Department of Energy to return utility taxes, TriMet debuts electric bus and Airbnb asks Portland to abandon city regulations.

Compared to last year, this season has been a breeze. But fire danger is getting worse, fast.

Luxury resorts may spur development in Eastern Oregon, mushrooms could do the same for Malheur, and Portland scopes out central city.

PGE gets second shot at renewable energy, Gov. Brown to exercise veto power and winter storm relief approved.

Oregon lawmakers push for marijuana declassification, sage grouse management poised for change and sea lions are eating steelhead into extinction.

Bob Grover, President of Pacific Landscape Management, talks about his experience with the H-2B visa program.

Brown faces gubernatorial challenger, controversial Clackamas solar farm approved, and Pendleton aims to enliven downtown.

The city of Portland aims to overturn the land use board's ruling on the fossil fuel terminal ban.

Portland approves water filtration facility and Bend settles with sewage treatment plant contractor. Plus, stop the presses: Portland traffic is getting worse, ODOT says.

Cooling technology keeps systems in other cities from breaking down during hot weather.