A Redmond man was arrested Wednesday morning for over 20 burglary, auto theft, weapon, and drug offense charges after officers staked out the parking lot of a local motel when they located a vehicle allegedly involved in several burglaries, police reported. Officers identified an orange and white Bronco II that had been involved in commercial burglaries that occurred during the past month at Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, St. Vincent de Paul, The Feed Barn, and ... [full story]

A Madras man detectives believe to be involved in large-quantity sales and manufacturing of methamphetamine was arrested Tuesday after driving to a remote location outside of town — ostensibly to retrieve a hidden drug stash — and allegedly making what appeared to be several drug sales.  It is the fifth such arrest in less than a week. On Monday detectives from the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team received a tip regarding alleged drug trafficking ... [full story]

Get Quick Stats, Fast Facts and Cool New Car Pictures for Over 2,000 Cars, Trucks and SUVs Interested in buying a new car but don't want to sift through tons of articles or lengthy reviews to get important information about the car of your dreams? NADAguides.com, a leading vehicle information website, today announced the launch of its 'NADAguides New Car Fast Facts' tool -- an easy way for shoppers to access new car pictures, ... [full story]

Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, reports a decrease in auto insurance rates depending on geographical location. The company’s 2006 Auto Insurance Pricing Report shows a national decline in premiums of 5.7% or approximately $116 in 2006. Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, reports a decrease in auto insurance rates depending on geographical location. The company’s 2006 Auto Insurance Pricing Report shows a national ... [full story]

The promise of a greater share of Alaska’s $2.4 Billion tourism market has prompted Denali Lodges to launch Alaska Denali Tours, its new custom and packaged Alaska tour and vacation arm. Denali backcountry lodge Alaska Glacier Cruise Alaska wildlifeDenali Lodges, the 15-year operator of the Denali Backcountry Lodge and Denali Cabins, has now expanded into the lucrative Alaska tour and vacation market. Alaska Denali Tours offers custom and pre-packaged Alaska tours, vacations, lodging and transportation throughout Southcentral ... [full story]

Upon releasing her "Top 40 Finds of 2006", Top 10 Amazon.com reviewer Rebecca Johnson named Evening Ocean, Kate Havnevik, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vienna Tang and Azam Ali among the artists to watch in 2007. Johnson, the #5 ranked reviewer for Amazon.com, has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and Forrester's magazine. She was most recently profiled by KING 5 TV in Seattle.Rebecca Johnson's "Top 40 Finds of 2006" are: 1.      Evening Ocean - ... [full story]

Homebuilder, designer and developer Abacus GC is the first Central Oregon company to participate in the U.S. Green Building Council's new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system for homes. LEED-H is the most rigorous residential green building standard in U.S.Now in the final phase of construction, the Newport District Modern House Project is on course to become the area's first LEED-H rated homes. According to LEED-H certifier Bruce Sullivan of Earth Advantage, ... [full story]

XM, the nation's leading satellite radio company, announced Monday that XM Radio Online will be included in Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista. Windows Vista, which became broadly available on January 30, offers XM Radio Online as part of its digital music hub. XM Radio Online delivers more than 80 radio channels, including commercial-free music, the Oprah & Friends talk and lifestyle channel, "The Bob Edwards Show," "Opie & Anthony," stand-up comedy, and children's programming. Web ... [full story]

Postini, the global leader in on-demand communications security, compliance and productivity solutions for email, instant messaging and the web, announced Monday that hackers and spammers are raising their onslaught in 2007 as witnessed by two massive, global email-borne virus attacks which took place from December 29 to December 31, 2006 and again from January 19 to January 21, 2007. Each of these attacks was so large that they drove up the level of viruses on ... [full story]

McMinnville, Oregon -- After two years of research, comparative tastings, and evaluation of prototype glasses, Oregon winemakers and Georg Riedel have arrived at a new shape of wine glass designed especially for Oregon Pinot noir. What began as a wishful conversation between IPNC Executive Director Amy Wesselman and Georg Riedel has now been given form, literally, and the first shipment of the new tulip-shaped glass is currently on its way from Kufstein, Austria. Winemakers, wine ... [full story]