On a positive note, gas prices are almost a dollar and a half cheaper than this time last year when Oregon's average was $4.29 and the national average was $4.09.
Gas prices are still well below a year ago when Oregon's average was $4.29 and the national average was $4.07.
Proposed beer and cigarette tax hikes have been shelved by Democratic legislative leaders who say they don't want to increase the tax burden on working class people in these tough economic times.
Public health officials announced today that a nationwide outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 cases - including one case in Oregon - had been linked to consumption of a popular brand of commercially packaged cookie dough.
Attorneys for the pet store chain Scamps said the company has been forced to file for Chapter 7 liquidation.
A nationwide text messaging scam that aims to trick cell phone users into handing over their bank account information has swept the country in recent weeks.
Washington's unemployment rate has risen to 9.4 percent, up from a revised rate of 9 percent in April.
Despite this year's historic climb, gas prices are still well below a year ago when Oregon's average was $4.27 and the national average was $4.08.
Even as it was announced that Oregon's unemployment rate had reached a record 12.4 percent one Oregon town is adding jobs by the hundreds.
A chief financial officer who embezzled a half-million dollars from his employer has been sentenced to 5 ½ years in federal prison on mail fraud and money laundering charges.