Myreen Salzer was thrilled to show off her newly remodeled kitchen to visitors and friends.

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Special Report: Putting Oregon Back to Work |

Backers will gamble on voter approval Nov. 2 of a single statewide measure to create Oregon's only nontribal casino instead of using a two-pronged approach.

What you're about to read isn't about a massive salmon die-off or the work of an organized fish egg poaching ring.

The McKay High School football team rarely faces high expectations.

A Salem man won't dispute that he shook his infant son and caused injuries that apparently led to the baby's death in 2008, an attorney said Monday.

Chris Brown has been elevated from deputy superintendent to superintendent of the Oregon State Police.

EUGENE — With so much attention focused on Oregon's quarterback competition between Nate Costa and Darron Thomas, lost in the shuffle is a starting wide receiver corps that returns intact.

Oregon State tailback Jovan Stevenson will redshirt after having shoulder surgery Monday morning.

McMINNVILLE — The McMinnville High School football team opened fall practice Monday as two of their teammates remained hospitalized and doctors tried to determine why 24 players developed a condition that caused intense pain and dangerous swelling in their arms.

A 16-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after the car she was driving went off a road and slid 20 yards on its roof Saturday, officials said.

Salem Fire officials are investigating a blaze that displaced residents of 12 units in an apartment complex Sunday night.

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More news of economic hardship for Oregon has kept the notion of cutting state worker benefits on the front burner.

Salem City Council will reconvene Sept. 13, when it's expected to take up the issues of chickens in backyards and the relocation of the Salem-Keizer Transit bus mall.

There always is pressure to keep up in college athletics, and during the past five years, Oregon and Oregon State have been running just as fast as their Division I competitors in terms of increased spending.

Pack away the old institutional food trays.

Portland's Moonstruck Chocolate Co. is voluntarily recalling two of their chocolate products because they may contain undeclared peanut butter.

The city of Salem is seeking interested residents to serve on its Parks Revenue and Master Plan Task Force.