• Northwest computer detectives dig up digital clues
Once the evidence arrives at the heavily secured lab, it is bagged in bright pink plastic bags, sealed and assigned to a forensic examiner.

• Voters league gets a new voice
In a year of barriers being broken by Democratic presidential candidates, a Portlander is about to break another glass ceiling in the political world.

• The rush is over but Greenhorn is still treasured
GREENHORN -- The gravel roads leading to Greenhorn, Oregon's smallest, highest and most remote incorporated city, finally are clear of snowdrifts.

• For Vancouver family, it's home but without a father
VANCOUVER -- The only one missing Sunday when Army Cpl. Jeremiah Johnson's family got the keys to their brand new house was Johnson himself.

• Eye-popping, jaw-dropping fun
Portland's Grand Floral Parade may have fancier floats, but no way, no how, does it have the eye-popping power of the Portland Pride Parade.

• Is Clackamas County land-use ruling a bellwether?
A judge's ruling in a Clackamas County lawsuit may become a legal touchstone as courts determine whether 30- and 40-lot subdivisions are permitted in rural Oregon, including the heart of the Willamette Valley's wine country.