June 02, 2012

LOCAL & STATE

• Arrests made in death of man found in old railroad tunnel
• Bend car dealerships plan expansions
• Bend man arrested in $180,000 theft
• BLM waives camping fees
• Board boosts tuition at Oregon universities
• Delays coming on Brookswood
• Geese to be moved, not killed
• Independent to challenge McCabe
• Insurance letters not linked to city
• Man with rifle killed by troopers on coast
• MAX train nearly hits pedestrian
• Meeting set on new roundabout
• Missing boy’s mom sues stepmother
• Newly approved test helps detect Alzheimer’s link
• News of record: Police log, Bend fire runs
• Old-school fix-it man signing off after 42 years
• Outdoor debris burning ending
• People on the move
• Sisters’ 3-cent gas tax upheld
• Sisters High School
• Summit baseball loses in Class 5A final
• Teacher accused of pulling boy’s hair
• Two seriously hurt in head-on crash
• Wanderer ID’d as mental patient
• Well shot! Reader photos

BUSINESS

• Bend car dealerships plan expansions
• Disney names studio head
• GM offers lump sums to retirees
• Google’s secret data collection violates privacy, regulators say
• Markets tumble on weak jobs report
• New drug helps body’s defense system fight cancer
• Old-school fix-it man signing off after 42 years
• People on the move
• Telemarketing calls mount, along with consumer irritation
• Wal-Mart CEO defends retailer
• Weak job growth may force the Fed to act again

SPORTS

• After a long wait, the Mets get their first no-no
• American League roundup
• Basketball
• Bend Elks win season opener
• Boxing
• Celtics bounce back to beat Heat, trail 2-1
• Earnhardt looks to put winless streak behind him
• Federer advances but needs four sets to survive once again
• Football
• Hockey
• Major League Baseball
• Mountain bike series starts today in Bend
• National League roundup
• New Jersey captain Parise does what it takes to win
• On the air
• Prep sports
• Rejoicing at regionals
• Richardson heads star-studded hurdles field at Prefontaine
• Sabbatini leads Memorial, Tiger lurks after shooting 69
• Softball
• Spurs regroup after their first loss in seven weeks
• Summit to play Wilson in 5A final
• Vijarro, UO into national semis

OBITS

• Deaths elsewhere
• Woolridge, former NBA star, dies at 52

NATION & WORLD

• Air Force’s 1st female fighter wing commander
• Egypt awaits Mubarak verdict
• In Wisconsin’s recall election campaign, an estimated $60 million tab
• Ireland approves fiscal treaty
• Jobs report could reshape campaign
• Judge sends Zimmerman back to jail over deceit
• LA cop sets Ferris Wheel ride record
• Moved by 9/11, man fought Seattle killer
• Panetta outlines new weaponry for Pacific
• Pope’s butler to be questioned next week
• Putin rejects intervention but fears civil war
• Quakes’ fallout in Italy is also economic
• Suspect in Afghan massacre took steroids, Army says
• Suspected U.S. spy is allegedly detained in China
• Woolridge, former NBA star, dies at 52

FEATURES

• For the bluebirds
• Local Services
• Old-school fix-it man signing off after 42 years
• Twitter dynamos offer word of God’s love

ENTERTAINMENT

• BBC America marks 60-year monarchy
• Car talk set for every Saturday
• Dinner to support humanitarian trip
• For the bluebirds
• Google offers virtual tours of famous sites worldwide
• Local movie times
• Observatory changes name
• 35-story London sculpture a lightning rod for criticism

OPINION

• Groundwater could be a better answer for Bend
• Obama made gutsy call to raid bin Laden home
• Overqualified for Bend
• Reject kicker reform initiative
• Spring fades too quickly
• Stop electing candidates who can’t handle money
• Teacher pay in Deschutes
• Why should taxpayers prop up pension returns?

ROADS & TRAFFIC

• Sisters’ 3-cent gas tax upheld