A 37-year old Redmond man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on kidnapping, rape, and other alleged sex crimes against a 12-year-old girl, police reported.   Ricardo Rodriguez-Ruiz, DCJ photo Ricardo Rodriguez-Ruiz was taken into custody and lodged in the Deschutes County Jail following an interview with Redmond Police detectives.  He is charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, sodomy, sex abuse, and unlawful sexual penetration; in addition to sexual misconduct, Captain Al Maich said. About 5:30 p.m. Redmond Police officers ... [full story]

A 2 ½ year-old Redmond boy is expected to make a full recovery after bystanders pulled him from the Deschutes River and began life saving efforts after he’d been floating face down for up to four minutes, deputies reported. Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies and Bend Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a report of a drowning at Tumalo State Park Campground about 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sgt. Dan Swearingen said. When they arrived, they found ... [full story]

A 37-year old Redman man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on kidnapping, rape, and other alleged sex crimes against a 12-year-old girl, police reported.   Ricardo Rodriguez-Ruiz, DCJ photo Ricardo Rodriguez-Ruiz was taken into custody and lodged in the Deschutes County Jail following an interview with Redmond Police detectives.  He is charged with first-degree rape, kidnapping, sodomy, sex abuse, and unlawful sexual penetration; in addition to sexual misconduct, Captain Al Maich said. About 5:30 p.m. Redmond Police officers ... [full story]

A 55-year old Gresham man was recovered from the Columbia River 26 minutes after his pickup veered off NE Marine Drive and sank quickly in 17-feet of swiftly moving water, officials reported.  Initially the man was not breathing but advanced life support techniques used by paramedics reestablished a pulse and the victim was transported to the hospital where he is in reportedly critical condition.   Rescuers from various agencies work to recover the man who drove off ... [full story]

BAGHDAD - At least 61 people died when a suicide bomber exploded a truck as worshippers finished midday prayers at a large Shiite mosque in Iraq. More than 130 others were wounded when the truck detonated in a square near the Khalani mosque in Baghdad. "It was like an electrocution," said Najim Abdul Wahid, 45, a carpenter. "People were screaming, calling for help. I saw many people burning inside their cars. Charred bodies mixed and ... [full story]

KINGSTON, Jamaica - A survey published Wednesday showed 44 percent of 18-24 year-old unemployed Jamaicans lack the skills to work at anything, the Jamaica Gleaner reported. Under the headline "No jobs for slobs -- Lack of education, skills, wrong attitude render youth unemployable," the newspaper noted its commissioned poll also found 8 percent of young people in that age range had given up looking for a job entirely. Commenting on the findings, Dr. Leachim Semaj, ... [full story]

TRIPOLI, Libya - The death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor will be reviewed by Libya's Supreme Court next month, a judge in Tripoli ruled Wednesday. The appeal will be heard July 11 and the court could confirm, revoke or change the already imposed sentences but cannot order a retrial, the Sofia News Agency reported. The medical personnel are charged with deliberately infecting 426 children with HIV in a Benghazi hospital and ... [full story]

BAGHDAD - More than 10 Iraqi tribes in and around Baghdad are teaming with coalition forces to oppose al-Qaida, USA Today reported. U.S. soldiers said they hope the realignment marks a trend that will spread throughout Iraq, the newspaper said Wednesday. Some of the tribes have members who previously fought alongside al-Qaida. Now, those tribes and their members are giving coalition forces information about their former allies, said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rick Welch. "They ... [full story]

BUDAPEST, Hungary - An explosion in a five-story Budapest apartment building Wednesday injured two women and destroyed three apartments, the MTI news agency reported. Fire service spokesman Peter Molnar said the blast occurred on the third floor and preliminary indications were that a gas leak was responsible. The woman who lived in the apartment suffered serious burns, while the other victim in an adjacent apartment sustained minor injuries from falling debris, the report said. The ... [full story]

CHICAGO - Officers investigating the shooting deaths of an Illinois woman and her three children have viewed a recent episode of the TV crime drama "Law & Order." Authorities are downplaying any possible connection between the TV show and the shooting deaths of Kimberly Vaughn of Oswego and her children and the wounding of her husband, Christopher, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. The May 8 episode studied by investigators dealt with a mother who supposedly shot ... [full story]