(New) 'With beginners, there's an intimidation factor' (Photo Gallery) From 0 to 60 in 5 seconds - on snow? Welcome to the sport of snowmobiling as practiced by the guides - and search and rescue volunteers - of Central Oregon.
If you build it, they will swim (Photo Gallery) For the first time in over 60 years, juvenile spring Chinook salmon are swimming through newly created side channels of the Willamette River at Delta Ponds and Heron Slough.
Man alive after 2 days in mountains wearing shorts, sandals A man who ran into the woods wearing shorts and sandals after a fender bender on a remote stretch of Oregon highway on Monday was located Wednesday afternoon, 48 hours after he disappeared.
$179 season ski pass a totally Bogus deal A ski area with a history of pre-selling discounted season ski passes announced its upcoming season pass sale for next year's ski season.
'Mel's Hole' shrouded in mystery (Video) From Bigfoot to the disappearance of D.B. Cooper, the Pacific Northwest is full of mysteries. Another mystery burred deep in the hills of eastern Washington keeps resurfacing.
Oregon Senate advances marine habitat protections The Oregon Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a proposal adding three marine reserves to state waters.
KVAL News partner named official Tour of California sponsor (Video) The 2012 edition of the Amgen Tour of California is coming through Bakersfield, and, on Tuesday, KBAK/KBFX was named the official TV sponsor for the Bakersfield stage of the cycling race.
'Graphic depiction of geography: That's what I'm good at' (Video) David Imus enjoys helping others see the world. He’s been making it his mission for the last 29 years.
Help name Seattle Aquarium's new sea otter pup! (Photo Gallery) 
Logo a go-go: Idaho State Parks (Photo Gallery) 
Climber found dead on Mount Hood Tuesday morning, search crews headed back up the mountain and said they found tracks in the snow below where Townsley was last seen. Townsley slid down into White River Canyon where he was found dead, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said.
Copter pilot 'crazy good' at finding lost people (Photo Gallery) A few years ago, John Rachor painted his helicopter orange and yellow, so it would be easier to spot if he ever crashed and became the target of a search and rescue operation in the rugged forests of southwestern Oregon. Over the past six years, he has been the one doing the spotting.
Boaters beware: Large tree blocking McKenzie River passage A large tree fell across the McKenzie River, blocking river passage below the McKenzie Bridge boat launch.
Photos: Multnomah Falls draws a crowd... even on a cold day (Photo Gallery) 
Currents carrying Japanese tsunami debris to U.S. West Coast (Video) Oceanographers say it's not "if" but "when" debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan starts washing up along the Oregon Coast.
Oregon veterinarian who cared for Keiko of 'Free Willy' fame dies at 62 Dr. Steven Brown, a veterinarian who cared for the killer whale Keiko at the Oregon Coast Aquarium after the orca starred in the Free Willy films of the 1990s, has died at 62.
