Cascade Healthcare Community Saddened By Accidental Patient Death At St. Charles Medical Center-Bend; Organization Reviews Tracheostomy Procedures BEND, Ore. – On Saturday, May 31, a patient died at St. Charles Medical Center-Bend following a possible medical error, the hospital reported.   St. Charles Medical Center - Bend, Oregon “We send our deepest condolences to the patient's family, and want to assure the community that this was an isolated incident," said James A. Diegel, FACHE, president and CEO ... [full story]

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Progress Board reports that the state has become more racially and ethnically diverse over the past 15 years, and that Asians and Pacific Islanders—compared to other diverse groups—have made the most progress. The 2008 Oregon Benchmark Race and Ethnicity Report shows improvement in the percentage of African American adults who have completed high school, along with a decreasing dropout rate. Crime has declined among all the racial groups. African Americans, ... [full story]

Inheriting the family farm or woodland has been a traditional expectation in Oregon's culture over the past 150 years. The formula was simple: A generation would tend to an agricultural or small forest tract with the assumption that subsequent generations would continue stewardship of the land. But much has changed in Oregon's culture in the past few decades. The survival of family-owned forests – some of the most visible forestlands in the state - looks ... [full story]

BEND, Ore. — A 45-year old man from Bend, Oregon was sentenced Tuesday in Eugene to more than four years in prison for possessing over 600 images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct that he obtained via the Internet, officials reported.   Bruce Kevin Moody - LCJ photo  Bruce Kevin Moody, 45, pleaded guilty on September 27, 2007 to knowingly possessing computer disks and data storage media, which contained visual depictions of actual minors engaged in ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- Iran's nuclear program and Israeli-Palestinian relations are topics expected to be aired by U.S President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert."He and the president are good friends and they talk a lot about a range of issues, and they often have a little bit of one-on-one time," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.Olmert was in Washington to address the annual American-Israel Public Affairs Committee convention and meet with Bush Wednesday, CNN ... [full story]

TORONTO -- A Toronto Transit Commission bus driver was fired after police found his blood alcohol level was allegedly three times over the limit while he was working.A frightened passenger called 911 Tuesday morning saying it appeared the driver was drunk, the Toronto Sun reported Wednesday.Transit control radioed the driver to pull over, but after all of his passengers fled at one stop, he continued until police were able to pull him over, the Toronto ... [full story]

MOSCOW, Ind. -- Weather forecasters warn an outbreak of violent thunderstorms over the Midwest Tuesday could be followed by much more serious storms Thursday.At least six people were injured and several homes were destroyed in southern Indiana while heavy rain and lightning strikes sparked a huge fire at a petroleum tank farm and flooded roads around Kansas City Tuesday night, Accuweather.com reported. No one was reported injured in the fuel tank blaze in Kansas City, ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- While Barack Obama wants to focus on the U.S. presidential election, his advisers say they know they must first consider Hillary Clinton and her supporters.Clinton let it be known she would be open to being his running mate before primaries in Montana and South Dakota ended Tuesday. Obama received enough delegate support to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.Clinton, speaking from her home state of New York Tuesday night, said she wasn't making any ... [full story]

NEW YORK -- This is a transcript of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's remarks before supporters in New York following the Montana and South Dakota primaries:Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you all so much. Thank you, and thanks so much to South Dakota. You had the last word in this primary season, and it was worth the wait. (APPLAUSE)I want to start tonight by congratulating Senator and his supporters on the extraordinary race that ... [full story]

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The following are U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's remarks before supporters in St. Paul, Minn., following the Montana and South Dakota primaries.Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been traveled; millions of voices have been heard. And because of what you said, because you decided that change must come to Washington, because you believed that ... [full story]