After nearly 30 years of non-stop court and political battles, the Obama administration hopes two of the authors of the Northwest Forest Plan can show federal agencies a new path forward.

Bringing Washington D.C. to the South Coast, Senator Jeff Merkley will be in Coos and Curry Counties this weekend to update progress in the Capital and take questions and comments.

Aerial drones could begin flying test runs over remote areas of Central Oregon in the near future, if a proposal to open a military operations area to the testing gets federal approval.

The Coast Guard has ruled that the Umpqua River Lighthouse is not needed for safe navigation, but says they will keep it going until a group can take it over. But, how about a County?

For many, the Labor Day weekend is a good way to end the summer with a three day break, but for others it is a way to remember the people who keep the country running strong.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced mounting Senate opposition for another four-year term Friday, and the White House worked aggressively to keep his nomination afloat.

A federal program that began as a safety net for Pacific Northwest logging communities hard-hit by battles over the spotted owl in the 1990s has morphed into a sprawling entitlement that ships vast amounts of money to states with little or no historic connection to timber.

Vandals splattered feces on a window in front of a life-size cutout of President Barack Obama. The News-Review newspaper reports the excrement coated the window and covered the eaves Tuesday at the Democratic party office in downtown Roseburg.

Serving on three key committees, the Stanford- and Princeton-educated Jeff Merkley has become deeply immersed in crucial and heady issues. Those include health care reform, global warming and finding solutions to the nation's financial crisis.