Charles Brownstein ’s annoyance with the “throbbing noise” that invades the cockpit of his Porsche 911 at high speeds became so intense that he turned to an orange juice bottle for relief. Like millions of car drivers, including those with humbler vehicles, Mr. Brownstein couldn’t handle the oppressive “wub wub wub” head-exploding sensation when certain windows are rolled down. He fixed a makeshift deflector—made of sturdy plastic cut from the side of a Tropicana juice container—to the sports c

(By Jonathan Bach and Whitney Woodworth) Barely three days after 12-year-old Caden Berry of Keizer died, the head of Oregon's child welfare agency ordered a full review of the agency's interactions with his family. Caden's mother, Amy Marie Robertson, has been charged with murdering her son. Clyde Saiki, director of the state Department of Human Services, wanted to know if "system issues" may have prevented the state from saving the boy's life.

Sexual harassment and "blatant discrimination" are just two workplace problems City of Salem employees say they've encountered.

Salem officials are planning to spend more than $75 million on construction to beef up defenses against toxic algae as they attempt to avoid a rerun of last year's drinking water crisis. Salem's water, pulled from the North Santiam River, became so contaminated by algae blooms upriver in Detroit Lake last May that city officials were forced to warn parents of young children and medically vulnerable adults not to drink from the tap.

WEAVERVILLE – Evacuees have fled to this county seat of about 3,600 from Douglas City and Lewiston as firefighters continue to battle the nearby Carr Fire. Since Saturday night, the ever-shifting flames have been moving to the west, taking the worst of the threat away from Redding but into Trinity County.

More than 250 Latinos would have had full-time jobs with the city of Salem last year if its hiring accurately mirrored the city's population. Instead, only 78 of the city's 1,160 employees were Latino, an analysis by the Statesman Journal found.

Volkswagen AG's effort to reverse its U.S. sales slump will get a jump start with the launch of two new vehicles in hot-selling categories. It is bringing out a small wagon in the next several months and a family-size sport-utility vehicle in early 2017. Their advent follows last month’s court-approved agreement for Volkswagen to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle emissions-cheating claims by U.S. customers and regulators. The moves aim to resolve the lingering scandal and reverse

States with legal pot have collected more than $1.6 billion since the newest sin taxes went into effect in 2014, with the money paying for everything from public schools to mental health services to programs that deter convicts from re-offending.

Used-vehicle dealers have a new question to answer as more buyers go online to find preowned wheels: Do you deliver? Beepi Inc., a Silicon Valley company selling used vehicles on a mobile app or website, will launch a new service this week that delivers cars to buyers nearly anywhere in the U.S., regardless of where the vehicle currently...

A Junction City biogas plant that’s already received millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies is now more than $325,000 behind on its property tax bill and is fighting Lane County in court over making good on what it owes.

Homeless on-and-off for about three years, Cassandra DeBeck and her partner, Matthew Boyd, this summer moved back into the same Keizer apartment complex where they had lived before, thanks to Salem's Homeless Rental Assistance Program.

For a birthday bash last summer, a group of friends in Oregon rented a bus that wheeled them around Portland while they smoked weed, drank Pabst Blue Ribbon and cranked the Snoop Dogg. They hit a few bars that night, but the vibe on the "Potlandia Experience" bus was way better than anything outside. "It turned into a mobile dance party," said Sweet Summers, who was celebrating her 36th birthday.

ROSEBURG, Oregon — Hannah Miles went to Umpqua Community College to study nursing, hoping to one day work in an emergency room. On Thursday, her classroom became an emergency room when 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer killed 10 people and injured eight. At about 10:30 a.m., Miles said she heard “a yardstick or ruler smacking against a chalkboard.” A fellow student joked that it sounded like a shotgun,

GLIDE, Oregon — Lawrence Levine was a man of letters and fishing. The English teacher at Umpqua Community College – whom 26-year-old Chris Harper-Mercer shot and killed Thursday during a rampage at the school in rural Roseburg – took up residence in a small house on the North Umpqua River, according to the local directory. A cursory

A fatality linked to Tesla Motor Inc.’s Autopilot system has done little to dent confidence in Silicon Valley’s ability to do a better job than traditional auto makers when it comes to development of software for autonomous cars, according to a new AlixPartners LLP survey. The consulting firm surveyed slightly more than 1,500 respondents shortly before the late-June disclosure of the Tesla fatality and then followed up with a revised study after the incident attracted significant attention. In

Nearly two years after Salem city councilors approved short-term rental regulations, more than 88% of Salem Airbnb rentals are operated without city licenses meant to ensure rooms are safe for guests.

SALEM, Ore. — Americans will pay more for pre-cut Christmas trees this year as shortages deepen from the country's top two producers, Oregon and North Carolina.

An Oregon Health Authority drinking water expert recommended against city of Salem staff immediately issuing a do-not-drink notice after toxins were discovered in the water, emails between city and state officials show. The emails contradict statements by the manager of OHA's drinking water program insisting the agency never made such a recommendation. The Statesman Journal obtained the correspondences after filing public records requests with the city of Salem and OHA.