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Gov. Ted Kulongoski hopes to use the ballooning federal bailout package to bolster Oregon's human services hit in his budget proposal.

PORTLAND, Ore. - It wasn't until the nurse in the emergency room lifted up a phone and said, "We've got a gunshot victim," that Sandra Howell understood why her arm hurt so much.

The chances that a teenager will be cited for talking on a cell phone while driving are pretty much zero in Oregon, a consequence of the way the law is written and a problem other states may be facing.

Oregon's newest senator says Congress should have an economic stimulus package at the new president's desk by the middle of next month.

Salem-News.com - January 7, 2009 - 5:05 pm Jan-07-2009 10:54 Oregon Nurseries Severely Damaged by Winter Storms Salem-News.com Oregon's top nursery and greenhouse counties were hit hardest by the storms and ...

A major highway was closed Wednesday in Oregon as a winter storm sent heavy rain and high winds into the Northwest.

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Democrat Ben Westlund took the oath of office as state treasurer Monday, inheriting a college savings plan that has suffered deep losses from investments that were billed as conservative.

A By Andrea Calcagno January 2, 2009 A A A Oregonians could soon be paying a higher gas tax.

Washington state climate scientist Philip Mote, who helped write major reports on global warming, will head an Oregon research institute focused on climate change.

The clergy at one Ashland church are refusing to sign marriage licenses until same-sex couples can legally tie the knot.

Portland's Get a Life Marching Band has been picked to be in President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural parade Jan.

A former foster parent accused of beating or shaking a 2-year-old girl blind pleaded no contest to attempted assault and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

You're looking at one of Oregon's worst kept secrets. The new Oregon Statehood Commemorative Stamp will be unveiled Wednesday, January 14, at the World Forestry Center's Miller Hall in Portland.

Kroger used the occasion to announce a new mission statement for the Department of Justice that focuses on enforcing the law and protecting Oregonians.A A Attorney General Kroger took the oath of office from ...

Parts of Interstate 84 remain closed in Eastern Oregon, hit by a snowstorm. Up to 8 inches are expected Monday in some areas, with a few more inches in the evening.

An Oregon couple who hadn't been seen since New Year's Eve have been found dead inside their locked bedroom with their crying 9-month-old daughter in an apparent murder-suicide. Three older children had been ...

Low winter temperatures have brought warnings from experts in the Oregon Department of Human Services State Public Health Division.

Reporting from Portland, Ore. -- For years, Oregon has been diligent about reducing the state's dependence on fossil fuels, but its environmental consciousness has come at a stunning price -- gas tax revenue is ...

The new director of the north Portland-based advocacy group Latino Network is Andrea Cano, who replaces Lisa Johnson, the new director of Portland's new Office of Human Relations.