Thunder and lightning safety starts with seeking good shelter. Indoors is best, and lower levels or basements are optimum. If you don’t have that, pick a room with no windows that doesn’t have an ...

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From cherry blossoms at Salem’s Capitol Mall to kayaking across Netarts Bay, poke around western Oregon from the valley to ...

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Oregon’s Willamette Valley or New Zealand’s Central Otago ... But the only coherent way I can see for talking about quality wine is the one that is as old as map-making itself. When we forget it, we ...

W ith 60% of Oregon designated as public land, a trip to the Beaver State is ideal for nature lovers, who can explore everywhere from high desert climates in the east to verdant f ...

Forecasters are keeping tabs on the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday. Gusty to locally damaging winds and severe hail are the main concerns, but a ...

However, if you are planning to visit out-of-town attractions like Mount Hood, or the Willamette Valley, you will need ... Bureau of Transportation provides maps that outline walking paths ...

That’s Silverton, Oregon for you – a town that somehow manages to be both a well-kept secret and a destination worth shouting about from mountaintops. Just 14 miles east of Salem, this little slice of ...

But perhaps Silverton’s most famous historical figure is one who defied convention – Bobbie the Wonder Dog, whose incredible journey home from Indiana to Oregon in 1924 made national news and inspired ...

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