The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde celebrated the impending gift from The Nature Conservancy of 97 acres on Rattlesnake Butte near Junction City Friday, Sept. 7.

This past November marked the 28th annual Restoration Celebration for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. The commemoration is considered the most important in the history of the tribe.

The Bonneville Power Administration and Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a $150 million deal Friday requiring BPA to protect 20,000 acres of wildlife habitat in the Willamette River basin through 2025.

More than 200 wildland firefighters file off buses and stare down a field of flames. It's the first time most of them are facing a real wildfire. After a week of classes, the men and women are eager to put their newly-acquired skills to work during this field exercise.

The Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde's cultural protection coordinator Eirik Thorsgard says that wear of the teeth and facial structure confirm the skull belonged to an American Indian.

Democrats Kate Brown of Portland, Vicki Walker of Eugene and Rick Metsger of Welches are vying for their party's nomination for secretary of state, Oregon's de-facto second-in-command and chief elections officer.

In a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Grand Ronde attorneys said the proposed casino would be an excessive commute for most Warm Springs members in violation of federal guidelines and would thus deny them job opportunities.