A 43-year old Gresham man was arrested for drunk driving and other related charges following a crash in Gresham Tuesday afternoon when he rear-ended another car with his delivery truck and trailer, setting in motion a chain reaction of collisions that ultimately involved five vehicles and sent five people to the hospital.   Ronald Lane Caldwell -GPD photo Gresham Police reported that Ronald Lane Caldwell, whom witnesses said was driving erratically, was traveling south on Kane Road toward ... [full story]

A 71-year old Crescent, Oregon driver was injured when he pulled out in front of a pickup towing a ski boat in southeast Bend last evening, deputies reported. According to Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Vance Lawrence, the accident occurred just before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Ward Road and Bear Creek Road. Preliminary investigation determined that a 1989 GMC S-15 pickup driven by Marvin Northey of Crescent was eastbound on Bear Creek Road ... [full story]

No injuries were reported when a gun fired as a sales clerk grabbed at the firearm held by a robber who was holding up a fireworks stand in northeast Bend last evening, police reported. Bend Police officers responded to the TNT Fireworks stand located in the parking lot of the Safeway store at 642 NE Third Street about 6:50 p.m. when they received a report of an armed robbery. According to Lt. Gary Mack, the suspect displayed ... [full story]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A day after fierce fighting with government forces, scores of radial Islamic students occupying a mosque in Pakistan surrendered Wednesday, CNN reported. Quoting a government source, CNN said more than 100 of the students, who for months had barricaded themselves in Islamabad's Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, gave up after authorities had imposed a curfew in the wake of Tuesday's gun battle in which at least 12 died. More of the students ... [full story]

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Firefighters in northern Texas snatched two children from a fast-moving creek as the region was drenched by fierce storms and flooding. A 14-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister were playing in the creek behind their Arlington home when a storm moved in Monday afternoon, reported the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The girl was able to hang onto something in the water, while her brother was swept about a quarter-mile downstream into Grand Prairie. ... [full story]

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is proving a big draw on the campaign trail with his wife, senator and presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton. The ex-commander-in-chief is spending three days this week helping his wife raise money and secure votes in Iowa in the months leading up to the state's first caucuses. He also is scheduled to help the senator stump in the equally important primary state of New Hampshire later ... [full story]

KANO, Nigeria -- Two major tobacco companies are being sued by four Nigerian states for allegedly targeting children as sales in Western countries decline. The first case against British American Tobacco and Philip Morris began hearings in May in Lagos. Proceedings began Wednesday in Kano, another hearing begins Thursday in Gombe and the fourth is scheduled to start Monday in Oyo, a Times of London correspondent reported. Together, Nigerian states are seeking more than $38 ... [full story]

CHICAGO -- Illinois officials have announced a $10.5 million program to screen the state's National Guard troops for brain injuries sustained in Iraq or Afghanistan. At a Chicago news conference, Tammy Duckworth, director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced the program will also be available to veterans of all military branches in the state, the New York Times reported. "It's been shown that the federal government simply was not ... [full story]

LONDON -- Britain will expand background checks on skilled migrant workers in the light of eight foreign medical personnel's detention for suspected terrorist activity. Speaking in Parliament Wednesday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown gave few details on the plan, but said it would be part of the government's effort to broaden its watch list of terror suspects, The Guardian reported. Brown said there would also be a review of the National Health Service's recruitment and how ... [full story]

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged Tuesday he is in a romantic relationship with a television reporter. He described his relationship with Mirthala Salinas, a backup anchor and reporter for Telemundo, as "a friendship that evolved over time," the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Villaraigosa said Salinas stopped reporting on politics 11 months ago. A spokesman for Telemundo agreed. The mayor and his wife of 20 years, Corina, announced they were separating ... [full story]