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If you’re old enough to remember rewinding the tape from a cassette with a pencil, you were raised in a one-of-a-kind musical landscape. The cassettes may be a thing of the past, like their 8-track predecessors, but the music they contained lives on. In fact, it’s celebrated each July in Canby.

Oregon’s top court has declined to compel the social media giant Meta to release records that could be relevant to a Salem man’s upcoming murder trial. Justices for the Oregon Supreme Court wrote in a recent briefing that attorneys representing David Ayon-Urbano had not yet proved that the high court’s “extraordinary”

On a bike ride along the Albany riverfront Sunday night, I stopped at a vacant lot the city has owned since 2013. There was nothing to see on the one-acre lot other than tall grass already dried out this early in the summer. Albany got the BNSF railroad to hand...

Woodburn, OR — Woodburn has been recognized as one of just 10 winners nationwide of the 2026 All-America City Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors recognizing communities that demonstrate innovation, civic engagement, and inclusive collaboration. Presented by the National Civic League, the award celebrate

Food is a portrait of the American dream and the American struggle. As the United States commemorates its semiquincentennial, Lookout Eugene-Springfield traced the iconic foods and culinary figures that have shaped Eugene and Lane County — in the past 250 years and beyond. The bounty. It’s difficult to condense...

Looking for nostalgic diners in Oregon that feel like a trip back in time?. These 7 diners serve up classic comfort food and old-school charm that’ll make you smile!. 1. Kristi’s 50’s Cafe (Lebanon) Walk up to Kristi’s 50’s Cafe in Lebanon, and you’ll immediately notice the...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – June 30, 2026 — 2 Towns Ciderhouse earned two of the Northwest Cider Cup's highest honors, receiving Large Cidermaker of the Year and Best of Show for its limited-release 15th Anniversary Cider. In addition to producing the competition's top overall cider, the cidery earned ten more medals across a wi

A bat found on a Benton County property has tested positive for rabies, marking the first confirmed rabies case in a Benton County bat this year, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Benton County Health Department. The bat was discovered June 15 by a resident who believed it may...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new business in the heart of Oregon wine country represents a new vision for hospitality in the Willamette Valley. A celebrated Pacific Northwest chef behind beloved Carlton restaurant Hayward is opening Lucky Duck, a new corner store and cafe dedicated to quality food and expressive goods. Ow

SALEM, OR — Marion County sent a formal letter on June 29 to Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Director Dr. Sejal Hathi urging the state agency to reverse a series of recent administrative rule changes that endanger staff, patients, and the community, while increasing costs and undermining the effectiveness of mental healt