Just over a week after West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon made headlines for appalling animal neglect and the seizure of over 300 animals, the story has taken an even more shocking turn. New evidence reveals that the park may have been a hub for serious criminal...
In a time when it's easy to focus on the negatives, we at That Oregon Life want to pause and give a sincere thank you to the Lincoln City Police Department for doing what truly matters: protecting our children. Over the past several months, Lincoln City officers have...
Nearly 15 years after Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, the case is receiving renewed attention. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, in collaboration with Gresham Police detectives, has been working over the past year to...
Writing this has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, as my eyes start to tear, and I take another deep breath trying to push forward. For 27 years, I’ve carried the weight of that day quietly — but today, for the first time, I’m sharing my personal story....
It’s been just a few days since we published our piece, “Camel Euthanized, Starving Lion Exposed as Oregon’s Worst Roadside Zoo Finally Gets Raided,” and now the full scope of horror at the West Coast Game Park Safari is coming into focus. As of May 18, following a...
EUGENE, Ore. – In a moment that reaffirms our faith in good people standing their ground, justice has officially been served in Eugene. Back in October 2024, a quiet night at a local convenience store on Commons Drive turned into a nightmare when 21-year-old Noah...
Let’s stop sugarcoating this. The West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, Oregon, is not a zoo — it’s a decades-long embarrassment where animals suffer for tourist selfies. During my 2022 trip to Bandon, I refused to spend a single dime there, and I stand by that...
On Mother’s Day 2017, the small Oregon town of Estacada was shattered by a crime so gruesome it seemed ripped from a horror film. Inside the Harvest Market Thriftway, shoppers and employees were left frozen in disbelief as a blood-soaked man walked through the front...
Following a three-day search for two Portland men who went missing while seeking Sasquatch in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the Skamania County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue (SAR) team has been dealt a significant setback. Upon concluding the search,...
Two drivers have been formally indicted in connection with a hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a Portland woman in late September. A Multnomah County grand jury handed down the indictments on Wednesday, Nov. 29, against 39-year-old Julio C. Salazar-Arias...
LA GRANDE, OR – Residents of La Grande woke up to unsettling news today as an armed robbery took place in the early hours at a home on the 700 block of F Avenue. According to the La Grande Police Department (LGPD), the incident occurred at approximately 5:27 AM on...
Early Monday morning in southern Oregon, a routine traffic stop on I-5 took a dangerous turn. At around 8 a.m., an Oregon State Police trooper, accompanied by a K-9 unit, pulled over a semi-truck cab for a minor traffic violation in Jackson County. What started as a...