A 39-year old Bend man -- a convicted felon -- was arrested late Wednesday night after he allegedly violated a restraining order, menaced his wife with a firearm, and made statements threatening to harm himself and others with a gun, police reported. � Theodore Rojas, DCJ photo� Theodore Rojas, 39, was taken into custody after Bend police officers responded to a call placed by Rojah’s 38-year old wife, Jennifer, at 170 NE Telima Lane about 8:30 p.m, ... [full story]

PRINEVILLE, Ore. -- Prineville Police are looking for two men who allegedly attacked a 45-year old woman and took her money before fleeing in a car Wednesday evening. The victim, a La Pine resident, told police two Hispanic men assaulted her and stole her money about 8:30 p.m., March 5, near N. 10th and Main Streets in Prineville, Chief Eric Bush said. The suspects then drove away in a greenish-grey sedan, possibly a Volvo or similar model. ... [full story]

NEW YORK - No one claimed responsibility for a blast outside of a Times Square armed forces recruiting facility, New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Thursday. Courtesy EarthCamThe early morning blast damaged the door and window of the recruiting station located near New York's theater district. Kelly said police were looking at an individual who reportedly was acting suspiciously."A witness says he saw an individual wearing a hooded jacket ... riding a bike in a ... [full story]

JERUSALEM - Two gunmen entered a rabbinical seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire, killing several students and wounding at least 35 others, officials said.Reports conflict about the number of people killed. The Jerusalem Post initially reported four and the Arutz Sheva reported eight. One of the alleged shooters died at the scene, the Post reported. A second assailant reportedly was wearing an explosives belt.Police said all students at the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva have been evacuated. Security ... [full story]

TACOMA, Wash. - A federal court jury convicted Briana Waters Wednesday on two counts of arson in a 2001 fire at a University of Washington horticulture lab.Waters was among of group of environmentalists from the Earth Liberation Front who torched the Center for Urban Horticulture on the Seattle campus in the mistaken belief that it was being used for experiments on genetically modifying trees, a report said. The Seattle Times said the jury in Tacoma failed ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- Cascade Healthcare Community, owner and operator of St. Charles Medical Centers in Bend and Redmond, Oregon, announced Wednesday that personal and financial information of about 11,500 persons who donated money to the corporation -– including names, addresses, dates of birth, and credit card data -– “may” have been compromised by a computer virus.   CHC’s computer systems were infected on December 11, but suspicious activity wasn’t detected until February 5, a news release ... [full story]

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - The sons of Drew Peterson, a former Illinois police officer and a suspect in his wife's disappearance, again avoided having to appear before the grand jury. Peterson is a suspect in the Oct. 28 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. He is also being investigated in connection with the March 2004 death of his third wife, who allegedly drowned to death. Peterson's sons, Thomas, 15, and Kristopher, 13, received subpoenas last week, ... [full story]

WASHINGTON - Southwest Airlines has been accused of flying thousands of passengers on aircraft that federal inspectors said were "unsafe," congressional documents say.The discount carrier, which flew more passengers in the United States than any other airline, flew at least 117 planes in violation of mandatory safety checks, CNN reported, citing documents submitted by FAA inspectors to congressional investigators.In some cases, the documents say, the planes flew for 30 months after government inspection deadlines lapsed. ... [full story]

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine government agents have arrested three suspected al-Qaida operatives who were allegedly planning to bomb five embassies and a museum, a report said.An initial investigation said the plot involved bombing the U.S. embassy and four others, including those of Britain, Israel and Australia, all in Manila, ABS-CBN News reported Thursday. The plot also included the Ayala Museum in Makati City. Security has been tightened at all of the facilities, police said.Two of ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. -- The Oregon State Police (OSP) added a sixth Drug Detection Canine assigned to the Patrol Services Division. "Lola", an 18-month old female yellow Labrador, will be working out of the OSP Bend Area Command office assisting law enforcement agencies in central Oregon and around the State.   Lola, a drug-detecting canine, joins the OSP troopers in the Bend Area Command Office - OSP photo"The narcotics detection canines are trained to detect the odors ... [full story]