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An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon that was forecast to erupt sometime this year doesn’t look imminent, according to volcanologists who are closely monitoring it. The Axial Seamount is located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s 4,900 feet below the surface of the sea along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. …

The NFL is still amid its preseason and college football’s regular season is days from beginning, but it’s always draft prognostication season. ESPN’s Field Yates released his first 2026 mock draft and two Oregon Ducks are projected to go in the first round. Yates projects outside linebacker Matayo Uiagalelei to the Green Bay Packers at No. 19 and left tackle …

Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir – one of the world’s tallest and oldest trees – from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has already lost about 50ft to the blaze, which may jeopardise its standing in global …

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees near the state’s southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s Coast …

A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating “Rapper Bot,” a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets — including a March 2025 DDoS that knocked Twitter/X offline. The Justice Department asserts the suspect and an unidentified co-conspirator rented out the botnet to online extortionists, and tried to stay …

Oregon firefighters are working to save one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the world after it caught fire last week. The coastal Douglas fir, believed to be about 450 years old and which stands 325 ft tall, was still burning east of Coquille on Tuesday, according to Megan Harper, public affairs specialist at the Bureau of Land Management. The …

The northern part of the United States could get a chance to see lights in the sky Monday night, when the view line for the auroras lands on the Oregon-Washington border. The planet is still experiencing “solar maximum” of solar cycle 25, an approximately 11-year cycle of magnetic activity coming from the sun. Solar maximim will last into 2026 and …

Nebraska football’s 2027 recruiting class may be small, but it is as mighty as they come. Five-star safety Tory Pittman III became the second commit for the Huskers in the class. On Friday, he made his announcement for the Big Red. GBR‼️@RingsNthingsCA @TerrenceMackey2 @s_kwilli32 @CoachMattRhule @HuskerFootball @GregSmithRivals @TimVerghese @CentralEaglesFB @DomoAthletics @Xi8grfx @bnew78 pic.twitter.com/BEMISuzZuw — Tory Pittman III (@ToryP_3) August 15, …

Phil Knight, Ex-Nike Chief, and His Wife Pledge $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center  The New York Times OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute receives historic $2B donation from Phil and Penny Knight  KGW Largest gift ever: OHSU receives $2 billion donation from Knight family  KPTV Nike co-founder Phil Knight, his wife, donate $2 billion to OHSU cancer institute  KATU Nike co-founder Phil Knight to donate …

Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Gives $2 Billion to Oregon Cancer Center in Record Gift  The Wall Street Journal Nike co-founder Phil Knight to donate $2 billion to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute  CNBC OHSU receive ‘historic’ $2B donation for cancer research from Knight family  koin.com Phil and Penny Knight donate $2 billion to OHSU  KATU Phil and Penny Knight pledge $2 billion to OHSU to …