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Pelican Brewing has opened in Yachats on the Central Oregon Coast, and the blue whale mural from LeRoy’s Blue Whale is still there. The pub soft-opened September 18, 2026, and holds its grand opening ribbon cutting…
The Forest Service is proposing to log about 5,000 acres of the Deschutes National Forest near Sisters under the Trump administration’s effort to accelerate post-fire recovery work. According to KLCC’s reporting, timber representatives support the proposal,…
Oregon Just Approved the Purchase of Abiqua Falls, and I Never Thought I’d See This Day I’ve hiked to Abiqua Falls for years, and I never gave much thought to who owned it. You drive deep…
A woman was arrested Thursday night in Eugene after allegedly trying to set fire to a tent with a mother and daughter inside, according to Eugene Police. At approximately 11:20 p.m. on September 17, the mother…
Portland’s largest overnight-only homeless shelter has closed, almost exactly one year after it opened in the Pearl District as a major piece of the city’s effort to get more people sleeping indoors. The Northrup Shelter could…
There are certain people who become so woven into American culture that it’s hard to imagine the world without them. Dolly Parton was one of those people. Now, just weeks after the legendary singer, songwriter, actress,…
A new manslaughter indictment names Elizabeth “Libby” Gibson, whose remains have not been found. The case’s history includes years of investigation, a disputed early-release narrative and troubling reports about supervision. Elizabeth “Libby” Gibson’s siblings described a…
A new federal lawsuit is challenging Oregon’s restrictions on visiting gun owners, opening another legal fight while the state’s long-running dispute over Measure 114 remains unresolved. Filed September 11, the case questions whether Oregon can exclude…
UPDATE: We’re relieved and happy to share that Emmalynn “Emma” Slaughter has been found and is home safe. Thank you to everyone who shared her story, kept an eye out, and helped spread the word. A…
Louie paced endlessly. Nasha was found soaked in urine in a dark den. Lyla desperately wanted to get away. Bently had been declawed and lived with severe arthritis. More than a year after their rescue from…
On any given morning in Oregon, thousands of us pull out of our driveways without thinking much about the trail we leave behind. We head across Springfield for groceries, merge onto Beltline for work, drive into…
A Coos County judge on Tuesday sentenced Brian Scott Tenney, the former owner of West Coast Game Park Safari near Bandon, to 90 months in Oregon Department of Corrections custody—7½ years—in a case that began with…
