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Boomers retiring to rural areas won't find doctors
Nina Musselman had no trouble finding a family doctor when she retired to rural Oregon nine years ago to be closer to her children. But then that ...
Ore. rider gets stolen bike back, puts on YouTube
Jake Gillum loves his bike. So when it got stolen in Portland, Ore., while he was on a date, he was determined to get it back. The quest seemed ...
Johnny Pesky, beloved by Red Sox fans, dies at 92
Adored by generations of Red Sox fans, Johnny Pesky was so much a part of Boston baseball that the right-field foul pole at Fenway Park was named for ...
Trail Blazers hire Terry Stotts as head coach
The Portland Trail Blazers hired Terry Stotts as head coach on Tuesday, filling the NBA's last coaching vacancy. Stotts had a 115-168 record as coach ...
Haute wheels: Fashion takes a cue from food trucks
The first time the brakes went out in her trailer/store, Joey Wolffer ran a stoplight and worried what would happen to her high-end accessories inside
Romney seeks independent probe of White House leak
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national ...
SPIN METER: Obama's 'You didn't build that' echoes
Mitt Romney says Barack Obama doesn't think entrepreneurs built their businesses. The problem is that's not what the president said. The brouhaha over ...
Trail Blazers match T-Wolves offer for Batum
The Portland Trail Blazers weren't bluffing about Nicolas Batum after all. The Blazers matched Minnesota's four-year offer sheet worth more than $45 ...
Woman sues Bieber, says concert harmed her hearing
An Oregon woman has filed a $9.2 million lawsuit against pop star Justin Bieber, alleging she suffered permanent hearing loss at his Portland concert ...
Stray dog dispute heads for Portland courtroom
A Portland man says a 45-pound dog that leaped the fence of his house last year and vanished is named "Chase." The Oregon State University student who ...
Man arrested after trying to hide gun in planter
An Oregon man has been arrested after airport authorities saw him trying to hide his gun in a planter box so he could retrieve it upon his return.
Wolves bring Roy aboard, hope to add Batum
Brandon Roy is on his way to Minnesota to start his comeback in the same place his career began seven years ago. If Nicolas Batum has his way, he'll ...
Sex offender accused of attacking boy in Portland
A man on parole for trying to infect children with HIV nearly twenty years ago pulled a boy into a Portland restaurant bathroom over the weekend, ...
Man robs bank, drives to police station, confesses
A suburban Portland man says he was so moved by a documentary exploring the cause of the Great Recession that he decided to rob a bank. But apparently ...
Make 'em laugh: Emmy marketing campaigns try humor
Marketing campaigns for Oscar trophies tend toward earnest snoozers. But pleas for Emmy glory can be as snarky or witty as the comedies they're ...
Ore. court: Scouts 'perversion files' to be public
The Oregon Supreme Court's decision Thursday to approve the release of 20,000 confidential Boy Scouts of America documents will give the public its ...
New app designed for sports fans on Twitter
When Philip Sanford goes to his favorite bar to watch his beloved Seton Hall Pirates, he brings along his phone charger so he also can follow the game ...
Ore. woman who got big tax refund faces charges
An Oregon woman was charged Wednesday with duping the state into giving her a $2.1 million tax refund that allowed her to go on a short-lived spending ...