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Six People Facing Charges in Connection with 2015 Homicide of Robert Huggins

Investigators said they may make additional arrests.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - In the evening hours of Wednesday April 27, 2016, Portland Police Bureau Homicide detectives booked four people into jail in connection with the 2015 homicide of 56-year-old Robert Lee Huggins. Two other people were already in custody and are facing new charges.

Huggins' body was found by loggers just before 6 a.m on July 1, 2015, in the middle of an open field near Ridgefield, Washington.

Search Continues for Missing Depoe Bay Woman

Katy Roe is a well-known local girl. Where is she?

(DEPOE BAY, Ore.) - Katy Roe has been missing over a week. 22-year old Katharine "Katy" Olivia Roe disappeared early on Sunday April 17, 2016 from Depoe Bay, OR. She was last seen leaving the Wing Wa Restaurant, a downtown bar, at 2:00 am.

Katy is 4’9″ tall, 90 pounds with long brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing black pants and a white long-sleeve shirt. She was alone, headed for the mile-long walk to her home in Southpoint.

Oregon Prison Corruption and the Murder of Michael Francke

Was Michael Francke murdered to block his efforts in exposing the crimes of state officials?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon is a beautiful state with incredible natural resources and vast appeal, but underneath the skin of this place is a bleeding sore that festers. That sore is corruption and it isn't in short supply.

The corruption runs the gamut throughout all of Oregon's state agencies including the Dept of Human Services and includes a level of mutual cooperation among officials that is dark and unimaginable.

One Dead and Two Injured in Three-Car Crash Near McMinnville

McMinnville Man Loses Life In Highway 18 Crash

(McMINNVILLE, Ore.) - On April 22, 2016 at about 4:35AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a three vehicle crash on Highway 18 near milepost 49 (one mile east of McMinnville).

A 2003 Dodge Durango was westbound on Highway 18 when it crossed the centerline and struck an eastbound 2004 Chevrolet Astro van head-on. The Dodge then struck a 2005 Honda Civic which had been following the Chevrolet.

Denver DA Green Lights 1st Degree Murder?

The DA’s decision to ignore the conclusions of the Denver Police Department is outrageous.

(DENVER, Colo) - The Denver District Attorney’s office announced yesterday that no charges will be filed against “an off-duty Colorado Department of Corrections employee” who killed Victor Mendoza after provoking a conflict at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo on January 30th of this year.

“The Denver Police Department conducted hundreds of hours investigating the brawl and presented it to the district attorney’s office on Monday as a first-degree murder case.”

Lithium War Heats Up After Epic Launch of Tesla Model 3

"...the masses will need more lithium than we can currently get our hands on."

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - The unveiling of Tesla’s Model 3 electric car was no less than the lifting of the final curtain on a game-changing energy revolution. And if we follow that revolution to its core, we arrive at lithium—our new gasoline for which the feeding frenzy has only just begun.

Unveiled just on 31 March and already with 325,000 orders, it seems that the market, too, understands that the Model 3 is more than just another electric vehicle.

Dickey`s Barbecue Pit Signs Four-Store Agreement in Oregon

The development agreement will double Dickey's Texas-style, slow-smoked barbecue presence in Oregon.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Dickey's Barbecue Pit is doubling its footprint in Oregon with a recently executed four-store development agreement. The Beaver State currently boasts four Dickey's locations.

Owner/Operator Todd Saperstein owns two of those locations and plans to open one store per year for the next four years, possibly adding more locations in the future.

Salem Police Investigating Tuesday`s Fatal Traffic Crash

Sunnyside Road was closed for nearly four hours for the crash investigation.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Salem Police Traffic Control Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred Tuesday morning in south Salem.

Arriving officers found two vehicles sitting in the roadway with the drivers of both vehicles trapped inside. Fire units were on scene and called for further resources to extricate the drivers from the vehicles.

Oregon Air National Guardsmen Welcomed Home from Middle East Deployment

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey M. Silver, Oregon Air National Guard Commander, presided over the ceremony.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing, local dignitaries and family members welcomed home 39 Portland-based members of the 142nd Security Forces Squadron (142 SFS), who deployed to the Middle East for six months, during a ceremony, April 14, at Portland Air National Guard Base.

"Oregon Guardsmen put themselves in harm's way to work for our security abroad," said Col. Paul T. Fitzgerald, 142nd Fighter Wing Commander.

How to Renovate Your Home on a Budget

A simple checklist will help alleviate stress.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We're already working our way through 2016. It's time to put a stop on your laziness, get up and renovate your house! If you're thinking it's too late for some much needed renovation, then you're wrong. It's never too late to choose change, even if it happens later than you'd hoped. Now's the time!

Now that you've had the pep talk on the importance of renovating your home, it's time to think about the other urgent problem: your budget. How will you start renovating your home if you have no money?