The Gifford Pinchot National Forest plans to temporarily close High Rock Trail No. 266, east of Morton, during the summer.

It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

Looking for the best hikes in Portland? I was born and raised here, and happen to love hiking, so you’re in the right place!

The sun shone bright, birds zipped around the sky and tiny, vivid purple, yellow and white flowers flared at my feet.

Heavy rains elevated the neighboring Hoh River, eroding part of the county-maintained road, causing the park to announce the ...

The number of people visiting Oregon’s state park system reached an all-time high in 2024, fueled by a boom of people ...

Welcome to Silver Falls State Park, the 9,200-acre wonderland near Sublimity that somehow remains Oregon’s best-kept ...

Driving into town, you’ll cross the impressive Astoria-Megler Bridge, a 4.1-mile-long structure that connects Oregon to ...

Federal layoffs in Colorado impact US Forest Service employees, sparking concerns about the impact on public lands and ...

The Trump administration’s mass firings of federal employees are being felt especially hard in rural communities across ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — This week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek allowed the DMV to resume automatic voter registration under the so-called “motor voter law.” The governor paused the practice after ...

In 2017, the planned removal of a Confederate statue from a park in Charlottesville, Va., led to a right-wing rally protesting that plan, and a counter-protest (resulting in one fatality and ...