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NEWPORT, Ore. — A routine crabbing trip turned tragic Sunday afternoon when the F/V Das Bug, a Newport-based fishing vessel, capsized and sank near the entrance of the Yaquina Bay jetty. The U.S. Coast Guard said…
ONTARIO, Ore. – The family of 39-year-old Skye Thiel is desperately searching for answers after she vanished in early July, and Ontario police have now launched an official missing person investigation. According to the Ontario Police…
Two years after 22-year-old Kristin Smith’s body was discovered in a wooded area of Southeast Portland, her family is one step closer to justice. On Tuesday, Multnomah County prosecutors announced that Jesse Lee Calhoun, already accused…
A 55-year-old man was arrested Monday morning after allegedly attempting to abduct a toddler at Skinner Butte Park in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene Police responded to the park at 248 Cheshire Avenue around 10:11 a.m. on August…
Editor’s Note: August 5, 2026 marked the six-year anniversary of the day Michael Bryson disappeared. This update includes information gathered during a 2025 phone interview I conducted with Michael’s parents, Tina and Parrish Bryson. It has…
UPDATE: Alivia Provencio has been located and is safe, according to Eugene Police. Thank you to everyone who shared and helped spread the word. EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department is asking for the public’s…
While we usually shine a spotlight on the beauty of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, this heartbreaking story out of Arkansas deserves our attention—especially for those of us who spend time in the outdoors. Over the…
The search for six people who were swept over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River Saturday afternoon has taken another heartbreaking turn. On Monday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that divers recovered the body of…
The Deschutes River is one of Central Oregon’s crown jewels. Each summer, thousands of people flock to its waters to float, kayak, fish, and soak in the rugged beauty of tumbling waterfalls and lava rock canyons.…
A decades-old mystery in southern Oregon may finally be coming to a close. Authorities say a northern California man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Teresa Peroni, an Oregon woman who vanished over…
A mountain biker who vanished near Mount Hood National Forest has been found alive after an incredible six-day survival ordeal—and in true Oregon fashion, he walked out of the woods, loaded up his bike, and drove…
It’s been five years to the day since Fauna Frey, a 45-year-old woman from Dexter, Oregon, vanished without a trace in the mountains of Josephine County. Her case remains unsolved; an open wound for her family,…
