Oregon

October is Farm to School Month and many Oregon schools will be taking part.  One goal of the Farm to School program is to get locally grown and caught food to kids in schools.   "Basically, the program works by helping connect producers and ranchers and processors to schools across the state to help them get their products into schools," said Amy Gilroy with the Oregon Department of Agr

If you’ve ever been on an Oregon or Washington coast beach during a storm, then you know how majestic and magical it can be, and it's even more magical when you're watching from a cozy beach cabin. The King Tides are coming soon - better book that beach getaway now.

Cow mutilations date back many years and what makes them so mysterious is the fashion in which the cows are mutilated – tongues and sex organs removed, jawbone skinned, and other lacerations that could only be made with a precision-style instrument. 'Unsolved Mysteries' looks at who or what is causing the mutilations. Some say it's being done by those not of this world.

A recent study by the University of Illinois determined farmland continues to disappear across the U.S.  The study from Farmdoc said land in farms declined in each region of the country and was led by pastureland.  The decline in pastureland was likely facilitated by a growth in livestock confinement operations.  Planted cropland ...

A case out of Oregon, in which a woman froze puppies to feed to her snakes, has animal lovers conflicted with a sentence that allows her to keep her current pets.

The Heceta Head Lighthouse has a long history of safely guiding ships from hazards along the Oregon coastline near Florence, but the lighthouse and the cliffs below it are also known for two supernatural legends.

In the spring of 1948 heavy rain and warm temperatures created a massive snowpack runoff which put enormous pressure on the Columbia River and surrounding tributaries. The Tri-Cities flooded and one Oregon town was completely wiped out.

Following this year's record fire season in Oregon, legislators are looking ahead to what's next.  Statewide, 1.9 million acres burned in 2024.  State Senator Lynn Findley recently praised a new effort by the State Fire Marshal to send task forces to protect buildings.   "One of th...

According to NASS, the value of potatoes sold in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2023 hit $2.63 Billion.   The final value of Idaho's 2023 potato crop sold was $1.26 billion, down 11% year-over year.  The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $9.63 per cwt, do...

A must-see at Fort Stevens State Park is Battery Russell. Named after General David A. Russell, who was killed in action during the Civil War, the Battery, which took about a year to build, was finished in 1904. Parts of Fort Stevens are reportedly "haunted" and were featured on the Travel Channel TV show, "Ghost Adventures", in 2018.