John Kitzhaber

A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation. Gov. John Kitzhaber and the tribe have been at odds over a so-called gentleman's agreement limiting each of the nine tribes in...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law...

Washington state officials, eyeing the rare opportunity to capture a big piece of a Fortune 500 corporation and to transform Clark County's economy with one masterstroke, pursued a planned expansion by Nike Inc. with everything they had. The officials...

At Spring Creek Mine, a broad black seam of coal, reaching depths of 80 feet, runs like a subterranean river through arid, sagebrush-covered hills. This is a world-class seam formed from the remnants of ferns, grasses and other plants that flourished...

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's office says a proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River bridge will die if Washington state tries to remove light rail from the project. "Governor Kitzhaber has been clear from the start: No light rail. No project. No kidding,"...

PORTLAND, Oregon -- Investigators identified a 22-year-old as the gunman responsible for shooting three people -- two of them fatally -- at a mall in suburban Portland, Oregon. Sheriff's investigators believe that Jacob Tyler Roberts acted alone in...

The fate of a tax credit that advocates say is needed to maintain tens of thousands of wind energy jobs will be decided during high-stakes, last-minute negotiations between President Obama and House Republicans over fiscal issues, officials said Tuesday....

Warning that tens of thousands of jobs are at stake, governors in wind energy states are calling on Congress to renew an expiring tax break.     Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R), Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R), Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Oregon...

A death row inmate who wants to be executed can reject Gov. John Kitzhaber's reprieve, a judge ruled Friday. The govenror will likely appeal. Gary Haugen, who has been pushing for his execution for more than a year, challenged Kitzhaber's moratorium on...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College is taking onsite renewable energy generation to the next level. The college just introduced a 35,000-square-foot, 2,000-panel solar array, based at the Rock Creek Campus, that’s expected to produce...

Widespread flooding in the Salem area forced scrambling residents to pile sandbags in hopes of protecting homes and businesses. Salem police have called Thursday's flooding a "100-year event" and Gov. John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency for...