23-year-old woman killed on highway near Hillsboro HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) -- Washington County sheriff's deputies say no charges are expected against a minivan driver who struck and killed a 23-year-old woman who was walking on a rural highway south of Hillsboro....
New lab to give scientists underwater access SEATTLE (AP) -- Scientists are eager for access to information from a quarter-billion dollar lab at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that they hope will teach them about climate change, earthquakes and even the origins of life on Earth and other planets....
Land trust opens new Oregon office, raises profile VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) -- A Vancouver, Wash.-based organization dedicated to preserving land near the Columbia River has opened a new office in Hood River, Ore., in an effort to raise its profile....
Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- While soaking up the rays in what's been an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water supply....
