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ATHOL, Idaho – A viral TikTok video from Silverwood Theme Park has been making the rounds this week, showing riders on the park’s Spin Cycle attraction suspended upside down longer than expected. The clip, posted by…
SISTERS, Ore. — Wildfire season is showing its teeth across the West, with major blazes raging in both Central Oregon and California’s wine country. Evacuation levels around Sisters are in effect due to the Flat Fire…
SISTERS, Ore. – Central Oregon is facing another major wildfire as the Flat Fire has doubled in size to nearly 19,000 acres as of Saturday morning, according to the Oregon State Fire Dashboard. The fire remains…
Donald Trump Jr. is once again making headlines, this time for remarks tying crime, politics, and the possibility of federal intervention in local police forces. In a recent interview, the president’s eldest son celebrated what he…
BEND, Ore. — The Deschutes River has a new guest star, and no, it wasn’t a kayaker or paddleboarder—it was a Subaru Outback. Around 3:48 a.m. Friday morning, a passerby noticed a set of headlights beaming…
The family of a teenage girl is speaking out after alleging their daughter was sexually abused by 27-year-old Geoffrey Cannon, director of the Oregon Coast Military Museum in Florence. According to reporting from The Register-Guard, the…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Former Vice President Kamala Harris is hitting the road again – this time, not for the White House, but for bookstores across America. Harris will make a stop in Portland this fall as…
SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek is moving ahead with a plan to raise Oregon’s gas tax and payroll tax to help fund the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and prevent layoffs of hundreds of employees.…
After the Supreme Court upheld camping bans, Camas expands its ordinance, citing sanitation and safety, while advocates warn of worsening homelessness amid limited shelter options.
Springfield has lost one of its most beloved pioneers. Sue Kesey, co-founder of Springfield Creamery and the driving force behind the nationally loved Nancy’s Yogurt, has passed away at the age of 86. Sue and her…
One of Oregon’s tallest and most storied trees, the Doerner Fir in Coos County, caught fire on Saturday, Aug. 16. Standing at 325 feet, the massive Douglas fir is among the tallest known in the world,…
EUGENE, Ore. — A small group of pro-Palestinian activists staged a demonstration outside the Hult Center on Friday evening, but their presence did little to affect the thousands of fans who packed the venue for a…
