The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

A decorated Vietnam War pilot, Rutan died Friday evening at a hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was 85. His friend Bill Whittle says he died on his own terms, declining a second night of oxygen after suffering a severe lung infection. “He played an airplane like someone plays a grand piano,” said Burt Rutan of his brother, who was often described as has having a velvet arm because of his smooth flying style.

Police data shows downtown incidents are have fallen dramatically.

Five Democrats and three Republicans will vie for their party’s nomination in the May 21 primary.

Now that the Oregon Department of Agriculture has pulled its approval of a water permit for the proposed industrial chicken operation, the project near Scio is on hold for at least six months. What form the proposed facility will finally take is uncertain.

Cody Denewith was booked in Clackamas County Jail this week.

The driver faces reckless driving, driving under the influence of intoxicants and other charges.

The state bar is seeking to strip veteran lawyer Derek Ashton of his license to practice law in Oregon. The hearing began Tuesday and is continuing.

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken on Tuesday denied the state's motion.

The high-profile race has shattered fundraising records for the district attorney position in Oregon’s most populous county.

Jane and Ed Kim's close relationship has blossomed since they began their social media ventures as The Korean Mama two years ago in Portland.

Only five of the 12 Multnomah County circuit judges running for re-election bothered to file a statement in the Voters' Pamphlet, the editorial board writes. The failure to provide basic information treats voters as if they are superfluous to judges' continuing on in their $174,108-a-year jobs.

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