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Expanding wildfire shuts down more hiking trails, campgrounds in Oregon
KGW 8 - Oregon
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September 4, 2025
More hiking trails in the Umpqua National Forest are being closed as the Emigrant Fire surpasses 30,000 acres. OAKRIDGE, Ore. — Officials have closed more hiking trails and forest roads as the Emigrant Fire grows past 30,000 acres with no...
MC&J: Michigan travels to Oklahoma in Week 2’s marquee matchup
Land-Grant Holy Land - Ohio
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September 4, 2025
Last week ATS: 13-14 (2-7 National, 11-7 B1G) Week 1 certainly spoiled us with three matchups between top-10 teams. This week leaves a lot to be desired, with just one game between ranked teams. Then again, the schedule could have been made a...
Oregon State Parks to charge fees at 21 more state parks to address budget shortfall
Oregon City News - Oregon
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September 2, 2025
Published 6:14 am Tuesday, September 2, 2025 The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is implementing new fees at some of its day-use parks and raising fees for some of its busiest overnight camping parks. The state waives day-use parking fees...
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley returns from Gaza, Israel: ‘There has to be an end to this war’
Valley Times - Oregon
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September 2, 2025
A lot has changed in Israel and Palestine since Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley first visited in 1978 as a 21-year-old backpacker. But the pace of change between his last trip to the region in Jan. 2024 and the present, as Israel wages an...
At the Library: Raffles, Auctions, Local Authors & an Earlier Book Club Meeting
Cannon Beach Gazette - Oregon
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September 9, 2025
It’s good to change things up and try something new every once in a while, and that’s what the library (131 N Hemlock) is doing this month. The library’s book club is changing its meeting time (more about that later), and the annual Fall Festival...
Tigers Travel to Oregon This Weekend
BVM Sports
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September 4, 2025
Via Colorado College Athletics, 4h ago The Colorado College volleyball team heads to the Pacific Northwest this weekend for three matches. The Tigers will face Macalester College (1:30 pm PT) and Lewis & Clark (6:30 pm PT) at the Lewis & Clark...
Big 12 power rankings (Week 3): Iowa State is the new No. 1, followed by Utah
KSL - Utah
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The Big 12 power rankings are published weekly by the Hotline throughout the regular season. They are the result of a deep dive into the analytics, an assessment of subjective factors and, when necessary, flips of the coin. No conference has more...
Six-year mystery of missing woman in Philippines ends with guilty plea in Oregon
OregonLive.com
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September 4, 2025
The international mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of Rosemary Aragon Martell in the Philippines appears to have been solved with the plea and sentencing this week of her 52-year-old husband in federal court in Oregon. William Glen...
College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 3
Vegas INC - Nevada
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September 9, 2025
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 | 2 a.m. Betting odds gave South Florida as low as a 4% chance to start the season 2-0 going up against one of the nation’s strongest strengths of schedule to open the year. The Bulls pulled off a mild surprise in Week 1,...
Big 10 Pick 6: Huskies vs. FCS elite; Michigan Travels to Oklahoma
UW Dawg Pound - Washington State
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September 4, 2025
In the past, I have had several terrible Week 1s in picks. I have always chalked it up to knowing so little about how teams will actually play to start the new year. This season, however, I started 4-2 ATS (6-0 SU), which is, of course, all due to...
Toasts with tigers: Zootoberfest brews up fall fun at the Oregon Zoo
Portland Tribune - Oregon
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September 4, 2025
Published 5:00 am Thursday, September 4, 2025 What month is it? September already? That means it’s time for all the ‘ber month activities, including Zootoberfest at the Oregon Zoo. Returning this month, the atmosphere of a Bavarian beer fest...
Land Acknowledgment is a Dead Issue in Idaho, Oregon and Washington
KOOL 96.5 - Idaho
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September 4, 2025
Should we give the land back to the indigenous tribes that once roamed the West? First, what land did they actually claim? The Nez Perce could likely make a strong claim on the Wallowa Valley, but beyond evidence of burial sites there, the claim...
All things seem to be trending to have FOX Big Noon Kickoff at Texas Tech’s Big 12 Opener
Sunny97 - Texas
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The Red Raiders and the Utah Utes will open their Big 12 schedules opposite of one another in Salt Lake City. The game time has been announced for an 11:00 am kickoff central time, which will be a 10:00 am kickoff mountain time in Utah. I think...
Nominate your favorite Oregon roadside attraction: Readers Choice Awards
OregonLive.com
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September 4, 2025
Although we might still be daydreaming about doughnuts, it’s time to move on to the next category of our Readers Choice Awards. Nominations are now open at the bottom of this story for the best roadside attraction in Oregon. Roadside attractions...
US Army medic recognized for helping injured biker during hiking trip to Mount Rainier
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 4, 2025
MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 09.04.2025 MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. – An Army medic from the 110th Chemical Battalion was recently recognized for coming to the aid of an injured biker during a team building hike on Mount Rainier, Washington,...
10 family-friendly beach towns perfect for a fall getaway
AOL
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When the leaves change color and the weather turns cooler, you might think your family beach vacation days are behind you. But if you choose the right beach town, fall can actually be the most enjoyable time to visit. With kids back in school and...
Best fall beach vacations in the US for families to enjoy this year
USA Today
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When the leaves change color and the weather turns cooler, you might think your family beach vacation days are behind you. But if you choose the right beach town, fall can actually be the most enjoyable time to visit. With kids back in school and...
Travel The West Coast By Train: How Long Traveling Amtrak's Coast Starlight Route Takes, And How Much It Costs
The Travel
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September 1, 2025
Few places in the world can rival the beauty and majesty of the Pacific coast of the United States, from the sandy shores of Coronado in San Diego, California, to the breathtaking fjords of Alaska. Since the invention of the automobile, Americans...
Long Beach port’s Pier Wind project could face funding headwinds
Long Beach Press Telegram - California
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September 4, 2025
Despite the Trump Administration’s announced move to cancel federal funding for offshore wind turbine projects, Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero said on Wednesday, Sept. 3, that the port is pressing forward on its $4.7 billion Pier Wind plan...
Sept and Oct Skies Above Oregon, Washington, Coast: Meteors, Odd Dawn But No Eclipse
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
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Published 09/03/25 at 7:15 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Newport, Oregon) - Fall and colder weather may be swooping in but the skies above Oregon, Washington and the coastlines are waiting for no one. Meteor showers should put on a...