Ever since Oregon became the first state to require a nickel deposit on beer and soft drink containers, consumers have taken their empties back to stores, resulting in a container recycling rate of about 80 percent.

The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Myrtle Creek man who raped a 4-year-old girl in 2003.

One of the largest drug trafficking investigations in Oregon has resulted in federal charges against 20 people with ties to Mexico.

The death of an Oregon prison inmate in Ontario has been ruled a homicide.

There were 35 workers who died in accidents on the job in Oregon last year, the third-lowest total in state history.

Medford officials say a gravel mining operation near Highway 140 was shut down after a conveyor belt caught fire.

It's been billed as the largest Rhododendron Flower Show on the West coast -- if not in the country.

The Grants Pass Irrigation District is in the midst of preparing for the Savage Rapids Dam's final season.

The Humane Society of the United States and the Wildlife Land Trust are offering a pair of $2,500 rewards for information leading to an arrest and conviction in two separate elk poaching cases in Lane County.

Blocked pipes have been blamed for smoke that filled a small area of the incinerator plant at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Hermiston.