Some 54 million years ago, this entire region of Oregon lay beneath the Pacific Ocean ... to help visitors reflect on the planet’s long history. The fossils at John Day span 40 million years and offer ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The first-ever described fossilized grasshopper nest has been identified after scientists discovered the 29-million-year-old fossil in the John Day Fossil Beds in 2016 ...

A rural Oregon woman filed a $49,500 lawsuit last week after she said a donkey walking along Main Street in her tiny town bit her in the thigh, prompting surgery and leaving her with “a significant ...

Discover the beauty of Oregon's national parks. From Crater Lake to historic trails and monuments, explore the diverse ...

She quickly came up with Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. “A lot of Pacific Northwesterners haven’t even heard of the park, but then you Google it, and it’s a premier destination for ...

Tuesday marked 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits.

It wasn’t that long ago that an Exploding Whale Day seemed like a wild idea, a fever dream born from a viral video pulled out of the depths of Oregon history, but in Florence the event has ...

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(The Columbian files) Steelhead fishing in the John Day arm of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge is open for the first time in several years. The daily limit is two salmon or steelhead, ...

Oregon offers some of the West Coast's most captivating scenery. Moody coastline, lush mountains and mesmerizing waterfalls are abundant, and lucky for travelers, many are easily accessible from ...

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