PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Midway through the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets, Portland's Greg Oden made a layup underneath and crowded basket and was fouled. He punctuated the play with a snarl, his fists clinched in determination...

Edgerrin James is likely to enter the top 10 on the NFL's career rushing list this weekend.
He said the milestone means a lot to him because he feels like part of a "dying breed." He believes rushing for 12,000-plus yards is increasingly difficult in a league that is moving away from teams having a lone, feature back.

A tearful Bill Walton has apologized to Portland Trail Blazers fans 30 years after leaving the team he led to its only NBA championship.
Walton returned to Portland on Friday for the first time he could remember to receive an award, make a speech for Special Olympics and attend a fundraiser for the Blazers.

A new draft report recommends either closing the old buildings at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla or downsizing a facility on McNeil Island to a minimum-security prison.

CASA for Children has appointed Joan Brown-Kline as executive director of the Washington and Multnomah counties program.

There were 18,242 job openings in Oregon this spring, according to the results of the 2009 Oregon Job Vacancy Survey. That was significantly fewer than the 47,888 job vacancies employers reported last spring. Despite the weaker economy, employers reported a tough time filling certain occupations, and one in ten vacancies went unfilled for at least two months.

Members of the original congregation, neighbors, community leaders, clergy, civic and government official have been invited to attend a special "groundbreaking" ceremony on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to join in the celebration of this historical event.

Local Army Corps of Engineers volunteer tells about life in the war-torn country

Jumptown. That's what Trail Blazers President Larry Miller wants to call a Rose Quarter redevelopment project that will turn the event-oriented district into a 24-7 entertainment spot.
"This place is alive and vibrant when an event is going on  ...

Hundreds of walkers took to the pavement this weekend in Seattle's StepOut event to fight a disease that affects 23.6 million Americans. According to the American Diabetes Association, who hosted the event, African Americans and increasingly African immigrants are 1.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than Whites ...