A Blue Rock Thrush native to Asia is only the third of its kind ever seen in the region, drawing birdwatchers to North Portland's riverbank.

September events from Eugene to the coast spotlight a decades-long effort to bring otters back after fur traders wiped them out.

A century of wooden steps, WWII radar bunkers and landslides later, Oceanside's cliffside path to Short Beach has a brand-new staircase.