Ore. governor candidate Dudley took big tax break for allowing firefighters to burn his house

Dudley gave house for fire training, got tax break

Oregon tribe grieves 3 adults, child killed in car fleeing police after robbery

Tribe grieves deaths after Oregon police chase

Police officer breaks down describing mayhem inside Oregon bank after bomb blast

Policeman tearfully describes carnage of blast

Ore. officer describes aftermath of bank bomb during testimony at dad-son murder trial

Ore. officer describes aftermath of bank bombing

Father, son blame each other in Ore. bombing that prosecutors say stemmed from Obama fears

Dad, son blame each other in Oregon bomb plot

Prosecutor says defendants feared Obama would curb gun rights, embarked on bank bomb plot

Father and son go on trial in Ore. bank bombing

Weather delays Oregon wine grape harvest by 2 weeks to a month

Weather pushes back Oregon wine grape harvest

Plane nosedives into home near Oregon airport; pilot, homeowner survive

Plane hits Ore. home; pilot, homeowner survive

Disaster area declared for farmers, ranchers in drought-blighted Calif.-Ore. border region

Drought-hit Calif.-Ore. border getting feds’ help

Homeless man arrested after fire burns 11 houses in southern Oregon

Homeless man arrested after Ore. fire burns homes

Wildfires burn 11 homes in Oregon as dry weather, hot temperatures aid fires in Idaho, Calif.

Hot weather aids fires in Oregon, Calif., Idaho

Fire marshal: Blaze destroys 11 homes, damages 2 more in southern Oregon city; no injuries

Ashland, Ore., fire destroys 11 homes; damages 2

Prosecutors: Accused Oregon bank bombers were motivated by anti-government views

Prosecutors: Accused bombers were anti-government

Small plane crashes in remote Oregon, killing Calif. horse breeder and architect friend

Small plane crashes in remote Ore., 2 men killed

Harney Co., Ore., officials say 2 people, not 3, dead in plane crash near Burns, Ore.

Ore. officials say 2, not 3, dead in plane crash

FAA: 3 people believed dead in twin-engine plane crash in eastern Oregon

FAA: 3 believed dead in small plane crash in Ore.

Van carrying San Francisco-area bands crashes in Oregon; vocalist killed, 2 injured

Van carrying bands crashes in Ore, vocalist killed

Brother collides with brother in fatal head-on crash near Hood River, Ore.

Brothers collide in head-on crash in Oregon

Coast Guard: 3 crew members killed, 1 survives after Jayhawk helicopter crashes off Wash.

Coast Guard: 3 dead after copter crash off Wash.

Coast Guard helicopter crashes off Washington state’s coast

Coast Guard copter crashes off Washington coast

Oregon families to settle lawsuits over firefighting helicopter crash in California

Ore. helicopter crash families to settle lawsuits

Doctor: Family members burned in Alaska plane crash are stable, face long recovery

Doctor: Alaska crash victims critical but stable

Investigation under way following explosion at bullet-manufacturing plant in Bend, Ore.

Authorities investigate blast at Ore. bullet plant

Obama administration extends moratorium another year in roadless areas of national forests

Obama administration extends roadless moratorium

Shell tells federal court it’s ready to drill in Arctic, but environmentalists push for delay

Shell to court: We’re ready to drill Arctic Ocean

Environmentalists to argue against Arctic drilling with Gulf disaster as example

Environmentalists to argue against Arctic drilling

US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Army Pvt. Francisco J. Guardado-Ramirez

Police: Oregon man dies after turning off stolen car’s lights to elude officers, hitting tree

Police: OR man dies after crashing stolen car

Wrecked WWII plane found near Ore. coast still a mystery, but investigators getting clues

Clues emerge about WWII plane crashed in Oregon

Investigators find information that may shed light on WWII plane wreckage found in Ore. woods

Clues emerging about crashed WWII plane in Ore.

Investigators say human remains could be in wreckage of World War II-era Navy aircraft in Ore.

Navy World War II plane found near Oregon coast

Ore. town is poster child for geothermal energy, toasty sidewalks during winter and all

Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm

Mega earthquake on par with one that struck Chile could strike Pacific Northwest

Northwest at risk of megaquake like one in Chile

4-year-old daughter of ‘Ax Men’ reality show co-star mauled to death by family dog in Oregon

‘Ax Men’ star’s daughter mauled to death by dog

Salem, Ore.-area man arrested after loud explosions heard in neighborhood

Ore. man arrested after tree blows up

SALEM, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon say a man has been arrested after explosions rocked his Salem-area neighborhood and partially blew up a tree on his property.

Agreements to remove dams end battle over Oregon’s Klamath Basin water; farmers and fish win

Oregon’s Klamath Basin deal helps farmers and fish

Daughter of Washington man who drove into Nevada casino surprised to hear of deadly crash

Driver’s daughter surprised to hear of Nev. crash

Father says Kansas man who set self on fire and died in Oregon was mentally ill and suicidal

Father: Man who set self on fire mentally ill

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Authorities: Portland man dies after falling into 35-foot-deep sinkhole in his backyard

Portland man’s body found in backyard sinkhole

US Fish and Wildlife plane crash in Oregon forest kills 2 men doing migratory bird count

Fish and Wildlife plane crash in Oregon kills 2

Plane registered to Interior Department in Idaho crashes in Oregon, killing 2 onboard

Idaho-registered plane crashes in Oregon; 2 killed

Colts’ Garcon hears that some family members are safe after Haiti disaster

Garcon hears from family after Haiti disaster

US Geological Survey says 6.5 earthquake hits off coast of Northern California

Feds say 6.5 quake strikes off California coast