68-Year-Old Hiker Found Alive After Days Lost Deep in Oregon Wilderness
A camping trip in Oregon’s Mount Jefferson Wilderness turned into a massive search-and-rescue operation this week after a 68-year-old hiker left his campsite near Russell Lake and did not return. For days, John Nelson’s location remained unknown as search crews moved through steep, remote country in the central Cascades. The search eventually expanded to include more than 100 volunteers, emergency personnel and partner agencies, all working through a landscape complicated by dense forest,...
TRAVEL
Oregon is a beautiful destination for travelers who enjoy exploring the great outdoors. With its diverse landscape of mountains, forests, waterfalls, and coastline, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
This Pacific City Pub Feels Like the Kind of Place Where Everybody Knows Your Name
There are plenty of places along the Oregon Coast where you can grab a burger or a basket of fish and chips. But every now and then, you stumble into a place that feels like it's been waiting for...
This Classic Portland Steakhouse Was Once Voted The Best In The City
It started with a million dollar hamburger. Now they sell some of the best steak in Portland.
The Famous Crab Sandwich At This Oregon Coast Shack Is Worth The Drive To Bandon
Some meals are just lunch. Others become part of the memory of a place. On the Oregon coast, those meals usually do not arrive under silver domes or in candlelit dining rooms. They come on...
FOOD & DRINK
Explore Oregon’s food and drink scene – from locally sourced ingredients to craft brews and award-winning wines. Plan your culinary adventure now!
This Small Town Oregon Tavern Has Served the Same Beloved Burger Since the 1950s
There are restaurants that chase every new food trend that comes along. They rebuild their menus, redesign their dining rooms, invent elaborate sauces, and stack burgers so high that eating one...
This Cozy Italian Restaurant In Newport Serves Fresh Pasta Steps From The Ocean
There is a certain kind of hunger that only shows up at the Oregon Coast. It usually arrives after a long walk on the beach, when your shoes are full of sand and your face is a little pink from the...
This Floating Restaurant in Oregon Makes Dinner Feel Like A Summer Getaway
There are certain meals in Oregon that stay with you long after the plates have been cleared. Not because the tablecloth was fancy, or because the chef used words you had to quietly Google under the...
Oregon Just Ranked Among The Worst States To Move To In 2026
ConsumerAffairs.com recently released its ranking of the best and worst states to move to in 2026, and Oregon landed in a spot that will probably make a lot of longtime locals nod, sigh, and say, “Yeah, that sounds about right.” The Beaver State, with its mossy...
Kotek Announces Plan To Unite Oregon This Fourth Of July By Posting Another Divisive Facebook Rant About Trump
SALEM, OR — As Oregonians celebrate the Fourth of July today with fireworks, family barbecues, flags, parades, and the annual tradition of pretending everyone can get along for at least one afternoon, Governor Tina Kotek is marking the holiday with her own bold...
Bombshell Report Reveals Tina Kotek Has Been Quietly Finger-Gunning Oregon For Years
In a development that has sent shockwaves through Oregon’s political class, a newly uncovered series of highly suspicious images appears to show Governor Tina Kotek doing finger guns in a variety of official settings, raising serious questions about how long this has...
Portland Ditches July 4 Fireworks, Adds Emotional Support Tents And Community Cry Circle
PORTLAND, Ore. – While the rest of America spent Independence Day celebrating 250 years of freedom with fireworks, cookouts, parades, and enough red, white, and blue decorations to empty every Party City in the country, Portland reportedly decided to take a more...
Here’s Where To Celebrate Fourth Of July In Oregon As America Turns 250
Oregon knows how to do the Fourth of July. Maybe it is the way fireworks echo across the water in places like Newport, Hood River, and Cascade Locks. Maybe it is the small-town parades where kids wave from decorated bikes and old tractors roll slowly down Main Street....
Kansas Man Identified After Fatal Jump Into Oregon’s Blue Pool
Officials have identified the swimmer who died after jumping into Blue Pool at Tamolitch Falls on Friday evening. According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Kenny Truong of Kansas was visiting the area with friends when he jumped into the water at...
Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes 175 Miles Southwest Of Eugene
Oregon got a little reminder from the Pacific Ocean early Monday morning that yes, we are still very much living in earthquake country. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off the Oregon coast at 4:35 a.m. Monday, shaking an area of the Pacific roughly 175 miles...
Oregon’s Famous Blue Pool Turns Deadly After Swimmer Goes Under
A swimmer has died at Blue Pool at Tamolitch Falls, one of Oregon’s most breathtaking and dangerous natural attractions. The death tragically follows a serious injury, when a woman was airlifted from Blue Pool just last month. According to the Eugene Register-Guard,...
Family’s Wholesome Weekend Plans To Unplug At Lake Cabin Ruined By Lack Of WiFi
What was supposed to be a wholesome family plan to unplug at a lake cabin quickly collapsed into emotional devastation after the Miller family discovered the getaway they had been romanticizing for weeks did, in fact, require them to go without reliable WiFi. The...
These Eerie Hiking Trails In The Pacific Northwest Will Leave You Looking Over Your Shoulder
Ghostly voices echoing through abandoned tunnels, Sasquatch sightings, glowing orbs, and dark histories make these trails just as eerie as they are beautiful.