While Harney County residents are asking armed protesters to leave, many locals are sympathetic to their issues. Economists say the root may lie in the west’s rural economy. Harney County is sparsely ...

The "Timber Belt" running from Northern California up through Oregon and into Washington sustained an economic collapse and population loss similar to the "Rust Belt" and "Corn Belt" of the Midwest, ...

In this town of 1,200 people in the southwest corner of Oregon, neighborhoods end where stacks of sprinkler-soaked logs begin. The town is surrounded by four sawmills in the heart of timber country.

The “Timber Belt” running from Northern California up through Oregon and into Washington sustained an economic collapse and population loss similar to the “Rust Belt” and “Corn Belt” of the Midwest, ...

A new report on the economics and demographics of rural Oregon has reached some fascinating conclusions and offers a surprising burst of hope for those of us who worry that the state’s economic ...

Downhill ski resorts in the South Bend area are firing up their snow-making guns when freezing temperatures, plus the right humidity levels, allow. They'd made significant piles of snow more than a ...