Jurors were selected Tuesday in the murder trial of Zellnar Franklin Hicks, 65, who allegedly shot and stabbed his stepdaughter, and shot his wife twice in the chest during a domestic dispute in August 2005.   Zellnar Franklin Hicks, DCJ Photo Hicks is charged with murdering his stepdaughter, 49-year-old Sharon Lindlief.  He is also charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault of his wife, Donna Hicks, 80, and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon in ... [full story]

Friday U.S. Senator Ron Wyden announced a new initiative to help bolster growth of early stage and entrepreneurial tech-based ventures in the tri-county area of Central Oregon.   The concept, named Bend Venture Catalyst, was initiated by local business leaders and will be funded by a federal appropriations championed by Senator Wyden.  Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) will implement the three-year pilot program.    Senator Ron Wyden Led by innovative companies and a truly remarkable gathering of ... [full story]

Larry Ross' A. Larry Ross Communications brings Christian marketing into the twenty-first century "Moses stood there on top of a cliff, and as long as he held up his arms, the children of Israel won. Well, after a while he got tired, so there were two men that came and held up Moses' arms so they could win the battle. That's my job--to hold up the arms of the man of God, like Billy Graham or Rick Warren, ... [full story]

The American-bred sport utility vehicle is a constant frustration to the import imitators. Those brands -- the Europeans mostly -- tend to take carmaking seriously and want to overthink and overengineer their versions of the SUV. It will have no compromises, drive with the fury of a sport sedan and climb mountains like King Kong.   MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 - The new $56,000 Mercedes GL450 can come with power folding mirrors that automatically fold when locking. Its ... [full story]

Each year, approximately 5,000 pedestrians and bicyclists are killed along U.S. roads - 2,300 of them occurring at night - and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured in traffic crashes, according to a 2004 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.  New automotive lighting technologies, including Xenon and Adaptive Front Lighting Systems, can help improve nighttime pedestrian safety, according to the Motor Vehicle Lighting Council. According to researcher Michael Flannagan of the University of Michigan Transportation Research ... [full story]

Movie Review of “Invincible” Right before the opening of the 2006 NFL season, Disney has tackled a "Cinderfella" story with enough heart to thrill the most hardened of sports-satiated movie fans•including the two guys sitting to my right in the theater, alternately arguing and cheering for every gripping, gridiron moment.  100-yard story short: In 1976, in bleak economic times, schoolteacher Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg) finds himself deserted by both the job market and his wife.  Meanwhile, ... [full story]

Auto racing fans attending the Oregon State Fair in Salem are in for a special treat this year. To commemorate its motorsport sponsorship, AAA Oregon will display the show model of the #6 Ford Fusion driven by popular racer Mark Martin. Although the fair runs from August 25 through September 4, the show car will be featured September 1-4 only.  The display will be set up north of the carnival area and west of the ... [full story]

A Terrebonne man was arrested Wednesday after fleeing the scene of a traffic stop in Redmond and leading officers on a chase at speeds of up to 90 mph, Oregon State Police reported. An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper assisted by a Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputy had stopped two cars at 3:40 a.m. August 23 on East Antler near Southeast 9th Street in Redmond.  Both vehicles had been seen coming from a closed section of ... [full story]