That Oregon Life

Long before Dolly Parton became one of the most recognizable voices in American music, she arrived in Eugene as a young country singer who was tired, homesick and struggling to make it through the road. It was February 1972, and Parton was touring with Porter Wagoner, still years away from the enormous solo career that would eventually make her a household name around the wor...

Dolly Parton, the country music legend whose unmistakable voice, larger-than-life personality and remarkable songwriting career made her one of America’s most beloved entertainers, has died. She was 80 years old.

Parton died Tues...

If your October calendar currently consists of pumpkin patches, football, and wondering why Oregon suddenly decided it was winter at 7 a.m., we have something considerably louder to add to the schedule.

Yelawolf is coming to Eugene.

The Alabama-born rapper, singer, songwriter, and professional destroyer of genre boundaries will roll into t...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. — Workers at an Oregon Facebook data center reportedly went about their day as usual this week, quietly processing Governor Tina Kotek’s latest criticism of data centers without commenting on the situation.

The post, which warned about the growing demands data centers can place on Oregon’s power grid, water supplies, and local communities, was uploa...

Anyone who has spent a day wandering the central Oregon Coast knows how important those little state park stops can be. They are the places where families pull over between beaches, road trippers stretch their legs, surfers change out of wet gear, and travelers make a desperately needed restroom stop before continuing up Highway 101.

Now, restroom facilities at six ...