You truly cannot make this stuff up. A man facing child rape and sexual abuse charges in Marion County was released on bail in Oregon — and later arrested by federal agents at Portland International Airport while allegedly…
There is something unmistakable about the smell of wood smoke drifting through a neighborhood before most people have poured their first cup of coffee. In Northeast Portland, that scent has been part of the morning air since 2006.…
Every spring, on the Oregon Episcopal School campus in southwest Portland, there’s a day that doesn’t feel like a normal school day. People gather. A bell tower stands quiet and tall. A few words are spoken, then names…
One of the true greats is gone. Legendary actor Robert Duvall — whose unforgettable performances shaped films like The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lonesome Dove, and one of my personal favorites, Falling Down — has…
CORVALLIS, OR — In a groundbreaking study that absolutely no one asked for, researchers confirmed Tuesday that the average Oregonian owns approximately 47 reusable grocery bags, yet continues to stand at checkout saying, “Oh… I forgot them,” before…
There are places you go for dinner, and then there are places you go for a feeling. In Bend, that feeling still lives at Dandy’s Drive-In. Dandy's in 1968 There are places you go for dinner, and then…
This is the kind of behavior that makes you stop and ask what on earth is going through someone’s head. On Friday evening in Salem, a man reportedly got into a dispute with a store clerk at U.S.…
A Benton County Grand Jury has indicted a 17-year-old girl on a charge of first-degree manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed a 20-year-old Oregon State University student and seriously injured another. The indictment stems from a…
There’s a moment when you reach the top of the staircase at Lava River Cave and feel the air rising from below. It’s cold, steady, and carries that faint mineral scent that tells you this isn’t just another…
There are some places that fade quietly into history. And then there are places that refuse to die because too many people still remember exactly how they sounded. I was born in 1981, which means I just missed…
Some days on the Oregon coast feel like they’re meant for surprises, and discovering J’s Fish & Chips was exactly that kind of day. It’s the kind of place you could drive past a dozen times without a…
There are places that feel like destinations. And then there are places that feel like they belong to you. The Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System is not flashy, but it's also one of the first of its kind…
