Wayne Shammel, attorney for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, said the pending purchase is part of an effort to diversify economic development, so the tribe is not so dependent on its casino in Canyonville.

May Day began with hardly a ripple of trouble Wednesday under the watchful eyes of police, who were hoping for calm but braced for trouble amid vivid memories of last year's destructive riots and mayhem.

Cabela's Inc., a major outdoor outfitter chain, will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Tualatin, officials announced Thursday.

Human skeletal remains were found Tuesday night near Interstate 5 in Vancouver.

State police briefly held up traffic on Interstate 5 Saturday afternoon while a team moved three suspicious containers filled with small dead animals from underneath the Santiam Bridge, officials said.

While birds play the starring role, the refuges also feature wildflowers, roaming elk and trails to spectacular Willamette Valley views.

A methane-fueled torch visible from Interstate 5 still causes motorists to dial 911 a year after the owner of sewer lagoons installed a blinking blue light to make the shooting flames look less like a burning building.

Highway 58 will close in both directions at the Salt Creek Tunnel east of Oakridge starting Wednesday night as work to repair and improve the tunnel begins its second season of construction.

A rash of crashes made a mess of Interstate 5 on Monday.

A crash on Interstate 5 at Robert's Mountain south of Roseburg had traffic being detoured through Winston.

A cougar was hit by a car on Friday morning on Interstate 5 just north of Woodland, state troopers said.