BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Portland State after Jack Payne scored 23 points in Idaho’s 80-67 win over the Sacramento State Hornets. The Vikings are 5-1 in home games. Portland State is second in college basketball with 44.8 points in the paint led by Terri Miller Jr. averaging 8.7.

Lawmakers returning to Salem for the start of the Legislative session this week are being greeted by roadside electronic billboards encouraging them to "Free Eastern Oregon" by moving the Oregon-Idaho border.

I loved Portland but had to leave when it got too expensive and overwhelming. I now happily live in Baker City, a small Oregon town hours away.

The price of crude oil jumped to $80 a barrel last week, and that’s pushing pump prices higher in 45 states, including Oregon, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Global oil prices have soared on concerns of tighter supplies,

Idaho Vandals (7-9, 2-1 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (9-6, 1-1 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Portland State after Jack Payne scored 23 points in Idaho's 80-67 win over the Sacramento State Hornets.

Idaho Vandals (7-9, 2-1 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (9-6, 1-1 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vikings -2.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE ...

Idaho Vandals (7-9, 2-1 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (9-6, 1-1 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Portland State after Jack Payne scored 23 points in ...

BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Portland State after Jack Payne scored 23 points in Idaho's 80-67 win over the Sacramento State Hornets. The Vikings are 5-1 in home games. Portland State is second in ...

CS Bakersfield at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10 p.m. Long Beach St. at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Pacific, 10 p.m. San Diego at Portland, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 10 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego, 10 p.m. Weber St. at Portland St., 10 p.m.

The Oregon Legislature meets Tuesday for a 160-day "long" session, one facing big demands for funding toward some of the state's most pressing problems.

Significant movement took place in the logjam at the top of the West Coast Conference women’s basketball standings last weekend. A week ago six teams were knotted at the top of the WCC. A week later just two remained deadlocked – Gonzaga and Washington State. Both teams swept a pair of games last week to gain a little separation.

Oregonians born today are likely to experience a future of more drought, more rain and less snow under warming average global temperatures due to human-caused climate change. That’s one conclusion