Park Rangers and volunteers will lead guided hikes across 30 Oregon state parks for First Day Hikes on New Year's Day. On Wednesday, participants can partake in free hiking tours at Oregon's state ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness highlights the Statesman Journal's best outdoor stories of ...

The man was arrested in September after Salem police responded to a call of a suspected kidnapping at about 4:30 a.m.

Cascade basketball's Kaiden Ford is the Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal ...

Want to spot nature’s largest animal in the wild? Late December is a great time to make it happen — although this year’s stormy weather could complicate things. Upward of 20,000 gray whales are ...

South Salem basketball player Emma Burlison is the winner of the Salem-area high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted ...

Northwest Naturals is voluntarily recalling its Feline Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food after a cat in Oregon contracted bird flu and died.

At least 13,000 in western Oregon are without power Thursday morning after strong winds and rain hit Christmas evening.