The Oregonian

Steven R. Banta, 51, TriMet's executive director for operations, told The Oregonian today that he has not decided whether to take the top job at Phoenix's Metro. Full Story »

An attorney claims Dan Noble suffered delirium during the hit-and-run Monday, attributed to many things, from face cream to excessive caffeine consumption. Full Story »

In 2004, Mayfield was arrested and held for two weeks after his home and office in Portland were searched and bugged. He was suspected in a terrorist bombing in Spain. Full Story »

Portland police identify a suspect in Saturday's fatal stabbing. Full Story »

The co-founder of the Portland-based grocery chain will become chairman of the board next month. Full Story »

Warrenton police have asked the Clatsop County major crimes team to investigate their deaths Full Story »

Arboretum officials have considered fencing or dousing at-risk trees with paint or foul-smelling animal urine in an attempt to prevent them from being sawed off for Christmas. Full Story »

The Morrison Bridge will be closed to traffic on and off today while crews complete an emergency repair to the center locks that hold the lift spans in place in the down position, Multnomah County officials said. Full Story »

Upgrades to the arena would include a new scoreboard, a playing surface improved to Western Hockey League standards, club seating, better food options and more places selling food inside the arena. Full Story »

The man was wearing dark clothing and was not in a crosswalk when he was hit around 9:05 p.m. by a small pickup truck. Full Story »

View full size View full sizeToday's Northwest Headlines, both gee whiz interesting, come to us courtesy of KOMO News, a Seattle television station.For the first one, hop into your way back machine to May 3, 1968, when 8-year-old David Adams... Full Story »

The Commerce Department says a surge in exports helped narrow the trade deficit to $32.9 billion in October. Economists had expected an increase. Full Story »

Also: New use planned for boarded up Burger King on Burnside, and Tigard will raise business fees to improve its streets. Full Story »

A wartime president honored for peace, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president in 90 years and the third ever to win the prize -- some say prematurely. Full Story »

Stossel, who came to KGW in 1969, joins Fox Business network after nearly 30 years with ABC News. Full Story »

Prepare for the chance of freezing rain and maybe even snow by late Friday and into Saturday morning. Full Story »

State monitoring finds most districts fall short of expectations. Portland Public Schools becomes the first district to lose its federal funding due to chronic insufficient education for students learning English as their second language | Schools guide » Full Story »

The 33-year-old man was walking near Southwest 209th Avenue about 9:05 p.m. when he was struck. Full Story »

Investigators think that carbon monoxide leaking from a natural gas heater that was not properly ventilated caused the incident. Full Story »

The 22-year-old University of Washington language student was convicted of murdering her British roomate. Full Story »

Hillsboro man Neil Duyck, 32, brings to four the number of people arrested in a burglary of a home that was the site of a murder-suicide Nov. 27. Full Story »

The law renewing "county payments," federal compensation for lost logging revenue now distributes cash to 41 states Full Story »

The Portland Fighting Fillies, a member of the Women's Football Alliance, are Oregon's only professional women's football team. Practices are in full force for their debut season of 12 games, running March through June. Games will be played across the West, including in Nevada, California, Utah and Washington. The Fillies' local games will be played at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. Full Story »

Japanese diplomat Hirofumi Murabayashi recalls negotiating with Taliban officials in 2001 as they planned to blow up towering Buddha statues. His wife, Aurora, still carries shrapnel in her lungs and left side from a suicide bombing in Pakistan the next... Full Story »

Pair allegedly shot man after drug deal gone bad. Full Story »