A man accused of trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from Portland’s downtown waterfront pleaded not guilty Monday, two days after the child’s parents and several bystanders were left to do the job of protecting her themselves. Daniel…
A peaceful summer evening at Yellowstone National Park turned into a frightening emergency when a massive bull bison charged an older man walking with his grandson, struck him with its horn, and hurled him several feet into the…
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. — Pausing at a sweeping overlook surrounded by snowcapped peaks, old-growth forest, and a vast mountain valley, local hiker Brandon Mercer reportedly removed his shirt and struck a glorious hands-on-hips pose Sunday to…
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — A local black-tailed deer captured a remarkable photograph Saturday morning of an Oregon Coast visitor taking what witnesses confirmed was her 47th nearly identical selfie in front of Haystack Rock. The deer, identified by…
A camping trip in Oregon’s Mount Jefferson Wilderness turned into a massive search-and-rescue operation this week after a 68-year-old hiker left his campsite near Russell Lake and did not return. For days, John Nelson’s location remained unknown as…
There is a moment on the hike toward Broken Top when Central Oregon seems to change worlds. The familiar forest begins to thin. Meadows open beneath an enormous sky. The ground becomes lighter, dustier, and increasingly volcanic. Ahead,…
Long before lawyers, protective orders and viral YouTube videos entered the picture, this was a story about a father, a son and a collection built over many years. Bryan Mansell and his 83-year-old father owned a remarkable assortment…
Long before the first race car rolls onto the clay, Cottage Grove Speedway is already beginning to stir. Trailers pull into the grounds. Crews unload cars assembled and maintained through countless hours in garages and workshops. Drivers walk…
There are restaurants that chase every new food trend that comes along. They rebuild their menus, redesign their dining rooms, invent elaborate sauces, and stack burgers so high that eating one requires a strategy meeting. Then there are…
Oregon may be known for its forests, coastline, farm country, outdoor beauty, and fiercely local small businesses, but a new national business ranking paints a much less flattering picture of the state’s economic climate. In CNBC’s 2026 “America’s…
There is something about Prineville that has always felt a little different from the rest of Oregon. It is not quite Bend, not quite the Willamette Valley, and not quite the wide-open ranch country farther east. It sits…
There are certain store names that hit an entire generation right in the memory. Sam Goody is one of them. For millions of Americans who grew up before streaming took over everything, Sam Goody was not just a…
