The annual spring forward time change is here. Before going to bed this Saturday night, don't forget to turn your clocks ahead an hour. Officially the time changes at 3 AM Sunday morning. The switch is designed to maximize our use of sunlight by giving us more sunlight during our waking hours. The idea of changing time to add more daylight dates back to 1784 when Benjamin Franklin suggested it, but it wasn't actually adopted until World War I. Law enforcement officials warn motorists to use caution while driving for the next week. Accidents caused by tired drivers jumps the week following the spring time change

Opening night of the Elgin Opera House production of 'Footloose' opens tonight, and it promises to be fun for the whole family. The star of the show, Faune Tuatala, says the cast has been working a long time on the show- they cast it in December and started rehearsing January 6th. In addition to being the star, Tuatala is also choreographed the dancing sequences in the show. Because of theres a variety of music in the show, he says youll see bits of different dance styles- things like jazz, funk and even a cha-cha. Performances run at 7:30 tonight and tomorrow with a 2:30 matinee tomorrow afternoon. It will run again next weekend at the same times.

With so many people struggling to make ends meet, the number of complaints of mortgage fraud seen by the oregon attorney generals office is up more than 130% over the past year. A symposium held in portland earlier this week shined a spotlight on the problem. Althea rogers with the department of justice says it starts with scam artists who look to take advantage of people desperate to keep their houses. Those scam artists often contact people in person by knocking on doors, through emails or on late night television commercials. They guarantee the customer they can help them save their homes by modifying their loan or through home rescue- and that guarantee is a sure sign its a scam. To be sure, check with the department of consumer and business services to make sure theyre licensed and bonded.

Republican candidate for Governor Chris Dudley visited Pendleton today. The former NBA star promoted what he called "jobs first, Oregon's Recovery Plan." Dudley held an open house where he greeted the public and heard concerns.

Some in Congress think the Auto Safety Agency moved too slowly to investigate Toyota safety issues. Former safety administrator Joan Claybrook- now an auto industry critic- told the House panel the safety agency has been too short-handed and too hesitant to do a proper job.