Otter Rock, OR Reverse Mortgage in Oregon

An advisory panel is meeting in Lincoln City this week to consider proposals to set aside stretches along the Oregon coast as state marine reserves.

State and local health officials issued advisories Wednesday to avoid contact with the ocean at five Oregon beaches.

State officials say five beaches on the coast have higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in the nearby waters, meaning you should stay out of the water for a day or two.

State agencies gave five out of 20 marine reserves proposals "high" ratings overall, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife representatives reported last week.

Ginia Strickland, left, Sioux Boston, center, and Barbara Wilcox share a laugh. The string players have played with the Newport Symphony Orchestra since its beginnings.

One cloisters Oregon's strangest and most clandestine tourist attraction: the year-round "ghost forest." The other two sit almost completely hidden from everyone except serious beachgoers: one with its wild, ...

Riptide BBQ has been open for four months at 433 NW Hwy. 101 in Depoe Bay with a dine-in restaurant, outdoor seating, and take-out barbecue meals and meats.

Astoria Sunday Market is hosting the Commercial Fishing Expo and Hotdog Highliners Fisherman Competition on September 7. "This is the first in what we hope becomes an annual tradition here in Astoria," said Ron ...

We make it easy to have some fun and explore without getting very far from home.

We make it easy to have some fun and explore without getting very far from home.

We joke around here in the summer that every weekend in Oregon can be a "mini vacation" ....but it's true.

This tiny town is big on oceanic displays, with craggy, rocky shorelines that make monsters out of the waves here, providing a constant show of tidal drama.

Police are trying to find a man who turned in the victim's cell phone, Ipod, and flashlight to the Inn at Otter Crest's front desk.