Oregon News

If you still need to sign up for health insurance through Cover Oregon, the clock is ticking on open enrollment.

Elected officials, political junkies and the just plain curious crowd on the House floor at the state Capitol in Salem to watch names of primary candidates go up on the big boards, a longtime, low-tech tradition.

The office of Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued a certified ballot title for an initiative that would allow businesses to opt out of serving gay weddings if it violated their religious beliefs.

Former Oregon Republican Party Chairman Allen Alley says he won't be running for governor or any other elected office this year.

A Supreme Court ruling could open the door for lawsuits from landowners adjacent to popular rail-trails like the Banks-Vernonia State Trail.

The state Legislature voted Friday to approve funding for cancer research facilities at Oregon Health & Science University, got the budget back in balance and then adjourned the 2014 session.

So many bars, so little time to check them all out. That's the lamentation of visitors to central Oregon, once they encounter the expansive microbrew scene in and around Bend.

It's decision day for Tigard as voters decide the fate of a ballot measure that would put the city on record as opposing light rail or bus rapid transit.

Monique Balas, pet columnist for The Oregonian, was given the 2014 Veterinary Service Award Saturday by the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association.

The Oregon prison system, which recently launched sustainability efforts to cut into a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, got an award this month for its long-term green strategy.

It's just about spring and that means it's soon time to make a break for the coast a spring break on the coast, that is.

Another large tract of private timberland within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon has been transferred to public ownership.

Looking to take bicycle tourism to the next level - and to solidify the direct connection between bicycling and economic development - Oregon State Parks wants to create a network of covered bike facilities they say will "redefine the cycling experience."

About the only thing that looks good in downtown Sisters, while the highway through town is being rebuilt, is the beautiful red fire plug.

Young Republican activists implored their party to support gay marriage Saturday, saying the GOP is destined to continue losing elections in Oregon if it doesn't get behind an issue that's gaining traction around the country.

More than a century after its completion, Carl Nielsen's Violin Concerto is getting a major boost from a series of premieres with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony and, this weekend, the Oregon Symphony .

Now that key liquor and pot bills failed to gain traction in the Oregon Legislature, the venue shifts to the ballot box.

Much has been made lately of the Seven Wonders of Oregon in the travel and tourism world and with good reason.

In the grand scheme, a one-hour drive is not that bad. I've been told a 60-minute commute to work is reasonable -- though it would drive me nuts -- and have known folks to stand in line a veritable lifetime for Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

But at least Oregonians are getting closer to learning what went wrong. The federal government last week agreed to audit Cover Oregon "as part of a broader study planned to examine states' health exchange websites."