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Bikers Continue to Defy Stereotypes in Oregon

Salem-News.com is recognized again for our fair position toward motorcyclists and clubs.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Bonnie and I have been honored not once recently, but twice by the biker community for our stories about biker culture that do not begin with preconditioned notions.

House Committee Voting on Changes to Lead Law, Action Urged

American Motorcyclist Association suggests everyone take action, call your Representative now!

(WASHINGTON D.C. AMA) - The CPSIA, commonly called the "lead law," was designed to ban small toys with high lead content. However, because of broadly written language in the law, it has been interpreted to apply to all products for kids, including dirtbikes, bicycles, clothing and books.

Action is needed now to exempt kid-sized dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the CPSIA.

Tim and Bonnie King Receive 2011 Silver Spoke Media Award in Albuquerque (VIDEO)

We do not take this amazing honor lightly.

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) - The Silver Spoke Awards Banquet at the 26th Annual National Coalition of Motorcyclists Convention was an honor for Bonnie and I to attend.

Held at the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the political event was swarming with camaraderie and peaceful relations between so many American motorcycle clubs that we never were able to count them all.

Salem Freeway Reopens Following Fatal Motorcycle Crash Into School Bus

Northbound I-5 is now open at milepost 250, south of Salem, after a fatal crash. An earlier detour is no longer in effect as all lanes of northbound travel are open.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police troopers are investigating Tuesday afternoon's traffic crash that resulted in the death of an adult male motorcycle operator northbound on Interstate 5 south of Salem.

A fully loaded Creswell School District school bus was involved in the crash but no students were injured.

I-5 Stops Over Fatal Crash

Police say a crash on the freeway involves a motorcycle and a school bus.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are on the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 5 northbound near milepost 250.

This reportedly involved a motorcycle and school bus with one confirmed deceased motorcycle operator and no reported injuries to occupant of school bus.

Motorcycle Riders Foundation issues Urgent Call to Action

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Please call your incoming Republican Congressmen and tell them to STOP a proposed change to the House Rules -- (Rule 21, Clause 3) -- that would break the TRUST WITH FUEL TAXPAYERS and undermine the Highway Trust Fund's funding guarantees for roads.

TO STOP THESE CHANGES, REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE MUST HEAR FROM YOU TODAY!

Tim & Bonnie King

".. all I can say is we are blessed and very thankful, thanks go out in all directions" - Tim King

(CLEVELAND) - The recognition of rock solid reporting is profoundly rare; many journalists work for years without receiving such accolades.

Among awards, there are cases where a journalist submits content, and the more rare events where a group simply nominates a reporter for an award based one or more report that made a profound difference.

Tim and Bonnie King Receive Excellence in Journalism Award

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Americans encourage youth to be involved in group activities, join clubs; parents and upstanding citizens often suggest that their offspring join the military so they can wear a uniform and belong to a group they can be proud of.

But for some reason, being in a club as an adult can get a person in to real trouble. Belonging to a motorcycle club in particular, is a sure way to earn the attention of police, who are often trained to assume that a person two wheels with a patch on their back is a real danger.

Motorcyclist Clocked at 125mph Crashes; Arrested for Reckless Driving

(SALEM, Ore.) - A 19-year old Tualatin man narrowly escaped injury or possibly death following a high-speed crash on Interstate 5 this afternoon.

Charitable Biker Event Incites `Criminal Profiling` from Police

Profiling can happen in any community and is based upon the biases of local law enforcement. Such is the situation that occurred in our little town on Saturday, Oct. 23.

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - Some would say that profiling is not common in our little neck of the woods, but others would suggest that it occurs every day.