Oregon

Oregon’s DEQ is relaunching the “Bad Apple” campaign, to encourage people to reduce the amount of edible food they throw away.  The DEQ’s Elaine Blatt said the on-air and online campaign is just in time for the holiday feasting season.   “We focus on mainly rais...

Cow mutilations date back many years and what makes them so mysterious is the fashion in which the cows are mutilated – tongues and sex organs removed, jawbone skinned, and other lacerations that could only be made with a precision-style instrument. 'Unsolved Mysteries' looks at who or what is causing the mutilations. Some say it's being done by those not of this world.

If you're preparing Thanksgiving dinner this week, make sure you have these top PNW dishes planned for the table.

The Twin Pillars hike in Oregon is a scenic trail located in the Mill Creek Wilderness area of the Ochoco National Forest. This hike is well-known for its unique rock formations, known as the Twin Pillars, which are towering volcanic spires.

Imagine stepping up to the edge of a 102-foot waterfall, jumping off, maintaining a pose for as long as you can, and landing head-first into the water pool below. That’s exactly what Asbjorg Nesje of Norway did at Abiqua Falls in Oregon.

Did you get to go to Thrill-Ville USA before they permanently closed the Oregon theme park in 2007?

While the Columbia River is a central part of Washington and Oregon's economy and ecosystems, few know just how deep it really is.

A must-see at Fort Stevens State Park is Battery Russell. Named after General David A. Russell, who was killed in action during the Civil War, the Battery, which took about a year to build, was finished in 1904. Parts of Fort Stevens are reportedly "haunted" and were featured on the Travel Channel TV show, "Ghost Adventures", in 2018.

The U.S. Forest Service is looking to shore up its wildland firefighting force in the Pacific Northwest.  Recruitment events will take place across Oregon next month, with stops in Bend, Sandy and La Grande on September 12th, in an effort to hire a couple hundred permanent seasonal positions.   “...

Fact check: did an Oregon man really get dissolved in a Yellowstone hot spring?