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Mannion leads Beavers past Bruins 27-20
The attention entering Saturday's Oregon State-UCLA game was focused mainly on the Bruins' offense, led by one of the country's finest young ...
Speed the key between Arizona and Oregon
Not long after his team's latest race-up-the-field victory, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez was asked about the next opponent, the Oregon Ducks.
Is Portland really where young people retire?
Portland may not be "a city where young people go to retire," but it's the place they go to be underemployed, a new study found. A famous quip by Fred ...
Pot could be tax windfall, but skeptics abound
A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: "Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ...
Alabama, Florida State post huge shutouts
Without Tyler Wilson, Arkansas never had a chance against Alabama. Florida State dispatched Wake Forest just as easily. The top-ranked Crimson Tide ...
Portland, Ore., approves adding fluoride to water
The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland's water, meaning Oregon's biggest city is no longer the largest holdout in the ...
Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends
A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states.
Base attack kills 3 Afghans, destroys NATO chopper
Afghan insurgents bombarded a U.S. base and destroyed a NATO helicopter, killing three Afghan intelligence employees, officials said Tuesday.
In Portland, fluoride debate is ideological clash
It's a dental story told so often it borders on cliche. When someone moves to Portland from another state — and that's most people you meet in this ...
No. 4 Oregon beats Fresno State 42-25
Kenjon Barner set an example when the Ducks got lethargic. The senior running back took over and scored late in the fourth quarter to cement No.
Oregon State upsets No. 13 Wisconsin 10-7
It took 41 years for a Big Ten team to again visit Oregon State. The reception No. 13 Wisconsin received on Saturday was a smothering crush of orange, ...
Soup's On: Campbell Soup looks beyond iconic cans
If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter.
Monster truck mishap in Ore. sends 3 to hospital
A large four-wheel-drive truck veered out of control during a race at an Oregon motorsports complex, struck a barrier and crossed into the spectator ...
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 ...
Vatican win: Judge says priests aren't employees
The Vatican won a major victory Monday in an Oregon federal courtroom, where a judge ruled that the Holy See is not the employer of molester priests.
New family of spiders found in Oregon cave
Amateur cave explorers have found a new family of spiders in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, and scientists have dubbed it Trogloraptor — ...
Some residents near Wash. wildfire return home
Some residents forced to flee a large central Washington fire were allowed to return to their homes Thursday, while firefighters in rural Idaho ...
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 ...
Crews battle dozens of wildfires across West
Across the West, dozens of fires fueled by searing heat, dry weather and strong winds have added up to misery for weary residents who already are fed ...
Man fires insect repellent in Oregon robbery
Police in Roseburg, Ore., say a man who robbed a restaurant was armed with a can of bug spray. Sgt. Aaron Dunbar says the robber entered Elmer's ...
Firefighter killed as wildfires rage across West
A firefighter was killed in Idaho and another firefighter in Oregon suffered burns after she had to deploy her emergency fire shelter as wildfires ...
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 ...
Eaton captures Olympic decathlon gold for US
Instead of one victory lap, Ashton Eaton got four. His Olympic gold medal in the decathlon was all but sealed when he reached the last event, the ...
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 ...
Trojans and Ducks the teams to beat in Pac-12
The Pac-12 underwent some major changes during the offseason, adding four new coaches and an influx of fast-paced offenses. The top of the conference ...