SEASIDE, Ore. – A massive ocean oddity that washed up on a northern Oregon beach last week turned out to be a recently discovered species of sunfish, according to the local aquarium. According to the Seaside Aquarium, a 7.3-foot sunfish was found on Gearhart Beach, north of Seaside, Oregon, on June 3. “Initially, this large, […]
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Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured
SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — A rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, injuring at least three people before wranglers caught up with it, officials said. The crowd at the 84th Sisters Rodeo in the city of Sisters was singing along with Lee Greenwood’s […]
See the rare, 7-foot sunfish that washed ashore in northern Oregon
A rare hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore in northern Oregon Monday, with the massive fish surprising local residents. The over seven-foot sunfish, also known as Mola tecta, was found on Gearhart Beach in the seaside city of Gearhart approximately 80 miles northwest of Portland, according to a Thursday Facebook post by the Seaside Aquarium in nearby […]
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Pride flag in window of Oregon library apparent target of BB gun attack
A Pride flag that hung in the window of an Oregon library was the apparent target of BB gun fire amid Pride month and a growing wave of anti-LGBTQ+ measures from US legislatures. In a Facebook statement on Wednesday, the Newberg public library in Newberg, Oregon, said that around 7.10pm, a BB gun was fired […]
Dog runs four miles to get help for owner who crashed car in Oregon ravine
A dog ran four miles to get help for his owner who crashed his car into a ravine in Oregon – and was ultimately rescued because of the animal’s heroics, according to authorities. The case unfolded as Brandon Garrett was driving himself and his four dogs north on US Forest Service Road 39 in Baker […]
Oregon Dog Runs Miles to Alert Owner’s Family After Car Crash
On June 2, Oregon resident Brandon Garrett got into a car crash while traveling to a camping site. He was in the vehicle with four dogs, one of whom ran four miles to save their human and siblings after the crash. The canine ran to the campsite to alert Garrett’s family members. They then called […]
Oregon library shot at with pellet gun after displaying pride flag, police say
A pride flag displayed at a library in Newberg, Oregon, was shot at with a pellet gun this week, according to police, who are investigating it as a possible hate crime. The alleged act of vandalism marks the latest in a slew of similar attacks across the country within days of the start of Pride […]
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Monmouth Avenue is closed on the Western Oregon University campus. Why is that?
This is part of an ongoing series answering “Why is that?” questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why is Monmouth Avenue N on the Western Oregon University campus closed? We have the answer. But first, a little history about the state’s oldest public university. The background: Western Oregon began as a private institution in 1856, […]
Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain to Oregon before temperatures spike toward 90s
Oregon is forecast to see some wild weather swings between very wet and very hot over the coming week as summer gets underway with a bang. ‘Atmospheric river’ to hammer valley, mountains The National Weather Service expects 1 to 1.5 inches of rain in the Willamette Valley, and 2 to 3 inches in the mountains, […]
Oregon Employment Department acknowledges inferior customer service, hiring push to help
David Gerstenfeld, director of the Oregon Employment Department, told lawmakers the percent of Oregonians getting their first unemployment checks within three weeks dropped before the conversion to a new online system in March. The Oregon Employment Department director acknowledged inferior customer service with hundreds of phone calls on hold for more than an hour and […]