Gasoline prices remain volatile this year, with the nationwide average of self-serve regular jumping nearly eight cents in the last week to $2.701 a gallon, according to AAA. Prices are now back were they were a month ago, before going down in early February, mirroring the fluctuation in crude oil prices. The ...

Oregon became the sixth state to approve Frontier Communications Corp.'s purchase of the local fixed-line phone business of Verizon Communications Inc. The deal, expected to close in the April-June quarter, now requires the approval of the Federal Communications Commission and utilities regulators in three more ...

NASCAR driver Greg Biffle says he has become part owner of a dirt track in Oregon and formed a late model series to help budding racers in the Northwest. The DAA Spec Motor Series will run 22 events on six tracks with a $25,000 season points ...

Tajuan Porter scored 16 points to lead Oregon past Southern California 54-44 on Thursday night. The Ducks (13-14, 5-10 Pac-10) were trailing 44-42 with a little more than six minutes to go but went on a 12-0 run to finish the game. LeKendric Longmire added ...