Train enthusiasts young and old enjoy in the magical worlds of backyard railroads. On June 14, the Rose City Garden Railway Society will host its annual summer tour in the Portland metro area.

A new study by Oregon State University researchers reveals the growing risk climate change poses to the survival of thousands ...

A Linn County judge invalidated an essential permit for a proposed chicken farm east of Salem on Tuesday. Local residents and ...

A year-long communication breakdown between concerned residents and state forestry leaders required investigation and halted ...

There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed ...

New public access sites have opened along the post-dam Klamath River, allowing opportunities to enjoy the free-flowing river.

Nowadays, most geocaching is done with the aid of a smartphone, but in the early days, enthusiasts began the popular ...

Anna Lueck for OPB Oregon lawmakers looking for a new source of money to fight wildfires this year have come up with few slam-dunk answers. Now one option that is often considered politically ...

The Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, has been making headlines lately with signs that it could erupt sometime this year. But experts say there’s no immediate ...

Capt. Ed Enos makes his living as a harbor pilot in Hawaii, clambering aboard arriving ships in the predawn hours and guiding them into port. His world revolves around wind speeds, current ...

Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same ...

EATON, Wash. - Back in the New Deal era, the Northwest’s mighty rivers were dammed allowing barges to cheaply bring grain from the wheat fields of eastern Washington to the coast for export.