Tom Banse
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The U.S. Forest Service is looking at something different — very different — to improve situational awareness at big wildfires: high altitude balloons.
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Companies large and small around the Pacific Northwest say they are excited by growth opportunities that may flow from the climate, healthcare and tax package signed by President Biden on Tuesday.
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There is a new option to escape a tsunami if you’re on the southwest coast of Washington when the Big One strikes.
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The classic black-and-white photos from early decades of the American West often fail to capture the diversity of the people who came here.
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The first World Outdoor Track and Field Championships held on American soil sprinted to a joyful conclusion Sunday night in Eugene with back-to-back U.S. victories in the 4x400 relays.
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An elite field featuring most of the world's best marathoners has arrived in Oregon for this year's World Track and Field Championships.
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Nearly 2,000 of the world's best runners, jumpers and throwers from 192 countries have arrived in Oregon for the 2022 World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which start Friday and go through July 24.
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It's uncommon for athletes to compete and excel in two professional sports, especially ones as punishing as football or sprint hurdles. But a Seattle-born speedster who ran track and played football at the University of Oregon is now attempting that rare feat.
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Amazon made news this month by announcing it will start package deliveries by aerial drone to real customers in a northern California town. In the run up to the U.S. debut, the company conducted extensive flight tests in Eastern Oregon, where it experienced a spate of crashes.
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Solar power installations on home rooftops are surging in Oregon and Washington state.