AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) – A number significant weapons caches were found in southern Afghanistan, the Australian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
Australia’s 2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2), in partnership with the Afghan National Army (ANA), had uncovered six caches of weapons over a 24 hour period during security operations.
The caches contained a significant [...]

SOUTHWESTERN, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Due to snow conditions in California, Southbound Interstate 5 traffic has been stopped at the South Ashland exit 14 in Oregon, local authorities said.
Traffic is being held in Oregon at the request of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and there is currently no estimate for when traffic will be [...]

WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Icy conditions and multiple crashes have closed down Salmon River Highway (OR 18) near Grande Ronde, Oregon on Tuesday, local authorities said.
Crews are on scene, and OR 18 is closed from mile post 6 until mile post 21.
An estimate for reopening is unavailable at this time, informed Joanna Ridgway, [...]

WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Snow and slick conditions had caused vehicles to lose traction on OR 22 (Willamina -Salem Highway) west of Salem and on OR 99W (Pacific Highway West) north of Newberg, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Joanna Ridgway, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Community Affairs Representative, advises drivers to delay traveling through [...]

AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) — Dutch Justice Minister Hirsch Ballin on Tuesday said he wants to introduce a body scan as part of the security measures when traveling by plane. The proposal, which he discussed with Janet Napolitano, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, follows last week’s failed attempt to blow up a passenger plane over [...]