Mark Newberger's garden on Mount Ashland features native plant species that support monarch butterflies and other pollinators ...

Nearly 2,000 acres are identified as available for purchase for the development of housing. Here's why environmentalists say ...

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This is perhaps the most consequential week of the 2026 recruiting cycle to date. From Tuesday night to Thursday morning, 20 of the nation's top high school quarterbacks convened in Southern ...

As Oregon’s capital city, Salem offers big-city amenities with a much smaller price tag than Portland. The cost of living ...

Beaverton might be the Portland area’s best-kept secret for retirees. Just seven miles west of Portland, you get big city perks without the big city price tag. The housing costs here are much lower ...

The American Midwest is known for many quirks, from its bars on basically every corner to its hilarious obsession with cheese ...

Discover the enchanting landscapes of Silver Falls State Park, situated near Silverton, Oregon. As the state's largest park, it encompasses over 9,000 acres and features the renowned Trail of Ten ...

Riders in the National Pony Express Association’s annual Re-Ride traveled through western Nebraska on June 18, facing delays due to the intense heat, high elevation, uphill stretches that exhaust hors ...

Democrats, and a few Republicans, said the strikes were unconstitutional, and demanded more information in a classified ...

Most, when prodded, give a playful shrug at the curious phenomenon at Long Island's Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy ...

Swaths of the Sawtooth Mountains, regions bordering national forests, popular local hiking trails, wildlife habitats and other public lands totaling over 21 million acres in Idaho alone, could ...