Oregon

VENICE, Italy - Lost wandering in the Oregon desert for five weeks when the journey should have taken two, low on water, food and patience, a young emigrant played by Michelle Williams says of the group's ego-driven guide: "Is he ignorant, or just plain evil? That's my quandary." Williams' character, Emily Tetherow, was talking about Stephen Meek, a real-life mountain man who led 200 wagons into the Oregon desert in 1845 claiming to know a shortcut through the Cascade Mountains, and ended up instead in an area without water.

PORTLAND (GaeaTimes.com)- Lead vocalist of metal band Early Graves died on Monday when a van carrying two metal bands crashed on Interstate 5 in Oregon.

LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- The popular reality show on TLC "Little People, Big World" which tells the story of the Roloff family residing in Portland, Oregon concluded another of its seasons on Monday night when the fifth season finale episode was aired.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Brandon Roy made a surprising return from knee surgery and scored 10 points, including a key 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers evened their playoff series with the Phoenix Suns at two games apiece with a 96-87 victory on Saturday.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Jason Richardson scored a playoff career-high 42 points and the Phoenix Suns dominated from the start in a 108-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in their first-round series.