The strong, smoky flavors of grilled steak require a moderately tannic and acidic wine. Cliff Creek Cellar's Red Red Wine harmonizes beautifully with such strong, direct flavors. The bold tannins in the wine stand up to the richness and smoky flavors of the beef, allowing the bold fruit flavors to come through.

To look at him, Tim Rosenbalm doesn't come off as the type of football player who would strike much fear in an opponent.

JACKSON, Miss. — The NCAA has denied Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli's request for a waiver that would allow him to play immediately, meaning the former Oregon standout won't be eligible until 2011.

EUGENE — Kenjon Barner could be headed for a breakout game in his first career start Saturday against New Mexico.

CORVALLIS — Throughout fall camp, Oregon State players have looked to the opener against No. 6 TCU as a source of motivation.

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The Salem area is one of 22 metropolitan regions in the United States that are "at risk" of a double-dip recession, according to the latest analysis from Moody's Economy.com.

Excitement, laughter and nostalgia for summer filled the halls of the schools in North Santiam, Cascade and Santiam Canyon school districts Monday.

Ronald D. Mohr, ChFC, FIC recently received the 2009 Voices in Philanthropy Award from Lutheran Community Foundation in Minneapolis. He is one of 21 representatives honored nationwide.

The girls clumped on one side of the gondola and clung to one another.

Two-way traffic has resumed on busy Center Street NE near the Oregon State Hospital.

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West Salem, the favorite to win the Central Valley Conference, will find out early how it stacks up with the big guys statewide.

Officials identified two teens who are accused of fatally stabbing one man and injuring another early Sunday.

Marching bands, cheerleading squads and the drawing for a brand-new free car will kick off a big huzzah Wednesday in downtown Salem for the start of school.

YWCA Salem Executive Director Natalie Dunn will speak at Marion-Polk League of Women Voters' Fall Brunch in September.

A memo went out Friday from the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, reminding union-represented workers that a step pay increase will be instituted on Sept. 1.

With a week before school starts, construction workers are scurrying through Silverton High School replacing stucco with metal siding and replacing windows and doors because of construction issues with the 1998 Phase I construction of the school.

More than 100 people attended Sen. Jeff Merkley's town hall meeting Sunday in Stayton.

Oregon State Hospital's 127-year-old J Building is getting a new coat of reddish-brown paint, sprucing up a 19th-century landmark that had fallen on hard times.