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And from lee martinez, light go to Sal Castaneda and a check on traffic. Reporter hey, mike and pam. For the area there that is affecting moore park avenue; however, 280 is not affected, even though moore park is close to 280 as you know. The 280 traffic is looking good. We can see 280 in our commute here. Northbound 280 traffic is looking good. Getting up to highway 17. We dont have a lot going on and fortunately, the moore park incident is not affecting the freeway as we motioned and light mov...

Been found by police. The whole incident started yesterday evening. Police say that the girls mother was staying at the residence inn when he came to visit. The mother and wallen had an argument and wallen took his daughter and drove off with her in his lap. The mother was dragged a short distance by the car but was able to free herself. Her adult son then went after them but her ex had brake checked him causing a small collision and took off with his daughter, driving with the young girl in his...

One thing, though, is clear. Things look quite a bit different than they did just a short month ago. So usually it is the republicans who are united and the democrats that are divided. But this time democrats are solidly behind president obama. I have never seen the democrats as united in my life. Democrats are united and ready to help in this shutdown. Democrats are united. You have to say the by any objective standpoint, democrats are united. Democrats are united. There is no democrat ready to...

So usually it is the republicans who are united and the democrats that are divided. But this time democrats are solidly behind president obama. I have never seen the democrats as united in my life. Democrats are united and ready to help in this shutdown. Democrats are united. You have to say the by any objective standpoint, democrats are united. Democrats are united. There is no democrat ready to break ranks. Democrats in the house are united. Again, democrats are united. And democrats now, poli...

Short month ago. So usually it is the republicans who are united and the democrats that are divided. But this time democrats are solidly behind president obama. I have never seen the democrats as united in my life. Democrats are united and ready to help in this shutdown. Democrats are united. You have to say the by any objective standpoint, democrats are united. Democrats are united. There is no democrat ready to break ranks. Democrats in the house are united. Again, democrats are united. And de...

Seven years of campaigning and longheld promises Senate Republicans have been soundly defeated in their attempt to repeal obamacare. The loss comes after they lost one lastditch effort to kill the bill that they have derided for so long. It looks like it all came down to senator john mccain who received a round of applause as he walked into the chamber, signaling the thumbs down and keeping the Affordable Care act the law of the land. Msnbcs garrett haik has been with us through the evening, gar...

We talked moments before this and you said people didnt know where john mccain was going on this. It was interesting. I think about six hours ago, this result would have surprised a lot of people. After that press conference this evening where john mccain, lindsey graham, ron johnson and others said they would vote for it if they got assurances from paul ryan. The senate and house leaders outreach and a lot of work done behind scenes to convince those gentlemen to get to yes and all but one did ...

Oregon State University is home to the largest comprehensive hemp research center in the nation, and researchers have decided it is time to let the cows in on the action. Professor Massimo Bionaz, doctoral student Agung Irawan and other researchers are studying the effects of spent hemp biomass on cattle in hopes of developing more...

Chuck Schumer is working to deliver a boon to the cannabis industry with the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFER) Banking Act.

Senate Democrats released demographic data on their staff Thursday, revealing new figures on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender diversity in the party’s upper chamber offices. The Senate Democratic Caucus’s 2023 demographic survey numbers include percentages of staff members who identify as Latino, Black or African American, Asian or Pacific Islander (AAPI), Middle Eastern or…