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Oregon Ducks Drop Out of AP Top 25 for First Time Since 2022
Oregon started this season at No. 2, with the highest preseason ranking in program history and the expectations that come with it. Five games later, the Ducks are outside the Associated Press Top 25. Sunday’s poll,…
Big Ten Admits Error Hurt Oregon’s Chance to Tie in 17-15 Loss to UCLA
Seven turnovers are difficult enough to stomach on an Oregon football Saturday. Learning afterward that the officials also mishandled the Ducks’ best opportunity to pull even makes a 17-15 loss to UCLA considerably harder to accept.…
Sweet Home, Oregon Man, 54, Fatally Shot Near His Home as Deputies Search for Hunter
After Shooting A 54-year-old Sweet Home man is dead following a shooting Saturday evening, October 10, 2026, and investigators are asking for the public's help locating a hunter they believe fired the fatal shot. The victim…
Octopus Duo Juicebox and Donut Bring a Delightfully Nerdy Twist to the Oregon Coast Aquarium
Meet Juicebox, the four-pound giant Pacific octopus now at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, with a shapeshifter’s name and a planned return to her home reef.
Mount Hood’s Palmer Snowfield Nearly Vanished This Fall. Here’s What Happened
Mount Hood’s Palmer slope was nearly bare before this weekend’s fresh snow. Satellite estimates, glacier research and climbing rangers explain what changed and why a dusting offers little protection.
No Kings Protests Return Across Oregon October 17 With a Push to Vote Early
No Kings events return across Oregon October 17, 2026. Find rally times, locations and organizer links, plus voter registration and ballot deadlines.
Kotek Takes a Narrow Polling Lead as Oregon Prepares to Vote
A new Oregon governor poll puts Tina Kotek ahead of Christine Drazan, 46% to 44%, as ballots prepare to go out. The race remains within the margin of error.