Geoff Hollister, an original Nike employee and former University of Oregon track runner, dies

Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:37:15 -0800

Hollister's promotional efforts were credited with bringing Nike running shoes to prominence in the early 1970s.

Fire damages Oregon restaurant

Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:07:03 -0800

A kitchen fire closed a Chinese restaurant in Oregon until further notice Thursday morning, authorities said.

Democrats spend big in Oregon special election

Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:02:03 -0800

Determined not to lose another friendly district because of a sex scandal, Democrats and their allies have pumped more than $1 million into an Oregon special election race for a House seat that has turned into a vicious exchange of attacks over the airwaves.