The number of employed people grew in 32 of Oregon's 36 counties during the past year.

Revenues from Measure 66 have turned out to be about one-third less than what lawmakers predicted.

Noted singer and silk clothing designer Marcella Rose Ruikis of Talent was forced to turn to housecleaning work to avoid foreclosure of her house.

A change in state law encourages public entities to buy food from local farmers and processors, rather than the lowest bidder.

Louisiana-based CenturyLink is close to approving a deal to buy Qwest, Oregon's largest phone company.

Multiple developers are pitching office tower projects to deal with a shortage of downtown office space in Portland.

Voters approved annual legislative sessions and lottery funds for parks and the environment, but rejected others, such as a private casino.

The Oregon Department of Forestry has proposed a new plan that makes room for more logging on the only state forest that contributes money to schools.