Much of U.S. forests are owned by private families, many of whom are senior citizens.

Why Washington state and Oregon paid a steep price to fix a bridge that remains in serious disrepair.

Thousands of felons are getting early release. But will there be jobs for them?

A trust selling carbon credits pays Astoria, Oregon, to harvest less timber.

10 people have died in a shooting at Umpqua Community College.

The market for state tax credits is growing. They can even be traded online.

A proposal to waive tuition at public universities, but grads will have to "pay it forward."

Fifty-seven Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest have come together to oppose plans to build coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington State.

One of the world's largest wind farms officially came online this week in Eastern Oregon, with 300 giant turbines spread over dozens of miles. But the announcement comes at a time of uncertainty for the industry.

Growlers — big, refillable beer bottles — are something of a way of life for beer enthusiasts in places like Oregon. Now brewers are asking other states to loosen their growler laws.