern Hill area south of Forest Grove after a report of the helicopter crashing in a field.

El Toro Marines Question TCE Usage

EPA reported that Trichloroethylene (TCE) was discontinued at MCAS El Toro in the mid-1970s. Marine veterans dispute this story.

(IRVINE, Calif.) - Reports from the 1980s and 90s indicate usage of TCE, trichloroethylene or methyl chloroform. TCA, a less toxic chemical solvent, was also used at El Toro.

Who’s telling the truth about TCE usage at former MCAS El Toro? The practice of using TCE at former MCAS El Toro was reported to be discontinued by the Environmental Protection Agency in the mid-1970s. Emails from Marine veterans who were stationed at El Toro in the 1980s and 1990s question the veracity of the EPA report.

Salem-News.com Newscast Recorded Friday (VIDEO PROGRAM)

NBC's Ann Curry speaks to Iran's President about new developments in Iran's relationship with the U.S. We'll look at the type of plane U.S. pilots may have to deal with if there are future conflicts, and we'll show you the Vietnam Traveling Wall that recently came to Albany, Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Here are some of the stories you can look for during our special live 7:00 news broadcast on Salem-News.com for September 18, 2009.

Oregon State Police say one northbound lane is open following a multi-vehicle crash involving 26 motorcycles and two passenger cars on Interstate 5 near the Baldock Rest Area south of Wilsonville.

Efforts Underway to Free Two Pirate-Held Planes in Somalia

"Puntland 'seizes Kenya-bound planes that transported pirate suspects'" - garoweonline

(PUNTLAND, Somalia) - Authorities in Somalia's Puntland State government have seized two Kenya-bound airplanes that allegedly transported pirate suspects to Puntland without the local government's knowledge, government sources tell Garowe Online.

The two airplanes were seized by Puntland security forces on Sunday after landing at the airport in Galkayo, the provincial capital of Mudug region.

Oregon Company Saving Lives and Property Around the World

Erickson Air-Crane Helitankers Dampen Wildfires from Southern California and Canada to Europe and Down Under.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The summer of 2009 has been another season fighting inferno for Erickson Air-Crane, manufacturer of the world-renowned Helitanker and heavy-lift helicopters.

As an essential tool for the Forest Service, the Aircranes are credited for helping contain several wildfires and are now hard at it on some of the worst fires of the season.

Plane Receives Minor Damage During Landing at La Grande Area Airport

Three Men were uninjured, the trio were on a golfing trip to La Grande.

(LA GRANDE, Ore.) - A Madras man and his two passengers were not injured Wednesday morning when their plane came in too fast for a landing and stopped off the runaway with minor damage.

The plane reportedly came in too fast for the landing and traveled off the runaway before stopping. The plane received minor damage and none of the 3 occupants were injured.

Helicopters & Air Tankers Battling Canal Creek Fire

The public is urged to stay out of this area so that fire crews can continue to work at containing this fire.

(DETROIT, Ore.) - The Canal Creek Fire in the Detroit Wilderness area had grown to 90 acres of 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Fire officials say warm temperatures helped the fire advance upslope through heavy timber with long-range spotting.