May 01, 2008

LOCAL & STATE

• Accident temporarily blocks Santiam traffic
• Appeals court expands witness protection rules
• Area transportation projects get funding
• Bend’s interim city manager among 5 finalists for the job
• Bethlehem Inn won’t pay back county in near future
• Campaign calendar
• Candidate loans another $250,000 to congressional campaign
• Cascade Healthcare elects board chairman
• Colorado resolution compares Indian deaths to Holocaust
• Coming tomorrow
• Correction
• Corrections
• Cuts in federal aid compound Jefferson school budget woes
• Deschutes charity programs to get funds
• Deschutes extends Pronghorn deadline
• HP reports a major advance in its memory chip research
• Hundreds call governor of Wyoming about wolves
• Interim chamber director to stay on
• Klamath Falls father arrested in stabbing
• La Pine businesses support new signal
• Medford firefighters are being honored
• News of record: Deeds
• News of Record: Police log, Bend fire runs, pets
• Nonprofit on verge of filing bankruptcy
• Oakridge man gets 15 years for beating mother to death
• Osprey makes a catch
• People on the Move
• Prineville teacher's day in the spotlight
• Scientists to predict the world’s climate, 1 decade at a time
• Shred your documents in Deschutes County
• Small fire breaks out in Bend
• St. Vincent de Paul to close Bend store
• Sunriver mall zone change draws support at meeting
• Trailer containing diesel stolen in Sisters
• U.S. Highway 97 reopens south of Gilchrist after fatal crash
• Weyerhaeuser penalized $84M
• Wildlife groups in Southwest want to stop Mexican gray wolf removal
• Woman arrested in baby’s kidnapping
• Woman killed by estranged husband in police station parking lot

BUSINESS

• Business Calendar
• Cascade Healthcare elects board chairman
• Deschutes extends Pronghorn deadline
• Floral delivery business FTD Group to be sold
• GM loses $3.3 billion
• Health care jobs are on the rise
• How to scrimp your way to an affordable vacation
• Interim chamber director to stay on
• 6 minutes of fame for Bachelor
• News of record: Deeds
• People on the Move
• Pyramid Breweries agrees to be acquired
• Slow economy prompts rate cut
• St. Vincent de Paul to close Bend store
• Starbucks profit down
• Sunriver mall zone change draws support at meeting
• Time Warner to shed its cable operation
• Vacation homes: Is it wise to buy one with friends?
• Weyerhaeuser penalized $84M
• WiMax: Is it the new Internet paradigm?

SPORTS

• Anglers catch their limits at South Twin Lake
• AP Source: Durant to be named top rookie
• A-Rod on DL for first time since 2000
• BCS officials reject playoff proposal
• Beavers suffer another loss at Gonzaga
• Bringing it home
• By the numbers
• Celtics take lead over Hawks
• Coming Attractions
• Fishing now ... & then
• Flashback
• Fly-tying corner
• Former Cougar breaks school record
• Honor Roll
• Hunting & Fishing Events Calendar
• Mavericks fire Johnson after playoff flop
• Nadal gets 99th win in his last 100 matches on clay
• Nordic walking
• Omaha, NCAA reach World Series deal
• On the Air
• Opponents carry injured home run hitter around bases
• Polanco’s homers help Tigers win, continue surge
• Prep Scoreboard
• Scoreboard
• Sharks win on road, avoid sweep
• Staying on guard in sports
• Storm boys, girls make some noise at 5-team meet
• Stumptown sturgeon: It’s all about the bite
• Summit, Bend fare well in tourney
• The torch’s Everest ascent is grand, but so far secret
• Unbeaten Big Brown is Derby favorite
• Wizards’ Arenas hurt, done for season

OBITS

• Bo Yang’s writing had enemies
• Brant’s music garnered a Pulitzer Prize in 2002
• Craig Caldwell Coyner
• Erma Galvin
• Essie Bernice Schultz
• Kenneth A. Peeler
• Philip Mercer Eckberg
• Raymond L. Hayden
• Richard Dale Showalter
• Service set for Bend woman killed in crash
• What’s best for students?

NATION & WORLD

• Attacks in Pakistan rising, U.S. reports
• China investigates forced child labor
• China says it killed a Tibetan in gunfight
• Chinese musicians will perform for the pope
• Clinton is free to focus as Obama struggles
• D.C. turns to new taxi-fare method
• DNA confirms IDs of czar’s children
• Fire forecast: Big snowpack ‘doesn’t seem to matter’
• Firefighters gain ground on blaze south of Reno
• First American conquers Everest in 1963
• House pushes OSHA for new dust rules
• How suspicion of Islam cost one Muslim principal her dream school
• Inside Obama’s break with his former pastor
• Investigators say sect may have abused boys
• Iraq team to discuss militias with Iran
• LAPD has trained for melee-free May Day
• McCain gets in sync with Republicans
• Militant groups back Hamas’ plan for truce
• Mother of accused testifies at Jewish Center shooting trial
• Native Hawaiians occupy historic palace grounds
• Nevada governor works to cut government waste
• New Mexico county rejects cultural designation for mountain
• Number of U.S. troops killed in April hits 50
• Pakistani leaders may reinstate judges
• Pennsylvania senator’s remarks ‘crossed’ line
• Report: 3 in 4 moms breast-feed infants
• 2 students accused of defamation
• The torch’s Everest ascent is grand, but so far secret
• U.S. minority growth is led by children, census finds
• Wildfire near Grand Canyon
• Zimbabwe’s parties worry about results

FEATURES

• A painful process
• Cascade Healthcare elects board chairman
• Early neglect linked to aggression in kids, research finds
• Feldenkrais teaches small motions to ease tension, soothe muscles
• Get fair warning about allergies with an allergen forecast
• Health care jobs are on the rise
• Health datebook
• How to scrimp your way to an affordable vacation
• Medicare recipients pay more for drug
• Omega-3 acids fall short in helping Crohn's disease
• People
• People on the Move
• Procedure calms women’s heavy bleeding
• Program to teach cancer survivors to help others
• Raves (yes, it’s true) for new hearing aid
• Tomatoes are a delight — a helpful antioxidant
• Tools to help run life’s marathon
• Vitamins fare poorly in analysis

ENTERTAINMENT

• Abdul left ‘empty’ by song that wasn’t
• And the verdict is …
• Blaine breaks record for holding his breath
• 3 book signings for A Novel Idea canceled
• Calendar
• High Desert Museum gets tourism award
• In sync
• Judge tosses out lawsuit against J.Lo
• McKellen to reprise Gandalf role
• Vanilla Ice’s battery charges dropped

OPINION

• Bill Clinton’s visit
• Country’s top teacher is from Crook County
• Daina Vitolins for DA
• Pick Bill Bellamy
• There is no defense for the comments of Rev. Wright
• Vote for Walker

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Accident temporarily blocks Santiam traffic
• Area transportation projects get funding
• La Pine businesses support new signal