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

New Year's Day is on Wednesday and is both a federal and state holiday. Here's what's open and closed in Oregon.

Officials with Oregon's Department of Human Services told lawmakers this month about their plan to address the overpayments.

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

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

Silverton's Brash Henderson and Dallas's Joseph Johnson both won state titles last season and are among the top Salem-area ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Nike co-founder Phil Knight is the wealthiest resident in Oregon. Here's where he ranks on Forbes' list of wealthiest billionaires in the U.S.

Several bridges and major road construction projects are underway or will get underway in 2025 in and around Salem. Here is a look at the projects: Construction is well underway on the Interstate 5 ...