Apr. 20 Reports: Andrew Munson, 23, was arrested on a warrant. (1142 NE Ross Rd.) Britney Swearingen, 22, was arrested for vandalism. (1207 NE Dawson Dr.) Richard Yozamp reported someone stole his wallet. (NW Clearwater Dr.) Sabrina Slate reported the theft of her vehicle’s license plate. (785 SE Third St.) Tanner Elijah Boss, 18, was arrested for robbery and theft. (20120 Pinebrook Blvd.) Daniel Duggan reported fraudulent charges on his credit card. (NW Fairwell Dr.) Robert Ryan reported the theft of ... [full story]

How much do I need to save for retirement? Some variation of these words has been uttered by millions of Americans. People keep asking the question because the answers have been about as satisfying as an empty bag of potato chips. Investors have heard it all. Some experts advise people to save 10 percent of their paychecks, while even bigger naggers insist that older procrastinators need to set aside 15 percent or 20 percent or ... [full story]

Q: Since we acquired a new kitten a few weeks ago, our 4-year-old spayed cat has stopped using her litter box. We have tried several brands of litter. We only own one litter box since we live in a small house. We were hoping that the older cat would help us train the new kitten to use the box. But now the new kitten is using the box and the old cat is not. How ... [full story]

'TRUE FACTS' Medicinal leeches have been a useful therapeutic tool for centuries, used to clean and speed the healing of wounds and for biomedical research. Credit has always gone to a particular species, the aptly named Hirudo medicinalis. WHAT IS IT? - A scanning electron microscope image of the fourth lumbar vertebra of an 89-year-old woman with severe osteoporosis. CNS Photo. COLOR MY WORLD - If human space travelers ever do find life ... [full story]

A 25-year old Prineville driver wanted only for speeding and outstanding misdemeanor warrants for failing to appear in court led Oregon State Police (OSP) on a 20 minute chase at speeds exceeding 120-mph Wednesday before he eventually was apprehended after his tires were spiked. About 9:50 a.m., April 25, OSP Senior Trooper Ryan Niehus was patrolling in a construction work zone on Highway 97 about seven miles north of Klamath Falls when he attempted to ... [full story]

In a find­ing that if con­firmed could stand as a land­mark in history, as­tro­no­mers have re­ported dis­co­v­er­ing the most Earth-like plan­et out­side our So­lar Sys­tem to date: a world that may have liq­uid oceans and thus life.Swiss, French and Por­tu­guese sci­en­tists found the body, es­ti­mated as 50 per­cent wid­er than our Earth, or­bit­ing a so-called red dwarf star rel­a­tively close to Earth. The star is thought to har­bor two oth­er plan­ets al­so. Artist's im­pres­sion of ... [full story]

HOUSTON - The 14th crew of the International Space Station, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi landed their Soyuz spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 7:31 a.m CDT Saturday. The Expedition 14 mission included many highlights during its seven-month duration, including the setting of several records. Lopez-Alegria completed five spacewalks, which gave him a total of 10 for his career. This set a U.S. record for ... [full story]

Do I really have to tell you that "Dreamgirls" (DreamWorks/Paramount, 4 stars), available on DVD this week, was one of the most popular movies in theaters last year? I don't think so.   'DREAMGIRLS' - Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell, Beyonce Knowles as Deena and Jennifer Hudson as Effie (left to right) star in 'Dreamgirls.' CNS Photo courtesy of David James.  DVD RATINGS 4 stars: Don't miss: rent it/buy it 3 stars: Worth the risk: rent it ... [full story]

Re­search­ers have found a cit­y-sized fos­sil­ized for­est in an Il­li­nois coal mine, and they say it trans­forms our un­der­stand­ing of the Earth’s first rain­for­ests.No­where else, sci­en­tists say, can one lit­er­al­ly walk through such a huge swath of rain­for­est from the Car­bon­if­er­ous era. That was a time 360 mil­lion to 290 mil­lion years ago when true rep­tiles ap­peared, gi­ant dra­gon­flies buzzed and vast swamps spread, which lat­er formed coal. De­tail of a pter­i­do­sperm, an ex­tinct ... [full story]

Q: We are getting ready to move furniture to the front porch for the first time - we bought the house last fall. I have a couple of questions: What color should we paint the ceiling? It's white now, but aren't all porch ceilings supposed to be blue? Also, what's the best furniture to use? We have old wicker, the real thing, but have been thinking about some of the new plastic wickers. What do ... [full story]