Pot dispensary moratoriums — At least 71 Oregon cities have moratoriums on medical marijuana dispensaries, and more than 40 others are considering bans, according to the League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties. The Legislature allowed local governments to impose a one-year ban, if enacted by May 1. The law also gives local governments the ability to regulate when and where pot shops may operate. The League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties asked the Legislature to give local jurisdictions the power to outlaw dispensaries. The state has 242 incorporated cities and 36 counties.

Medicare billing — A Salem rheumatologist received more money from Medicare in 2012 than any other doctor in Oregon. Data released last week from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show Dr. Rebecca Callis received $2.7 million. She billed for nearly 115,000 services for 547 patients. Callis said she didn’t know why her numbers were so much higher than other rheumatologists but billing is not profit. She says money also goes toward overhead, wages and the cost of expensive therapies for autoimmune disease.

Cinder block off overpass — Oregon State Police say they have identified two teenage boys who may have tossed a cinder block off an Interstate 5 overpass in Creswell, injuring a Washington state woman riding in a car below. Police say the boys, ages 16 and 17, are cooperating in the investigation, as are their parents. No one has been arrested. The block crashed through the windshield of a car in which 30-year-old Tiffany Becker of Roy, Wash., was riding early Sunday, hitting her in the face. She was treated at a nearby hospital and released. Once police finish their investigation, the case will be turned over to the Lane County district attorney for a decision on possible charges.

Portable classroom fire — Fire has gutted a portable classroom being used for storage at a Beaverton middle school. The Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue department said the flames rose 40 feet Tuesday morning at Highland Park Middle School, but firefighters put them out within about 15 minutes. Nobody was hurt, and no cause of the fire was immediately reported. The classroom was behind the main school building. Classes were expected to be held as usual.

Beached whale — Visitors to the north Oregon coast town of Seaside are being cautioned to stay well away from the carcass of a 40-foot gray whale that’s washing up on the beach. Seaside Aquarium general manager Keith Chandler describes the carcass as “really smelly” and warns visitors they don’t want their pets rolling on it. Chandler says once his team is done collecting data from the carcass, the city of Seaside will bury it.