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It always pays to keep one eye on the ocean and one eye on the sand when you’re walking along the beach at the Oregon Coast, a lesson reinforced by some Cannon Beach beachcombers who discovered …

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In an unassuming house in Northwest Portland, for the last two months, visitors have been among the first people in the country to use “magic” mushrooms under a legal state program. …

The three men who died Saturday in a plane crash near Salem were all pilots in the Afghan army who had been evacuated after the U.S. pulled out of the country in 2021 and were working to bring their …

Ask any Oregonian and they will tell you their opinion about McMenamins. Some love it so much it’s a major personality trait. Some hate it so much it feels personal. And then there are …

Is an epic rainy system headed for the Pacific Northwest? Cliff Mass thinks so. Mass is a professor of atmospheric sciences with a popular weather blog and some unpopular opinions, both …

My excellent hair stylist posts violent political memes on Twitter. Should I just look the other way?

Hundreds dressed in drag gathered under high flying rainbow flags in a sunny Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland Saturday for “Expressions: A Celebration of Drag and Transgender Rights.” The free community drag show was held in response to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the United States.

Plus, Portland Cider Co. reopens its Clackamas taproom with a full food menu and cider cocktails.

Skiers can skip the drive and take the bus from Portland up to Government Camp.