1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (1728+ words) by Tyler James | Sep 1, 2026 | Adventures, Entertainment, Events, Lincoln City, News, Oregon Coast There are plenty of reasons to wander an Oregon beach in late October. The Pacific gets moodier, fall storms begin rolling in with more frequency, and those gray…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) Stay on the established route and keep every pet out of the preserve. The open plateau offers little shade and contains sensitive wildflower habitat. Updated August 2026: Rowena Plateau is the easy, flower-filled trail at Tom McCall Preserve above the Columbia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1857+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized Oregon trails range from short waterfall walks and mossy coastal paths to exposed desert climbs and remote mountain routes. This statewide guide highlights 37 memorable options across the coast, Cascades, Columbia River Gorge, Willamette Valley, Southern…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (656+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 31, 2026 | Crime & Missing Persons, News A Saturday evening in Eugene turned frightening for several people after police say a man drove through a west Eugene neighborhood, pointed a gun at multiple drivers and was connected to reports…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1052+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 31, 2026 | Events, Lincoln City, News, Oregon Coast This year brings one especially important change. The festival is temporarily moving away from its traditional home at D River State Recreation Site and heading to the beach beside Chinook…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1595+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 30, 2026 | History, Salem Oregon didn’t wake up one morning and decide to abandon people with serious mental illness. The truth is harder than that. For generations, this state locked thousands of people inside sprawling institutions. Some residents…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (1264+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 25, 2026 | Entertainment, Eugene, Music, News, Willamette Valley Long before Dolly Parton became one of the most recognizable voices in American music, she arrived in Eugene as a young country singer who was tired, homesick and struggling to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (748+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 23, 2026 | Crime, News An early morning 911 call about a vehicle fire outside Forest Grove has developed into a major homicide investigation after authorities discovered five people dead on a rural Washington County property. Several domestic animals were…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (990+ words) BEND, OR — In what city officials are calling a long-overdue effort to “protect Bend’s visual identity,” the Bend City Council is reportedly considering a new ordinance that would prohibit vehicles from operating within city limits unless they are equipped with…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1196+ words) by Tyler James | Aug 22, 2026 | News, Wildlife Nearly 14,000 birds have died in a growing botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, just south of the Oregon border, and the timing could hardly be worse. As of August 20, at least 13,730 birds…...