This is one of many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Climate Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of ...

Sockeye are back in Oregon City – and not just in the brand-new mural. A handful have been counted at Willamette Falls, and what’s more, this year’s first fish have arrived about a month and a half ...

Walleye fishing continues to provide great results throughout the reservoir. On the south end try from the Silos to Ponds 3 ...

Anglers can double their odds of catching a salmon in the Upper Willamette River this fall as coho again return to areas above Willamette Falls. Effective Aug. 1 through Dec. 31, anglers with the ...

Supporters of IP28 submitted more than 142,000 signatures, comfortably exceeding the 117,173 required to qualify for the ballot. But after two rounds of verification, the Oregon Secretary of State’s ...

A Eugene man died after falling from a watercraft and into the Willamette River near Clearwater Park and Landing in Springfield July 20, the third death reported in the Lane County waterway this month ...

An Oregon City man died July 18 after drowning in the Willamette River near Black Canyon Campground outside Oakridge. The man, identified as Justin Daniel Brudvig, 26, had been paddleboarding in the ...

Oregon City residents may soon see a new city flag flying over municipal buildings as early as next month, nearly four decades after the current flag was adopted. On Wednesday, the city’s five-member ...

A 26-year-old Harrisburg man drowned in the Willamette River near Clearwater Park on July 14. Ervan Dominick Lucia was floating on the water with a group until they hit a snag in the water, according ...

WEST LINN, Ore (KOIN) — For some 30 years, locals and boaters along a popular spot on the Willamette River have been staring at a 50,000-plus square foot home, unsure of what to think. It’s unfinished ...

Willamette River 'mega-mansion' sits unfinished 30 years later Posted: July 10, 2026 | Last updated: July 10, 2026 For some 30 years, locals and boaters along a popular spot on the Willamette River ...