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SALEM, Ore – Mussel harvesting is now closed from Tillamook Head (south of Seaside) to the north Jetty of the Siuslaw River (Florence) the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced today. Recent mussel samples indicate levels of Paralytic Shellfish...

Temperatures will approach 90 on this hot, dry Sunday in the Portland area, then climb easily into the mid-90s for a sweltering Monday. The National Weather Service forecasts a high of 89 and sunny skies on Sunday. Temperatures will keep climbing Monday, with the potential of topping 95 degrees in...

Unwanted plant growth in Waverly Lake is making its annual summertime comeback, and the Albany parks department will deal with the problem as it did the last two years. The city budget for the coming biennium, which starts July 1, contains for the first time “dedicated funding” for Waverly Lake maintenance, but as...

A Springfield man was sentenced June 27 to five years in prison for his involvement in a 2024 shooting in a Salem Fred Meyer parking lot . Robert Josh Jr., 64, pleaded guilty June 27 to attempt to commit a class A felony and unlawful use of a weapon. Charges of attempted murder, assault and felon in possession of a...

Sometimes, it seems like nothing ever changes. Well, at least the Les Schwab Bowl seems to be that way. In the fourth year of the game’s Team Columbia vs. Team Willamette format, Team Columbia came out the victor for the fourth straight time, topping Team Willamette 34-21 in the 2025 Les Schwab Bowl, played Friday at...

Mariah Johnston is the Statesman Journal's new outdoors journalism intern. She will cover outdoor recreation, public lands, wildfires and other outdoor issues during a 16-week internship that began earlier this summer. Johnston is from Elko, Nevada, and graduated from Linfield University in June with a degree in...

DALLAS (OR) – Jose Manuel Corral-Zavala, 22, was sentenced today by Judge Monte S. Campbell to serve 765 months (63.75 years) in prison for attempting to murder a deputy sheriff, firing upon multiple other law enforcement officers, causing the death of a criminal accomplice, and causing over the $190,000 of damage to...

An upper-level ridge is building into the Desert Southwest. This feature will bring intense heat to portions of Arizona and southern California, particularly by Monday afternoon. Extreme Heat Warnings have been issued for much of the Sonoran Desert, along with the bottom of the Grand Canyon!. Monday looks to be...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Corvallis Knights returned home off of a series win over the Yakima Valley Pippins and winners of seven of their last 10. The Knights welcomed the Cowlitz Black Bears to Goss Stadium. Thanks to a 14 hit performance, the Knights dominated the Black Bears 12-3.

Have you ever wondered about the geography of college gymnastics? You’re not the only one! This is the first installment of a new monthly series, where we’ll answer all of your gymnastics geography questions. These maps will range from informative, to analytical, to light-hearted and fun. For our...