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What Happened in 1990 When a Massive Etching Appeared in Oregon’s Alvord Desert

What Happened in 1990 When a Massive Etching Appeared in Oregon’s Alvord Desert

by Tyler James | Jan 15, 2025 | Eastern Oregon, Entertainment, Featured, History, Stories, Weird Oregon

In recent months, reports of mysterious lights and so-called drones have captured attention across the United States. From glowing orbs hovering over remote areas to strange aerial formations spotted in Oregon’s vast wilderness, and even in largely populated areas of...
Graffiti on County Jail Wall in Oregon Raises Questions in Unsolved Michael Bryson Case

Graffiti on County Jail Wall in Oregon Raises Questions in Unsolved Michael Bryson Case

by Tyler James | Nov 5, 2024 | Crime & Missing Persons, News

In the early hours of November 3rd, 2024, graffiti appeared on the exterior wall of the Lane County Jail in Eugene, Oregon, reigniting public interest in the case of missing Oregon man Michael Bryson. This development follows a recent article we posted about K9 teams...
Bigfoot is spotted again, this time on a webcam in Washington

Bigfoot is spotted again, this time on a webcam in Washington

by Tyler James | Jan 23, 2020 | Interesting, News

Ah yes. The legend of Bigfoot, the hairy man beast that stands “seven to nine feet tall and weighs between 600 and 900 pounds,” according to the Unnatural Museum of History. Bigfoot has has been making appearances around North America since first being...
Mysterious Photo of Kennedy in Oregon Raises Fascinating Questions

Mysterious Photo of Kennedy in Oregon Raises Fascinating Questions

by Danielle Denham | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured, History, Interesting, News, Portland Stories & Local News, Stories

Mistaken identity? Long lost family? I love a good mystery, and all things Kennedy-related still seem to fascinate even 60-years later. The original attention-grabber from this post in the Forgotten Oregon facebook group was JFK himself. Charming as usual with a...
Mystery fireball falls from sky in Polk County, Oregon

Mystery fireball falls from sky in Polk County, Oregon

by Tyler James | Nov 22, 2019 | Featured, News

Is this the beginning of the apocalypse starting in Oregon? What residents can only describe as “a large fireball” came falling out of the sky yesterday, Nov. 21, 2019, which apparently landed somewhere in the wilderness of southwestern Polk County. My...
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