PORTLAND (AP) - The end of the summer driving season has pushed average gas prices below $3 a gallon in Oregon.

EUGENE (AP) - A longtime friend of a man accused of using an Islamic charity to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya has testified that defendant Pete Seda wanted to promote peace and help orp

EUGENE (AP) - The state is considering three more areas on the Oregon coast to be designated as marine reserves.

GATES - A renter at a Gates-area house that was heavily damaged by a fire Aug. 30 has been charged with first-degree arson.

PEORIA - Peoria Road Farm Market stands out in a big way, occupying a new red barn on Peoria Road about 1.5 miles from Highway 34.

Linn County is one of 10 in Oregon that could face cuts in revenue if Comcast Corp. is successful in a court fight over property taxes.

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

SCIO — Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary will host its eighth annual Wine and Music at the Farm from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The event will feature a no-host wine bar and vegetarian food, and dancin

SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) will hold three river cleanups in Linn and Benton counties in conjunction with the SOLV Beach and River Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept. 25, and invites the publi

CORVALLIS — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office will hold a chili cook-off to benefit We Care Corvallis from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 N.W. 53rd St., Co

The Albany Parks & Recreation Department is offering a stargazing workshop for families with children age 7 and older on Friday, Sept. 17.

The Linn-Benton Young Marines will have a recruitment meeting for those interested in joining at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Tangent Warehouse, 32220 Old Highway 34 (next to Knife River).

LEBANON — A community “back to school” block party will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Lebanon Church of the Nazarene, 600 W. D St.

In honor of Patriots Day, Albany American Legion Post 10 will host a memorial service at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Linn County Courthouse, 315 Fourth Ave. S.W.

Staff from the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuges will present “Critters Come and Go” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. S.E.

SALEM (AP) - Oregon students taking a state writing assessment test will be allowed to use a computer spell checker this year.

Interstate 5 northbound lanes in the south Salem area were closed for about two hours early this morning when a travel trailer overturned blocking both lanes. No one was injured in the crash that was

I almost passed by Second Beach again.

MEDFORD (AP) - A convicted sex offender with a medical marijuana card for migraines will need to find another way to treat his headaches in jail.

School starts Tuesday, and for three days the Albany Fire Department plans to station engines and ambulances near schools to urge drivers to slow down.