A distraught 41-year old Springfield, Oregon woman wearing only a coat, shorts and slippers during a snowstorm was convinced not to jump from a 60-foot overpass above Interstate-5 Tuesday morning by an Oregon State Police (OSP) lieutenant. The woman, whose name police did not release, was taken into protective custody and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene for mental evaluation, OSP reported. Shortly after 8:30 a.m., January 30, Lt. Mike Bloom was patrolling the ... [full story]

Lottery funds will provide economic benefits and improve water quality while bringing salmon and steelhead to their home waters. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) allocated $4 million in Lottery funds for the Upper Deschutes Special Investment Partnership (SIP) at meetings January 16 and 17 in Astoria. "Upper Deschutes" refers to the area above the Pelton-Round Butte Project which consists of three different dams that have been a barrier to fish since 1968. This crucial ... [full story]

Former Planning Commission Chair and Budget Committee Member Tosses his Hat in the RingBEND – Former Bend Planning Commission Chairman, Don Leonard, today announced his candidacy for a position on the Bend City Council.  Leonard intends to seek City Council Position 4, a position currently held by Jim Clinton.  Clinton has not yet announced his intentions.   Don Leonard announced his candidacy for City Council today - submitted photo As part of his campaign, Leonard plans to discuss three ... [full story]

Two people were seriously injured and four others suffered less severe injuries in a rollover crash Tuesday afternoon on icy Highway 20E about 35 miles southeast of Bend, Oregon, deputies reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ronny Dozier and Deputy Kevin Turpen said that traveling too fast for road conditions likely contributed to the accident, although the investigation is continuing. Deputies, Oregon State Police troopers, Bend Fire paramedics and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) personnel all ... [full story]

ORLANDO, Fla. - A piece of World War II ordnance caught fire at a Florida middle school, days after parents were told the grounds were completely clear."Every day I come here is an absolute nightmare," one tearful woman told the Orlando Sentinel as she dropped off her daughter at the Odyssey Middle School in Orlando.The school was built on part of a bombing range. In the past five months, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... [full story]

TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida man has been charged with abusing his six children and five dogs, all of them found in a dilapidated house in Tampa.The children, who ranged in age from 5 to 13, were dressed in dirty clothes and had not been going to school, the Tampa Tribune reported. Neighbors said the children on at least one occasion stole groceries.The father, Dewey Hendrix, 31, was being held in lieu of $55,000 bail. ... [full story]

PEACHTREE CITY, Fla. - Two Georgia teenagers' attempt to get at another teen they called a bully backfired when their crude homemade bomb injured a letter carrier, police allege.The teens, one age 15 and the other 16, have been charged with making an explosive device, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Police in Peachtree City say the boys admitted leaving a bottle loaded with household chemicals in a mailbox.They were released to their parents' custody after a ... [full story]

NEW DELHI - Police in India say they have broken up a ring that stole kidneys from the poor to give to rich Indians and foreign medical tourists.Manjit Ahlawat, police chief in Gurgaon, an industrial suburb of New Delhi, told ABC News that two U.S. residents have been ordered to remain in the country while the investigation continues.The victims say they were paid $1,300 to $2,600 to keep them quiet."I was approached by a stranger ... [full story]

VICTORIA, British Columbia - A former bank robber who became an author and then fell back into crime has been granted day parole in Canada.Stephen Reid was eligible for the privilege three years ago, after serving one-third of his 18-year sentence, CTV reported. But the National Parole Board turned him down because officials did not think he was ready to handle partial freedom.Reid was a member of the Stopwatch Gang in the 1970s and 1980s. ... [full story]

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Kenyan opposition member of parliament was gunned down near his Nairobi home early Tuesday, sparking more clashes among tribal mobs, police said.Mugabe Were was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement, whose leader Raila Odinga, is challenging Dec. 27 election results. Were was also a businessman who grew up poor and tried to help other Kenyans, friends said. "Whoever did this has killed the dreams of many," Elizabeth Mwangi told The New ... [full story]