Visitor-facing upgrades designed for Oregon Zoo

At a glance: Voters approved a $380M Oregon Zoo bond in May 2024 First phase includes a $3M entry plaza and $10.5M event shelter Construction set to begin in January 2026 and finish August 2026 Future projects include new habitats for sea otters,...

Oregon Man Arrested for ‘Rapper Bot’ Botnet in 370K DDoS Attacks on X, DoD

In a significant escalation in the fight against cybercrime, federal authorities have arrested a 22-year-old man from Eugene, Oregon, accused of masterminding one of the most formidable botnets in recent history. Ethan Alexander Foltz faces...

The 8 largest commercial construction starts of July 2025

A surge of shovels hit the ground to kick off the summer. But the rally lost momentum fast, as groundbreaking activity sank in July. Total construction starts fell 10.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted rate of $1.19 trillion, according to Dodge...

Oregon National Guard Breaks Ground on New Hillsboro Readiness Center

Oregon National Guard leadership, local officials, and community members gather for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Hillsboro Readiness Center at 3600 NE Veterans Drive. The ceremony marks a significant milestone in the Oregon National...

HGTV says this frozen treat is the best fair food in Oregon

Looking forward to some of your favorite foods at the Oregon State Fair or trying something new? Home advice network HGTV recently weighed in on the Best Fair Food in All 50 States, which highlights pride-of-state agriculture, regional foodways...

Housing starts lead the Quikrete Industry Dashboard

Week 34, 2025 was absolutely jam-packed with news and events that are reverberating throughout the worlds of hardware, lumber and building supply. Right on the heels of Home Depot reporting its Q2 results (which revealed modest sales gains and a...

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Remembering the Mother’s Letter That Secured the 19th Amendment; High Home Energy Costs Hit Women Hardest

Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...

Oregon Back To Chattanooga, Day 9: Waze Is Not Infallible; Rushmore And The Surprising Needles Highway

Mount Rushmore I knew that the Waze navigation system sometimes has a sense of humor (impishly sending you round and round so you are back where you started), but I thought it was otherwise pretty infallible. This proved false as we headed from...

Oregon unemployment rate creeps to 5% following post-COVID recovery

Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking the state’s highest rate of joblessness since Oregonians began regaining opportunities to work that were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oregon Employment Department announced the...

Duck Dive: Oregon Football 2025 Preview

Special thanks to Tristan Holmes, Addicted to Quack’s Oregon football film reviewer, for joining me to discuss the Ducks’ roster on this week’s podcast: Oregon operated one of the top efficiency offenses in college football in 2024, a continuing...

Oregon DOT begins ADA curb ramp upgrades in Halfway, Richland, North Powder

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is set to begin upgrades to curb ramps in the towns of North Powder, Richland, and Halfway to bring them up to current ADA standards. The project aims to improve safety and accessibility for...

Billy Strings Leaves Fans Abuzz With First-Ever “Highway Hypnosis” Encore In Everett, WA [Photos/Videos]

After making his Canada debut this week at the 990-capacity Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC, Billy Strings returned stateside to finish off his 2025 summer tour with shows in Washington and Oregon. Last night, the bluegrass star brought down...

Lawn begone! Xeriscaping grows in popularity in Central Oregon

When Brandon Engebretson started landscaping work in Central Oregon nine years ago, most of his time was spent cutting and maintaining lush, thick lawns. Lately though, a lot of his energy is put into tearing them out and replacing turf with...

Infrastructure projects in Oregon's 4th District are chosen for federal funding, but there's a caveat

U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle has announced she’s secured over $16.6 million in federal funding for community infrastructure projects across Oregon’s 4th district. But, the funding announcement comes with a caveat. Each year, members of Congress are allowed...

Art by NW: Eduardo Fausti’s prints reflect the energy of Orcas Island

When artist Eduardo Fausti first set foot on Orcas Island, he might as well have stepped off the ferry onto another planet. He had been living in New York City after a stint in San Francisco, and was hoping to move back to the West Coast — maybe...

Oregon Trail School District announces 2025 bond ask

Published 5:00 am Thursday, August 21, 2025 Sandy-area voters will decide on a school bond vote this fall that seeks to address the deteriorating condition of school buildings across the region, which affects student learning, academic success,...

Andrea Salinas criticizes federal policies and highlights Oregon agriculture leadership

Oregon business property tax breaks cost schools $275 million last year, study finds

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has donated more than $2 million to Central Oregon’s Crook County School District during the last decade as the company built one of its largest complexes of data centers in Prineville. But during that time,...

DEVELOPING: Oregon's Playoff Dreams HINGE on 3 CRUCIAL Newcomers | Will Tosh Lupoi SILENCE Critics?

Oregon is a legitimate Playoff threat despite having just 43% of its production returning from the 2024 team. Dillon Thieneman is among the top new guys must shine. Author: cbs19.tv Published: 12:47 AM CDT August 22, 2025 Updated: 12:47 AM CDT...

Researchers are teaching robots to walk on Mars from the sand of New Mexico, following experiments in Oregon

Researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to conduct science on the surface of Mars after five days of experiments this month at White Sands National Park in New Mexico. The national park is serving as a Mars analog environment and the...