A Condé Nast Traveler article includes four Oregon spots on its list of standout West Coast beach communities.

Mariah Johnston will cover outdoor recreation, public lands, wildfires and other outdoor issues during a 16-week summer ...

Short Sand Beach is that kind of place. The locals call it “Shorty’s” – which sounds like the name of a dive bar where you’d get questionable tacos, but is actually one of the most spectacular hidden ...

The Pacific Coast in Oregon is known for its wild shoreline, gravity-defying cliffs, and quirky coastal towns. A meandering road trip on Highway 101 is the best way to discover its charms. In fact, ...

A recent survey reveals the best secret beaches in the United States, including an Oregon spot with “rising Instagram fame.” ...

The most recent data from NOAA shows a major decline in gray whale populations compared to a year ago. Here's what to know.

A well-known group of gray whales, nicknamed the Sounders, are seen every year, feeding on ghost shrimp near Whidbey Island. A smaller subset in Oregon appears to be evolving as the Sounders did.

Not as champions, but as a force. Not as a conference, but as a collective. As an ode to the past. This West Coast trio played under different banners this spring—Big Ten, Big 12 and independent.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A spruce aphid outbreak detected earlier this year around Yachats on the central Oregon coast is prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to assess the spread of ...

A well-known male killer whale was spotted June 9 traveling alone through Yaquina Bay and along the central Oregon coast, drawing attention from researchers, photographers and onlookers as he ...

RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- Another dead whale has washed up on the shores of the bay Friday. The gray whale was up against rocks along Point Isabel in Richmond. Experts from the Marine Mammal ...

Christie Smith reports. Another dead whale has washed up along a Bay Area shoreline, this time in Richmond. The Marine Mammal Center said the latest death involves a sub-adult gray whale.