A SPECIAL CALL FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. THEY NEED BLOOD. DAPHNE MATHEW WITH THE RED CROSS SAYS THEY'VE FALLEN BELOW THE 3 DAY SUPPLY THEY LIKE TO HAVE ON HAND...YOU CAN HELP.

THEY ESPECIALLY WANT TYPE "O".

AFTER INVESTIGATING THE ILLNESSES THAT AFFECTED THE MCMINNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM LAST MONTH, OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THAT MULTIPLE FACTORS WERE LIKELY THE CAUSE.

SPECIFIC FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ILLNESSES INCLUDED THE INTENSE, SHORT-DURATION, REPETITIVE BURST OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE UPPER BODY INCLUDING THE ARM MUSCLES, AS WELL AS BODILY STRESS FROM HEAT AND UNRECOGNIZED DEHYDRATION. WATER WAS AVAILABLE AT THE WORKOUTS, BUT MOST PLAYERS CHOSE NOT TO DRINK ANY.

SIX MEN WHO WERE ABUSED BY A PORTLAND BOYSCOUT TROOPMASTER IN THE 1980'S HAVE SETTLED A SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. KELLY CLARK IS THEIR ATTORNEY.

KERRY LEWIS, WHO WON A LANDMARK 20 MILLION DOLLAR CASE AGAINST THE SCOUTS, IS AMONG THOSE SETTLING. TERMS OF THE DEAL ARE NOT BEING RELEASED, ALTHOUGH THE STATE OF OREGON IS RECEIVING OVER 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

WEST NILE VIRUS WAS ISOLATED IN A SECOND MOSQUITO POOL AT A SITE NEAR IRRIGON, ACCORDING TO OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS IS THE SECOND WEST NILE VIRUS POSITIVE MOSQUITOES DETECTED IN MORROW COUNTY THIS SUMMER.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ADVISING PEOPLE IN MORROW COUNTY TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MOSQUITOES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RISK OF INFECTION. THIS IS THE THIRD CASE OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN THE STATE OF OREGON IN 2010.

WASHINGTON STATE AND CALIFORNIA HAVE HAD W-N-V MOSQUITO ACTIVITY SINCE EARLY SUMMER.