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Salem Man Wanted By Police Captured at Newport Bar (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - A Suspect sought by Salem police was arrested Wednesday in Newport.

Salem Infant Dies in Accidental Drowning

(SALEM) - Salem Police are investigating the death of a one and a half year old boy who drowned in a bathtub Wednesday.

Salem Police Lt. Dan Deitz says the boy was left in a bathtub with his two-year old sister.

When the mother returned to the bathroom she removed the child from the water, "The baby had no pulse, he was not breathing. The mother called 911 right away."

Ambulance crews responded to the home on 8th Street NW in Salem and transported the child to the hospital. Attempts to revive the boy were not succesful.

Beer Compound Shows Potent Promise in Prostate Cancer Battle

Don't rush out to stock the refrigerator. Xanthohumol, is present in such small amounts that a person would have to drink more than 17 beers to consume the same amount found effective in the study.

(CORVALLIS) - A chief ingredient in beer shows potent promise in preventing prostate cancer and prostate enlargement, according to a new study by Oregon State University researchers.

S-K School District Contract Offer Covers Increase in Teacher Insurance Costs

The district says licensed insurance rates for the 2006-07 school year show an overall increase in costs of 5.9%

(SALEM) - Insurance rates for 2006-07 for Salem-Keizer School District licensed staff are set to increase by an overall 5.9% an increase that will be almost totally covered by the district`s offer to raise its insurance contribution from the current $795 to $845 per month.

White House: Haditha Details to be Public

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The White House said the details of an investigation into the killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 will be released to the public when the probe is completed. Press Secretary Tony Snow said that he has been assured by the Pentagon that "all the details" will be made available. "We'll have a picture of what happened," Snow said.

Evidence uncovered in February and March reportedly contradict the claims made by Marines that Iraqi civilians died as a result of a roadside bomb, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

Citing an unnamed senior U.S. official, the Times reported that a review of the incident by Col. Gregory Watt in Baghdad has uncovered evidence that casts doubt on initial reports by Marines involved.

Wednesday Mid-Day News Report With Kevin Hays (AUDIO)

(SALEM) - HERE ARE TODAY`S TOP STORIES FROM SALEM-NEWS.COM, WITH KEVIN HAYS REPORTING...

New High Tech Training Helps High Risk Babies, Adults at Salem Hospital (AUDIO)

Salem Hospital staff members are training with SimBaby to brush-up on high risk infant procedures.

(SALEM) - While you`ve probably have heard of airline pilots training on flight simulators to practice various in-flight emergencies, you more than likely have not heard of SimBaby.

Starrett to Run For Governor as Constitution Party Candidate

(PORTLAND AP) - Portland radio talk show host and anti-abortion activist Mary Starrett is planning a run for governor.

She tells The Oregonian that she'll seek the nomination of the conservative Constitution Party, which holds a nominating convention this weekend in Lake Oswego.

Starrett could pull some key votes from Republican nominee Ron Saxton.

Saxton is pro-choice, although he says he would support some limitations on the procedure, like parental notification.

Op Ed:
Oregonians Threatened
By Bush-Slashed Benefits
While Saxton Equivocates

Bush-Cuts Beat State Policy Into Weapon vs Oregonians

(SALEM) - Inevitably state programs are now subject to slashed national funding, camouflaged as `educational advance` and `national security`.
This continuing Bush-political-cult manipulation forces them into malign failures to fill essential needs.

The latest slasheroo targets workers caught in the precarious economy, forced into Oregon welfare programs --often distressed parents with children, desperately seeking a bridge back to `normality.`

New Federal rules require 50 percent of adults receiving state checks to have a job or be preparing for one --after October 1st.
By Legislatively-determined program definition and plan, only 16 percent in Oregon will satisfy this new requirement.

Oregon faces a precarious dilemma placing would-be Oregon Governors in the first painful issue-bind of this divisive campaign.

Oregon National Guard Pilot Promoted to Brigadier General

Garry Dean is the first African American to attain the rank of brigadier general in the Oregon Air National Guard.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Air National Guard's Colonel Garry Dean will pin on the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony May 31st at 10:00 AM at the Oregon National Guard Headquarters.

Garry Dean is the first African American member of the Oregon Air National Guard to attain the rank of brigadier general.