The brutal killing of a pair of mild-mannered Polk County farmers has stunned the local-food community, from fellow farmers to restaurant chefs to supporters of sustainable agriculture.

Jon Colburn has been making art for more than 50 years — in Portland, Los Angeles, Munich, New York, Paris, Portland again and, in recent years, Salem.

A malfunctioning microphone became the perfect prop with which to pay homage to venerable Oregon farmers on Saturday.

Flavors of bright cherry and blueberry dominate the palate, while notes of red Jolly Rancher candy, sweet tobacco and cedar peer through. On the finish, you'll experience crisp acids and sturdy tannins. This wine can be purchased at Roth's for $25.

Courthouse Square's owners will attempt to answer one of the most puzzling questions surrounding the ill-fated project: Why did the building's concrete pass inspection a decade ago, but fail recent strength tests?

High in the Western Cascades, the McKenzie River rockets down the mountains, pouring through tight spaces and over towering cliffs. The river's most spectacular performance is at Sahalie and Koosah falls, two cataracts close together south of Clear Lake in the Willamette National Forest.

Republican Chris Dudley would combine tax cuts with targeted incentives for students, teachers and schools as ways to improve Oregon's economy if he is elected governor.

A 70-year-old pilot suffered minor injuries after his small plane crashed into a home in Aurora.

Labor Day is a purely secular holiday, enshrined in the calendar on the first Monday in September so we can all enjoy a three-day, end-of-summer break.

A floundering, scattershot approach to solving massive problems has created confusion, disorganization and frustration at the Oregon State Hospital, state-hired consultants say in a new report.

Get ready for home-design celeb Ty Pennington and his team.

Dogs and people cheered each other with barking and clapping Friday at the STIHL Dogs and Logs World Championships at the fairgrounds.

EUGENE — Jordan Giza caught two touchdown passes and Ryan Sullivan scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter Friday to give the Olympians a 25-19 win against South Eugene in their season opener.

EUGENE — The West Salem Titans took the defending Class 6A state champion Sheldon Irish to the wire Friday night before falling 34-27 in the season-opening game for both schools.

It looks like former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will get to play for Mississippi after all this season. Masoli may compete immediately, according to a decision reached today by the NCAA Division I Subcommittee for Legislative Relief.

NEW YORK — Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension has been cut from six games to four by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

No matter how impressive Oregon State sophomore quarterback Ryan Katz might have looked during fall camp, he's about to step into unchartered territory.

The community of Pocatello, Idaho, rallied to rebuild a home for a single mother of nine who battled breast cancer after their family home was destroyed by fire.

Before the OSAA Class 6A state championship game in December, West Salem High School football coach Shawn Stanley asked West Salem's athletic director to schedule a game against whichever team won the state championship game.

EUGENE — All of the ingredients are in place for No. 11 Oregon to begin the 2010 season in impressive fashion Saturday.