- Friends of the Central Cascades Wilderness -
Every week, Molly Johnson posts at least one hiking trip to the Bend Adventure Group's online Meetup page. The trips are typically recreational, but she also leads work parties into the wilderness to install trail signs, clean backcountry camp sites, and, unfortunately, pick up human and dog waste along the trails.
Johnson moved to Bend in 2001 ...
Today marks the exact date foreseen in the oh so popular film, "Back To The Future. Just look at that dashboard, a screenshot from the movie. It marks today's date.
It's the date when Marty McFly's flying DeLorean lands in the future in 1989's "Back to the Future Part II." In fact, Oct. 21, 2015 has officially been designated Back to the Future Day.
That is TODAY. Yeah, finally here. Can't b ...
ROSEBURG, Oregon - "The shots knocked me to the ground and felt like a truck hit me," wrote Chris Mintz in his first public account of being shot five times during the deadly rampage at an Oregon community college while trying to warn fellow students to take cover.
Mintz, a 30-year-old U.S. Army veteran who has been hailed as a hero for his selflessness during the attack at Umpqua Community Col ...
(Oregon Coast) – UPDATED: Tiffany Boothe of Seaside Aquarium snapped the most publicized shots, but she wasn't the only one. Earlier this week, social media lit up with visitors to the Oregon coast taking pictures of the revered and rather rare sun dog in the skies. Even some TV news stations caught it on their beach cams. (Sun dog photos by Tiffany Boothe of Seaside Aquarium; all others from Oreg ...
PORTLAND, Oregon - Home Movie Day, an annual event put on by the Center for Home Movies, returns to Portland this year on Saturday, October 17 from 2pm - 5pm. Taking place at venues throughout the world, the Portland rendition will be hosted by film archivists and enthusiasts at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland), and is presented in partnership with the Oregon Historical Societ ...
Paul Ghun Kim, 34, resident conductor with the Oregon Symphony, has had a remarkable track record since early on. A native of Korea, he moved to the U.S. to attend Curtis Institute of Music at the tender age of 12, where he studied violin for eight years. He joined the Symphony in August, 2013. Kim began his conducting ...
From Astoria to Brookings, Art Walks offer an opportunity to meet artists, socialize and shop.
Providing everything from wine to entertainment, towns along the Oregon Coast encourage visitors to come indoors during the rainy season. Art walks from Astoria to Brookings often give guests the opportunity to meet with artists, listen to live music and enjoy all the participating galleries and shops ...
Every 15 minutes, poachers kill an elephant for black-market ivory, sometimes even sawing off the animal’s tusks while it’s still alive. Photo by Alamy
On Monday, Oct 12, 2015, at a press conference in Portland, a statewide ballot initiative began to protect some of the planet’s most iconic animals – 12 different taxa, including elephants, rhinos, lions, sea turtles, rays, and sharks, all facin ...
ROSEBURG, OR (KPTV) -
Eleven days after a gunman carried out a deadly massacre on campus, classes resumed at Umpqua Community College on Monday.
It wasn’t easy, but 19-year-old Hannah Miles said extra mental health resources, prayers and community support made it possible.
"The whole community turned out to welcome everybody back and it felt like coming home," she said.
Mile ...
A man in Chattanooga, Tennessee was killed after being struck by a train while saving his daughter who had become stuck on the track. WRCB's Michelle Heron reports.
Family members say 31-year-old Justin McCary was looking for rocks with his daughter and niece along the tracks on this bridge on Martha Avenue in East Ridge.
Around 2 Thursday afternoon, they heard the train coming. His niece g ...
