OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens upgraded their receiving corps again by agreeing to terms Monday with former Oregon State standout T.J. Houshmandzadeh. To make room for Houshmandzadeh on the roster, the Ravens traded wide receiver Mark Clayton to the St. Louis Rams for an undisclosed draft pick. Clayton, drafted 22nd overall by Baltimore in the 2005 draft, ranks third in Ravens history with 234 career catches and 3,116 yards.

EUGENE - The theme for Oregon’s practice Monday was pump up the volume. And the music inside the Moshofsky Center reached rock concert decibels in an effort to simulate what the Ducks will be dealing with Saturday against Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, capacity 102,037.

Quarterback Dennis Dixon will start for the Pittsburgh Steelers in their season opener Sunday against Atlanta.

The crew of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” ambushed the Oregon School for the Deaf’s back to school picnic with great news — their haunted house and a dormitory will be redone. While the Oregon School for the Deaf receives a new dormitory and haunted house from “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, a group of students, staff and family members will be sent on vacation.

Some time today, the ABC reality TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is scheduled to reveal the recipient from Salem.

As the aggravated murder trial of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge begins this week, attorneys for the prosecution and defense will continue preparing their cases.

"On the count of three — one, two, three. Move that bus!" yelled Principal Phil Decker in a mock "Extreme Makeover" school edition at Four Corners Elementary last week.

Pint-sized entertainers displayed no jitters as they showcased their skills on a big stage Sunday during a talent show at the Oregon State Fair.

Marion County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hart will supervise the trial of Bruce and Joshua Turnidge.

Attorneys representing Bruce and Joshua Turnidge are no strangers to aggravated murder trials.

A team of three prosecutors will represent the state in the trial of two men accused of killing police in the course of bombing a Woodburn bank in 2008.

Salem fire officials are investigating the cause of a house fire early Sunday along Center Street NE.

A Salem man faces charges of assault and unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly stabbed a friend in the arm with a knife Friday night in Detroit, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.

"It was quite a thrill," Randy Henry said, "the 50th anniversary we'll never forget."

The list of responsibilities is lengthy for Rich Duncan, as the lead builder for the local "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" project.

In 1861 while Captain Jerome piloted his steamboat, the Elk, just below the mouth of the Yamhill River, his boiler suddenly exploded. Force from the blast propelled him straight up through the roof of the pilot house and into a large cottonwood tree. From this perch, dazed, he saw his boat still afloat. A bit bruised and scrapped, Jerome shimmied down the tree and returned to his boat, which was intact minus a boiler to run the engine. He was lucky to be to be live.

1. "Hellcats" (CW; premieres Wednesday). It's almost laughably formulaic, but the formula works like a charm. Gorgeous prelaw student Marti scorns her university's cheerleading squad, but suddenly she needs to join the squad to keep her all-important scholarship. As luck would have it, Marti (Aly Michalka) was a gymnastics champ in high school. "Hellcats" is one part youth melodrama, one part "Glee" in skimpy spandex.

The trial of the men accused in one of the most shocking crimes in recent Marion County history — bombing a Woodburn bank that killed two police officers — is set to begin this week with jury selection.

"The Crying Tree," a novel by Silverton author Naseem Rakha, has been chosen as one of eight featured titles for the online launch of "The Richard and Judy Book Club" in the United Kingdom.

Beth Sell, who left the Statesman Journal in 2004 after five years in its advertising department, has rejoined the Salem newspaper as its new advertising director.