Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navigating Marten Rapid, Jayson Hayes took a sharp dive over the class III in his handcrafted wooden boat, splashing his back with ...

A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat,” will be ...

In my time as a reporter, I've interviewed plenty of people at many unexpected locations. For our Humans of Lane County series, I profiled Jayson Hayes, a local boatmaker and river tour guide. Jayson ...

Four years after it was destroyed in the Holiday Farm fire, the McKenzie River Clinic has been rebuilt on its original site in Blue River. As community members cheered, East Lane County Commissioner ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Chinook salmon angling on the McKenzie River will close beginning Monday, July 8 through the end of the year. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday it is taking ...

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Ready to warm up on a cold winter day? We travel to the heart of the Oregon Cascades, where the century-old Belknap Hot Springs is guaranteed to warm you up. It is but one of many ...

BLUE RIVER, Ore. – Bob Bumstead drives a willow branch deep into the mushy riverbed. Water flowing over submerged logs elicits a soft gargle, while the soppy quicksand swallows his boots up to his ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 71-year-old woman was rescued from the McKenzie River on Wednesday night after getting trapped inside her car while stuck in the river. A video posted by the U.S. Coast Guard shows ...

The journalist interviewed a local boatmaker and river tour guide on the McKenzie River for the "Humans of Lane County" series. This was the journalist's first time on the McKenzie River and included ...