George Atiyeh, the reluctant icon of Oregon’s environmental movement for his central role in saving Opal Creek from clear-cutters, has gone missing after the Beachie Creek fire roared down the ...

Everyone else had already evacuated when Dwayne Canfield saw the truck – an extra vehicle that was about to be left behind at Opal Creek as the Beachie Creek fire in Marion County crept closer.

Was Oregon the home of a kidnapped French Princess? Who was Opal Whiteley? To this day there is no clear answer. Her life and her writing remains a mystery. At the turn of the century ...

Opal Sands, an upscale, 15-story resort on Clearwater Beach, has begun taking bookings ahead of a scheduled Feb. 12 opening. The reservation engine went live on the resort's website during the ...