Topic: The Oregonian

'Tsunami fish' story: Flooded boat. A 4,500 mile trip.

Five live Japanese beakfish wash up in Washington State after a cross-Pacific ride from Japan in a tsunami-wrecked boat. The Japanese beakfish survived in a flooded bait box.

Girl Scouts hoax rallies town to buy pranked troops' cookies (+video)

Girl Scouts hoax left a Portland troop with 6,000 extra boxes of cookies, the result of an Internet prank order. But the community rallied to buy the cookeis and help the troop recover from the Girl Scouts hoax. 

Oregon mall shooting: Another case of a gunman firing at random (+video)

The young man who fired into a crowd of holiday shoppers at Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday aimed randomly at 'anyone who was in his line of sight,' the county sheriff says.

Oregon shooting: Panicked people run from mall

An active shooter remained at large after shooting several people at a Portland, Oregon area shopping mall on Tuesday. While searching for the shooter, police and SWAT teams urged shoppers to evacuate the mall.  

$2.1 million tax refund? It's bogus. Scammer gets prison.

$2.1 million tax refund from Oregon was flagged by auditors but got processed anyway. Woman who received the $2.1 million tax refund gets 5-1/2 year prison sentence.

BYU basketball player suspended: sports world shocked – and impressed

The BYU basketball player suspended for the season Tuesday broke the BYU honor code by having sex with his girlfriend. Sports writers are shocked but respect the school for sticking to its values – even though the decision could spoil a potentially historic season.

Baseball books: 9 personal favorites

Baseball has been very very good to books. Sure, people like to read about football, basketball, and even (gasp) golf. But no professional athletes seem to have inspired as many words between covers as the boys of summer. The sheer volume of baseball books makes it hard to put together any kind of "best of" list. But I decided to give it a try, enlisting the help of two professional sportswriters (both women, for a fresh perspective). They suggested three personal favorites and then I added three of my own.

Classic review: Paul Newman: A Life

An enduring portrait of one of America's most beloved actors.

New green wonder: the Hanging Gardens of ... Portland?

A portion of Oregon's federal stimulus money is being used to create the world's largest 'living wall.'

Paul Newman: A Life

A nonprurient, endearing portrait of one of America’s most beloved actors.

Business begins to see profit in going green

Investments in clean technology rises as companies find going green can be good for the bottom line.

Business begins to see profit in going green

Investments in clean technology rises as companies find going green can be good for the bottom line.

New research raises concern on biofuel safety

Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they seem.

New research raises concern on biofuel safety

In U.S., Al Gore has more company on climate change now

As the climate debate shifts away from the blame game, there's a growing interest in climate-action strategy.