The amount of food tossed in trash cans in Lane County has gone down by nearly half over the last decade, according to Waste Wise Lane County. That’s a hopeful trend as we enter what is historically known as a very wasteful season.

The death of a humpback whale on the Oregon Coast earlier this month brought together local residents, scientists and tribal members.

In October, the board of the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District unanimously approved a purchase agreement for what’s known as the Rice Farm in Springfield.

The whale that was found stranded on a beach near Yachats had to be euthanized.

A young humpback whale that was euthanized on Monday has been removed from the Oregon beach where it died near Yachats.

Oregon State Parks has completed some large projects, including at Beverly Beach State Park and Silver Falls State Park, and others are on track for 2026, but a few planned improvements, such as a new visitors center and better parking at Smith Rocks State Park, are now on hold.

Nov. 19 is World Toilet Day, a global event flush with potential. Puns aside, it’s a serious awareness campaign that illustrates how access to a toilet can affect the health, safety and dignity of a community.

A source at the scene confirmed to KLCC on Monday afternoon that the euthanasia had been successfully completed.

Beavers are making a comeback in Oregon. No, we’re not talking about the beleaguered OSU football team—but the fuzzy, semiaquatic rodent species: the North American beaver.

Authorities say chances are “slim to none” that the young whale survives.