Reincarnation for Oregon Casket

A historic five-story building in Old Town is expected to become the first vacant downtown building to be converted to housing units. While many have talked about the need to remodel vacant or mostly-vacant downtown for housing, the design and...

Offbeat Oregon: WPA Writers’ Project workers captured snapshot of pioneer Oregon

Published 11:57 am Monday, November 3, 2025 By FINN J.D. JOHN, Offbeat Oregon In 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, the U.S. Congress passed what’s sometimes called the “Second New Deal.” It was a $4.88 billion investment into getting...

Untreated skin cancer leads to 9-hour facial surgery for Oregon construction worker

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A construction worker’s decision to ignore a small spot inside his nostril for six years led to extensive facial reconstruction surgery, highlighting the risks of untreated basal cell carcinoma. Jess Butler, 55, first...

ODFW stocks 50K kokanee in Green Peter Reservoir despite drawdown

Kokanee are coming back to Green Peter Reservoir. Whether they’ll actually stay there for anglers to catch remains an open question. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife stocked 50,000 kokanee fingerlings in the reservoir northeast of Sweet...

Local Cops Aren't Allowed to Help ICE. Did the Feds Dupe Them Into Raids That Rounded Up Immigrants?

For the first half of the summer, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement field office in Medford, Oregon, remained relatively quiet. It was out of the way, tucked up against the regional airport and next to a preschool and an undeveloped...

Exclusive: Crews race the clock as Elmer’s moves into former Shari’s site in Bend

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- We’re just weeks away from Oregon’s own Elmer’s Restaurant opening its newest location in Bend—and KTVZ got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look as construction crews race toward the finish line. The restaurant is taking over...

Oregon SNAP recipients could still face delays as judge orders feds to fund program

Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to use emergency reserve money to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown continues. But Oregon SNAP recipients expecting to get benefits the first...

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden talks federal shutdown, SNAP benefits, Blazers and Trump

The Democrat who's represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate since 1996 sat down with Blair Best to discuss a litany of state and national issues. OREGON, USA — The Story's Blair Best sat down with Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden to talk about a variety of...

Northern lights may be visible due to solar storms | See where

Solar storms may bring colorful auroras to several northern U.S. states Thursday night. The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection that's currently on its way to Earth, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a...

Oregon Golf Industry Drives $2.4 Billion Economic Impact and Supports 18,000 Jobs

New statewide report shows 52% growth since 2019 as golf fuels oregon's jobs, tourism, and tax revenue. By Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Business | October 31, 2025 A new statewide analysis shows that Oregon’s golf industry...

Oregon, Washington SNAP recipients could still face delays as judge orders feds to fund program

Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to use emergency reserve money to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the government shutdown continues. But Oregon and Washington SNAP recipients expecting to get...

Oregon sees largest immigration raid under Trump 2.0 in Woodburn, group says

Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. Federal immigration agents detained at least 30 people headed to work Thursday morning in Woodburn — marking the largest immigration raid in Oregon since President Donald Trump took office in...

We found the 'spirit of America' as we traveled the Oregon Trail.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. ‒ Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them. Over the course of several decades, perhaps as many as 500,000 migrants walked and rode along this risky...

LP Expands into Oregon With Acquisition of Mountain West

LP Insurance Services is expanding into Oregon with the acquisition of Mountain West Insurance Services Inc., based in Salem. The Salem team will continue serving clients throughout the Willamette Valley and beyond. The new LP Insurance Salem...

Week 10 Power Rankings: Oregon jumps into the top 5; three teams join the list

Arch Manning kept the ball on a run-pass option, knowing a big hit was coming his way. The Texas quarterback waited until the last possible second before firing the ball to a leaping Emmett Mosley V in the end zone. Manning's third touchdown pass...

Butternaise Is the Hottest New Condiment—and It Sold Out in 2 Minutes

There are few sandwiches as iconic as the grilled cheese, but despite its seemingly straightforward construction, it can be hard to get it just right. But Tillamook County Creamery Association has the answer. Enter Butternaise, a new condiment...

Manzanita's Spanish Galleon: New Discoveries and a Talk in N. Oregon Coast's Nehalem

Published 11/02/25 at 5:55 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Nehalem, Oregon) - On Saturday, November 15, get ready to have history blast you in the face. Nehalem Valley Historical Society presents “The Beeswax Wreck of 1693” at North...

Bend-La Pine Schools to Relocate Realms Schools in 2026

(Photo courtesy of Bend La Pine Schools) Realms Middle School and Realms High School, which share a leased building in northeast Bend, will relocate to other sites owned by Bend-La Pine Schools after the end of the current school year. The...

Sweet music: Bend’s Breedlove Guitars is donating 75 guitars to six area middle and high schools

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend guitar manufacturer Breedlove Guitars will donate 75 guitars to middle and high schools throughout the Bend-La Pine School District, Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Thursday. "This collaboration between...

WSU offense falls flat in agonizing loss at Oregon State

Colton Clark / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) Washington State's inept offense was the culprit as the Cougars suffered a brutal loss to Oregon State, which was playing under an interim coach and hadn't beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent this...