by Tyler James | Jun 28, 2025 | News, Politics
A major transportation funding proposal in the Oregon Legislature has stalled, marking a significant development in the 2025 session. House Bill 2025, a large-scale transportation package aimed at raising billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements, failed to...
by Tyler James | Jun 28, 2025 | News, Portland
Governor Tina Kotek has officially signed off on Senate Bill 110, greenlighting up to $800 million in public funding to help finance a Major League Baseball stadium in Southwest Portland. The money would come from income taxes paid by future players and some team...
by Tyler James | Jun 27, 2025 | Humor, News, Satire
PORTLAND, OR — In a bold display of civic unity, city officials have announced the scheduled public beheading of a local man at sunset tonight in Pioneer Courthouse Square after he reportedly uttered the inflammatory phrase: “Let’s hear both sides.” The man,...
by Tyler James | Jun 26, 2025 | News
It was supposed to be a regular night of country nostalgia at the Skagit Valley Casino in Bow, Washington. But for LeAnn Rimes — and the lucky fans who witnessed it — the night took an unexpectedly hilarious turn when the country music star lost her front teeth...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Jun 25, 2025 | Featured, Interesting, News, Not Satire
Beachgoers in Manzanita will now find a quieter, more pedestrian-friendly shoreline experience. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission has officially banned vehicles from the beach stretching between Oswald West and Nehalem Bay state parks, a move that covers the...
by Tyler James | Jun 25, 2025 | News
On June 23, 2025, the Trump administration officially repealed the federal “roadless rule,” a 24-year-old policy that had restricted logging and road construction on large swaths of national forestland. The change opens roughly 2 million acres in Oregon to potential...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Jun 24, 2025 | Events, News
Discover the best 4th of July 2025 events across Oregon, from parades and festivals to fireworks and drone shows. Find family-friendly celebrations happening statewide. From drone shows to hometown parades, Oregon’s Independence Day celebrations in 2025 offer...
by Tyler James | Jun 23, 2025 | History
If you’ve never heard of the flood that wiped Oregon’s second-largest city off the map, you’re in for one of the most shocking and little-known stories in the state’s history. The city was called Vanport, and in 1948, it was home to nearly 18,500 people — until a...
by Tyler James | Jun 23, 2025 | News
On Sunday, June 22, protests were held in multiple Oregon cities—including Eugene, Portland, Hillsboro, and Beaverton—in response to President Donald Trump’s recent authorization of U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. In Eugene, approximately 100...
by Tyler James | Jun 22, 2025 | Humor, News, Satire
EAGLE CREEK, OR — A peaceful day of fishing took a harrowing turn for local man Doug Harper after he accidentally reeled in a screaming woman identified only as Karen, who immediately began berating him for “murdering aquatic citizens” and “violating the lake’s safe...
