An Oregon based nonprofit is looking to bring affordable homeownership to the Albany area. First Story, a Bend-based nonprofit, is seeking community members to apply for an affordable homeownership opportunity which features a zero-down, 0%, 30-year mortgage on a new home in the Albany area, according to a Jan. 21 news release.

Scientists in Oregon have now found microplastics – particles smaller than 5 millimeters from the degradation of plastic in the environment – in salmon and several other iconic Pacific Northwest fish and seafood species.

The sun sets over sagebrush at the Painted Hills, found within the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in central Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management is expanding protections across 1.1 million acres of land in the Greater Hart-Sheldon area in southeastern Oregon. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian

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Pure Pacific Northwest in Every Sip Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery is excited to announce the 2nd annual return of Adeline Blackberry Hard Cider for the 2024 apple crop season, now with some delightful updates that elevate its flavor and complexity.

Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez has issued a statement reiterating the conference’s commitment to remaining viable when five members leave for a rebuilt Pac-12 next year.

Ziply already has grown its footprint by thousands of new lines in Benton and Linn counties, and in early 2024 had more than 400,000 connections in Oregon — more than 30% of company’s 1.3 million across a four-state region that also includes Idaho, Montana and Washington.

Thomas Altenhofen estimates that his former employer owes him about $1,700 in stolen wages. Shortly after he started working for Phil’s Meat Market & Delicatessen in Portland, Altenhofen’s paychecks began coming late,