Oregon Wildlife Officials Stress 'Don't Feed Bears' on Coast, In Forests

Published 10/13/25 at 4:55 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Yachats, Oregon) - As cooler weather settles in across Oregon, black bears are getting their food on – engaging in what is nicknamed their eat-a-thon. Technically, they're...

South Oregon Coast Gets a Kooky Kind of Spooky with 'Port Goreford Halloween'

Published 10/21/25 at 6:25 a.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Port Orford, Oregon) - Quiet yet atmospheric; beloved and yet a little mystical and misty: the south Oregon coast town of Port Orford will take a running jump into the season....

Oregon State baseball secures commitment of right-handed pitcher in transfer portal

Oregon State baseball is adding another arm, this time via the transfer portal. Right-handed pitcher Grayson Riding announced his commitment to the Beavers on Tuesday. A transfer from College of Southern Idaho, Riding was a member of the 2025 high...

Oregon launches its first solar + storage DC fast charging station

Photo: XCharge NA XCharge North America (NA) has opened Oregon’s first solar + storage DC fast charging station at Arrowhead Travel Plaza in Pendleton, part of the Wildhorse Resort & Casino complex owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla...

Pivotal Week 8 Schedule Set to Bring Oregon High School Football Race Into Focus

Two weeks remain in the high school football season in Oregon, and High School on SI Oregon has all the scores you need in one place as we count down to the start of the postseason. As we head into Week 8, here are five games to watch around the...

Thousands of sea creatures wash ashore on Oregon coast

Visitors to Seaside might be surprised, and a little grossed out, to find thousands of transparent, blubbery, worm-like creatures on the beach this week. According to a press release from the Seaside Aquarium, “Heavy seas and low tides have...

Thousands of sea cucumbers wash ashore in coastal Oregon town

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy surf and low tide. The partially translucent gelatinous creatures are called skin-breathing sea cucumbers. They normally...

Sea cucumbers wash ashore by the thousands in Oregon town

This photo provided by Seaside Aquarium shows skin breathing sea cucumbers sitting on a beach in Seaside, Oregon on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium via AP) Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the...

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UCLA women’s volleyball returns home for matchups against Oregon, Maryland

This post was updated Oct. 22 at 12:05 a.m. As I walked back to my car after a long day of volunteering at UCLA Medical Plaza, I saw a red envelope flutter from my windshield in the distance. My stomach dropped. As I expected, inside the envelope...

Oregon warns residents about black bears' hungry habits

OREGON - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is alerting residents about the feeding habits of black bears, urging people to take proactive steps to prevent encounters. Black bears undergo an intense feeding season and may take advantage of...

What We Learned From The FloCollege D2 Football Rankings On Nov. 3

Week 10 of NCAA college football is quickly approaching and with the FloCollege D2 rankings out to the public, there is a lot to be learned from how the Top 25 stack up. It is insane to think that there are just a few short weeks until the NCAA D2...

Sneaker Waves, Surf Alerts Extended Along Oregon, Washington Coast

Published 10/20/25 at 7:25 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Cannon Beach, Oregon) – Tidal hazards along the Oregon and Washington coast continue this week, with the National Weather Service (NWS) extending alerts through Tuesday and...

Oregon Guard Unit Honors Soldiers Deploying to Southern Border

Oregon National Guard Soldiers from A Company, Forward Support Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion participate in a mobilization ceremony Oct. 14, 2025, at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Oregon. Approximately 60 soldiers were honored...

Wisconsin gets another primetime game vs. Oregon

The Wisconsin Badgers have another top-10 matchup this weekend, as they’ll travel to face the No. 6 Oregon Ducks on Saturday after facing the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes last weekend.It was a tough challenge for the Badgers last weekend, as they...

Thousands of Chunky Pink Creatures Show Up on N. Oregon Coast: Invasion of Sea Cucumbers

Published 10/21/25 at 6:25 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff (Seaside, Oregon) – Piles of weird stuff on an Oregon beach: that's actually nothing new in itself. Oddities wash up from the deep blue sea all the time. (All photos Seaside...

UK city named in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2026 destinations - and it's not London

Experiences • Azores, Portugal, go whale-watching • Batanes, Philippines, see the sights by bike • Belgrade, Serbia, experience the legendary nightlife scene • Bolivia, watch a Flying Cholitas match • Bristol, England, deep-dive into street art •...

Unusual scene in Oregon: miles of beach covered in sea cucumbers

Thousands of translucent, worm-like sea cucumbers washed up along Seaside Beach in Oregon this week after a combination of rough surf and low tides pushed them out of their usual habitat, according to the Seaside Aquarium. Tiffany Boothe, the...

Former Oregon Mayor Marge Brown remembered as trailblazer, teacher, devoted public servant

Brown died of heart failure on Sunday at 88 years old. OREGON, Ohio — The Oregon community is remembering a woman whose life was defined by service, as former Mayor Marge Brown died of heart failure over the weekend at the age of 88. Her children,...

2026 travel adventures: Lonely Planet touts 25 must-visit places, must-do experiences

By Maureen O’Hare | CNN Not booked your 2026 vacation yet? Get moving, as the must-visit destinations lists for next year are starting to drop. The venerable travel guide Lonely Planet published its “Best in Travel 2026” book on Oct. 21, featuring...