Meet Principal Candidates for Mountain View High, Cascade Middle schools The community is invited to the first of several community forums designed to give students, parents, teachers and neighbors an opportunity to meet the candidates who may become their next school principal.  Mountain View High, La Pine High, Cascade Middle, La Pine Elementary and Elk Meadow Elementary schools are interviewing for principal positions this month. The openings come following planned retirements this summer at three ... [full story]

SAN DIEGO - Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research said they have used human embryonic stem cells to treat a genetically linked degenerative disease by significantly preserving function and prolonging life in mice.   Evan Snyder, Burnham Institute for Medical Research Their findings offer insights into a biological pathway that affects a broad array of diseases, which combined afflict one in 5,000 people, said Evan Snyder and Jean-Pyo Lee, the Burnham scientists. In a peer-reviewed ... [full story]

SAN DIEGO - Nadia Keilani's relatives began fleeing their homes in Iraq last summer, bound for Syria. Little by little, an uncle, two aunts, several cousins and their children have trickled into the capital city of Damascus, taking shelter in a slum that has become known as the Iraqi refugee ghetto.   REFUGEES - Nadia Keilani held a plate depicting a darfash, a cloth-draped cross with olive branches, which is a symbol of her faith. Photo ... [full story]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Flanked by two former Ohio Democratic governors on Sunday, Republican Bob Taft suggested Ohio's new Democratic governor should be asked how his administration plans to solve the state's problem with school funding.   Republican Bob Taft Taft said it with a straight face, but slowly a big grin came to his face. In the meantime, former Gov. Richard F. Celeste rushed to Gov. Ted Strickland's defense. "Since the three of us flunked that test, ... [full story]

Four young Central Oregon residents who became lost while riding mountain bikes on peaks in Smith Rock State Park were led to safety Saturday evening after they called for help on a cellular phone.  The riders, two men and two women from Bend and Redmond, were unable to find their way down the mountain, had run out of water and were dehydrated.   Four lost mountain bikers were led to safety from Smith Rock State Park, ... [full story]

A 24-year old Bend man survived a fall from a rock ledge near the Deschutes River in Redmond Saturday afternoon when he lost his balance and tumbled 100-feet below, landing on the ground.  Joshua David Zukoski was hiking in the area with friends, said Sgt. Chad Davis with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.  According to witnesses, Zukoski had been drinking alcohol before he climbed up the rock cliff on BLM (Bureau of Land Management) property, west ... [full story]

ARIES (March 21 - April 19): A major change is coming to your life. Tie up loose ends and be prepared to put yourself in a position to pursue new opportunities. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Longevity in friendship is one of life's greatest rewards. Plan to meet with a longtime comrade or ally to reminisce and share old memories. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21): You can make great strides in your professional ... [full story]