When you look at where the supply of and demand for coal are, it's not hard to understand why there's such a push for exports, here in the Pacific Northwest.

Portland State University has already taken steps to reduce tobacco use on its downtown campus. Now the school is challenging itself to become entirely smoke-free by 2016.

Federal across-the-board budget cuts known as “sequestration” are set to slice more than $23 million from Oregon schools and pre-schools.

Oregon Health and Science University has announced a hiring freeze for the immediate future.