Oregon Zoo not yet ‘all aboard’ with reviving historic 3-mile train loop

Kathy Goeddel wants people to once again experience the 30-minute train ride from the Oregon Zoo through Washington Park surrounded by wildlife, towering trees and some of Portland’s celebrated past. Goeddel lives nearby and often rode the 3-mile...

Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for July 3

The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 3, 2025, results for each game: Winning Pick 4 numbers from July 3 drawing 1PM: 1-4-2-1 4PM: 7-2-9-0 7PM: 0-8-7-7 10PM: 6-1-8-6 Check Pick 4 payouts...

Oregon Ducks Poised for Two More Commitments in 2026 Class

The Oregon Ducks' 2026 recruiting class has surged from the mid-50s to the top-10 nationally, bolstered by five-star Immanuel Iheanacho and four-star Devin Jackson. Speculation abounds regarding two additional silent commitments, with four-star...

Who’s watching out for Oregon’s historic cemeteries? Sometimes, it’s the neighbor

Flags placed at veterans’ graves will wave on Independence Day, but volunteers who care for Oregon’s nearly 1,650 historic cemeteries are active year-round. In Ashland, Sandra Hendrickson knows the story behind the headstones in the 1868 Hargadine...

Revisiting Oregon Ducks' recruiting needs after latest 5-star commits

The Oregon Ducks have been one of the hottest teams in the nation when it comes to the recruiting trail over the last few days, landing some of the top prospects in the nation and vaulting up the national rankings. On Thursday, both 5-star OT...

Forest Service schedules public meetings across NE Oregon for Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision

Published 6:21 am Friday, July 4, 2025 By Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald Red Mountain, at left, the third-highest peak in the Elkhorn Mountains at 8,928 feet, seen from the slopes of Twin Mountain, the fourth-highest peak at 8,896 feet, on May...

July 4, 2025, military flyover schedule for Independence Day celebrations around Oregon

F-15 Eagle fighter jets out of Portland Air Base are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following locations and times on Friday to commemorate Independence Day: 10:05 a.m. Lake Oswego. 10:08 a.m. Hollywood Neighborhood, Portland. 10:14 a.m....

5-star EDGE puts Oregon Ducks among top schools

Revisiting Oregon Ducks’ remaining recruiting needs after recent string of commitments

The Oregon Ducks have been one of the hottest teams in the nation when it comes to the recruiting trail over the last few days, landing some of the top prospects in the nation and vaulting up the national rankings. On Thursday, both 5-star OT...

Making a Difference: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon harbors safe, positive relationships through mentoring

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- For this month’s ‘21 Cares for Kids: Making a Difference’ spotlight, we're highlighting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon—a youth mentoring network solely supported by donors and volunteers. “The first thing we did is...

5-star EDGE Anthony 'Tank' Jones puts Oregon football among top schools

The Oregon Ducks are in the midst of a summer hot streak on the recruiting trail, landing six commitments over the last month, and four over the last week. Two of these six players are 5-star recruits, with safety Jett Washington and OT Immanuel...

A timeline of the celebrated Oregon Zoo train

U.S. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon in 1959 promised that the Washington Park loop of the Oregon Zoo train would be “the most elaborate and far flung recreation railroad ever built in our land.” Now, advocates are pushing to return to those...

Science Statesman Journal How to see Milky Way in Oregon over Fourth of July weekend

Looking for an alternative to fireworks? Stargazers can catch a cosmic light show this Independence Day when the Milky Way appears in the night sky. The center of our home galaxy, which is composed of billions of stars, is expected to be bright...

Oregon lawmakers failed to find billions for roads. Now what?

It’s been nearly a week since Oregon Democrats’ road-funding hopes imploded, but the fallout from that failure is still hitting home. At the Oregon Department of Transportation, hundreds of workers were expected to begin learning this week that...

Oregon leaders response to passage of Republican reconciliation bill

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued a statement July 3 concerning the passage of the republican reconciliation bill in Congress. Kotek's statement opened her statement with the following: ‘This budget was inked in greed, not human dignity,' Kotek...

Oregon Ducks still have 2 silent commitments

The Oregon Ducks 2026 recruiting class has jumped from just inside the top-50 nationally to the top-10 class in less than a month. That group took a big leap forward this week with the additions of five-star offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho and...

Victim of Springfield knife attack sues Oregon State Hospital

Jeffery Collins is suing Oregon, the Oregon State Hospital, and the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board after being stabbed by Thomas Robert Murphy. Murphy was previously found guilty except for insanity for a 2014 attack, but was released...

Ex-NBA star’s shocking conviction in Oregon

Ben McLemore, the former Kings, Grizzlies, Rockets, Lakers and Blazers guard, has been found guilty of rape and sexual abuse by a jury in Clackamas County, Oregon. The 32-year-old will be sentenced on July 9 for assaulting a 21-year-old woman...

Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson is in red-hot form heading into the Diamond League athletics meeting in Eugene, Oregon

The 8 Best Bars in Portland, Oregon Right Now

Portland’s drinking roots date back to timber times at the turn of the 19th century, when it was a major hub for extractive resource industries from throughout the Pacific Northwest. In more recent years, its resources have turned cultural:...