A single-vehicle accident blocked the westbound lanes of Highway 36 Saturday evening and closed one lane of traffic, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
Republicans will not field a candidate for two of the top slots on the Oregon ballot, further complicating the party's efforts to break into statewide offices they haven't held for nearly two decades.
According to Sen Mark Hatfield’s son, Mark Hatfield Jr., "he had returned to Oregon a month ago and was in a care facility in downtown Portland. We're really glad he made it home to Portland, at least. He was 89, his systems finally gave up."
If those attending the Dorchester Conference in Seaside this weekend had a chance to vote for a Republican presidential candidate, 30 percent would cast their vote for Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) has been facing questions about his mental health and on Saturday morning he stopped by the KATU studios to tell his side of the story.
The president plans a three-hour stop Friday to tour Intel's campus in the Portland suburb Hillsboro and check out the company's initiatives to encourage young people to become high-tech scientists and engineers.
An Oregon politician trying to set a record for terms as governor and a former NBA player making his first run for office will go one-on-one in the fall election.
The primary election ballots will be counted tonight and there's plenty of buzz about some of the races and measures.
With Governor Ted Kulongoski finishing up his second term in office, Oregon will have a new Governor. Polls show the top two...
The May primary election is this coming Tuesday. I have been spending some time on the road talking with the candidates for Governor in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
You can see extended interviews with the front runners by going to...
Allen Alley is, first, a numbers guy. He can tell you not only that he spent 37 days last summer hiking 400 miles from Eastern Oregon to Portland, but also that it took, he calculates, 792,000 steps.