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In 1941, in an attempt to gain access to raw materials Japan lacked and to drive Western powers out of the Pacific, Japan launched coordinated attacks on key holdings of Great Britain, France, The Netherlands and the United States.

Dozens of fishermen lined the banks of the Crooked River south of Prineville on an unseasonably warm fall day to try their hand at landing some native redband trout or whitefish.

Oregon's fast-aging rural population hinders economic growth and could lead to a long-term downward spiral of labor and job shortages in rural areas, the state economist said Wednesday.

Oregon State Police say that's what a 58-year-old man learned when he tried to drive a 50-ton battle tank up a steep grade near the coastal town of Gold Beach.

There's a winter storm warning for the central Oregon coast and inland areas south of Salem, while the north Oregon coast has a winter advisory in effect.

Attempts to move megaloads of Canadian tar sands extraction equipment are being met with strong resistance in Eastern Oregon.

Gov. John Kitzhaber joined hundreds of Coordinated Care Organization representatives today in sharing success stories and outlining the challenges ahead in reducing costs, while delivering better quality care to Oregon's Medicaid population.

The PGE Foundation , Portland General Electric's corporate foundation, awarded 36 grants totaling $276,050 to Oregon nonprofits In the third quarter of 2013.

Darlene McKenzie of Portland decided on an urban adventure today with her granddaughter, McKenzie Franklin, age 5, taking TriMet and ending up at the Benson Hotel.

The grand jury declined to return a murder indictment Wednesday against Silvano D. Velasquez in the Oct. 11 shooting of 15-year-old Abukar Madey.

Chip Kelly and Marcus Mariota in January after the Ducks beat Kansas State 35-17 in the Fiesta Bowl.

Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has thrust himself into the middle of one of the most contentious debates in the region - the benefit of manufacturing jobs versus the environmental impacts of the manufacturing companies.

Slater Smith, and his fellow members of the Portland band, The Weather Machine, working on the music video for "Back O'er Oregon," which was filmed in all 185 Oregon State Parks.

Clean Energy Works, the nonprofit that's working to promote affordable, energy-efficient home improvements throughout Oregon, is pretty good at promoting women and people of color as well.

The life expectancy of people with HIV has increased dramatically since the 1990s, when the epidemic was at its peak in Oregon.

Oregon was taken by surprise when a dock from Japan floated ashore at Agate State Beach, just north of Newport.

This state's picture-perfect vistas of expansive forests, cliff-lined beaches and hipster cities mask a painfully slow recovery from a recession that has pushed unemployment to its highest rate in 30 years.

A megaload of oil refinery equipment bound for the tar sands oil region of western Canada has been halted again in northeast Oregon.

On Sept. 30, Police Chief Mike Reese stood before TV cameras and journalists to release troubling new findings about how often people commit suicide in Portland.

The picturesque community of Cannon Beach has started to light up with downtown holiday displays and a festive spirit all over with its annual Haystack Holidays, lasting through the end of December.