The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrives Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passes closer to Earth than usual.

But don't expect any "must-have-been-a-full-moon" spike in crime or crazy behavior. That's just folklore.

Saturday's event is a "supermoon," the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. At 11:34 p.m., the moon will be about 221,802 miles from Earth. That's about 15,300 miles closer than average.

That proximity will make the moon appear about 14 percent bigger than it would if the moon were at its farthest distance, said Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The difference in appearance is so small that "you'd be very hard-pressed to detect that with the unaided eye," he said.

The moon's distance from Earth varies because it follows an elliptical orbit rather than a circular one.

Like any full moon, the supermoon will look bigger when it's on or near the horizon rather than higher in the sky, thanks to an optical illusion, Chester noted. The full moon appears on the horizon at sunset. On the East coast, for example, that will be a bit before 8 p.m. Saturday.

EUGENE, Ore. - April is Autism Awareness month and in celebration Territorial Vineyards and Wine Company did a little redecorating.  They replaced the wall art with 40 pieces by 30 artists.  Most of the artists are local while the rest are from around the country and the world, but all of them have been diagnosed with Autism.  To learn more about the Autism Artism exhibit and hear from one of the artists check out the video above.

The Emerald City Roller Girls are teaming up with the Boys and Girls Club of Emerald Valley to present “Out with the Old Sports, In with the New!” sports gear donation drive.

Bring your slightly used sports gear to the March 31st bout at the Lane Events Center and save $3 on admission.

Baseballs, Frisbees, treadmills: whatever you bring will be accepted.

“We think this is a great win-win for the community,” Emerald City PR director James Brains said. “Local fans who may not otherwise check out roller derby now have an excuse to come see that it is a real, legitimate sport and to get rid of old sporting goods to benefit a great organization.”

With summer right around the corner, summer sports items are in high demand. “We are in need of softball and baseball type items,” Adam Vozzola of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley says.