On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...

There’s a magical little pocket of Utah where the mountains cradle a town so charming you’ll wonder if you’ve accidentally stumbled onto a movie set. Midway, with its Swiss-inspired chalets and ...

Tucked between majestic mountains in Utah’s Heber Valley sits Midway, a town so charming it feels like someone tore a page from a European fairy tale and dropped it in the Wasatch Mountains, complete ...

Crater Lake’s stunning blue waters are just the beginning of what makes this natural wonder so captivating. Beneath the surface – both literally and figuratively – lies a world of mysteries, strange ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Tucked away south of Mount Hood, near the popular Timothy Lake, is a surprise you’d never expect. The walk to get there is short: A paved path winds through a meadow and under the ...

It's been 19 years since 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke ran into the woods at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon never to be seen again, but search and rescuers haven't given up looking for him. Agencies ...

Crater Lake National Park will host two “Ride the Rim” events this month, an opportunity for the public to bike, hike or run around a portion of the lake without vehicular traffic. Ride the Rim days ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Mazama newt used to be head honcho at Crater Lake. Found only in the lake's cold waters, this brightly-colored semiaquatic species used to be one of the top predators in its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is launching an emergency plan to save newts that are native to Crater Lake from extinction, the zoo announced Thursday. The zoo is teaming up with the National ...

The Oregon Zoo, in partnership with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum, has rescued 19 Mazama newts from Crater Lake National Park in an attempt to save the species from extinction.

Salem-Keizer public schools are grappling with a $25 million budget shortfall, attributed to declining enrollment. One injured in explosion at Canby commercial building, evacuations in place Officials ...

The first thing you notice on the Cleetwood Cove Trail is a view of the lake teases you through the trees. The mile-long descent down into the caldera of Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park feels ...