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In 2023, on a weekend in the Willamette Valley, a Lyft driver planted a paradox in my mind. I was headed to Okta, which at that moment was the most talked-about tasting-menu restaurant in the state. The driver didn’t precisely roll his eyes when I mentioned it but performed a flutter of the palpebra all the same. “I...

Dogs scratching their ears incessantly or cats over-grooming their bellies are tell-tale signs of a flea problem. Pet owners in Eugene know the struggle well. More: Any hotel can have bedbugs. How travelers can avoid bringing them home. If these signs sound familiar to you, here’s what you need to know about fleas...

Coming off a devastating walk off loss on Thursday, the Corvallis Knights were looking to get back in the win column hosting the Yakima Valley Pippins. Thanks to a nine run fourth inning the Knights delivered a statement 13-3 win. Prior to both teams stepping on the field, Oregon State...

Things are going to look a little different in Three Rivers League girls cross country this year. Five of the league’s top 10 district finishers graduated last year, including top-three finishers Chloe Huyler of Lakeridge (she was the TRL and Class 6A champion), Hannah Huyler of Lakeridge and Ana Peters of Lake Oswego.

We are teeming with anticipation to cover fall camp later this week. In the meantime, here is a refresh on Oregon State's coaching staff in 2025. This piece focuses on the quality control coaches & graduate assistants.

It’s always fun when a new race pops up on the calendar—especially when it’s in a city like Salem that’s been quietly turning into a running hotspot. Sure, Portland runners have no shortage of weekend race options. But it’s the smaller and mid-sized cities where new races feel a bit more special. And in the case of...

Three-acre conflagration takes flame near Ribbon Ribbon Road on Sunday afternoon. Crews from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue responded to a field fire Sunday afternoon near Newberg. According to a release from the agency, the three-acre fire took flame around 2 p.m. near Ribbon Ridge Road. “The fire started moving...

LEBANON, Ore. – The Lebanon Fire Department may shut down their life jacket loaner station program as the borrow-and-return life jackets continue to be stolen or unreturned. Lebanon opens these life jack kiosks at the beginning of summer, having them available at Waterloo County Park and Gill's Landing RV Park.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office ended its seasonal Marine Patrol program on Monday, according to a Facebook post.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Salem authorities identified the victim of a deadly train collision that happened on Saturday morning as Robert Ivar Jeffers, a 66-year-old resident of Salem. Salem Police responded on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. near the intersection of McGilchrist Street and Pringle Road SE. The collision was...