WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to Washington County to check in on a new trail in the works to connect Banks and the coast. A railroad isn’t typically ...

A century-old railroad line that moved big timber is now a state trail and an ideal fall weekend getaway in Washington County: the Banks-Vernonia Linear State Trail.

Residents of a small Oregon town are urgently fighting to preserve a historic property that is slated to be torn down. The Banks Historical Society launched its campaign to save the former Banks ...

Food banks in Oregon are being hit hard by cuts from the federal government at a time when advocates say the need is at a record high. About $1.6 billion in cuts are known so far to programs that ...

Perched atop the steep banks of Cave Creek, a charming lodge has always offered visitors to Oregon Caves National Monument a warm hearth to rest after exploring the marble halls of the nearby cavern.

The Banks-Vernonia State Trail didn't come about by accident. Beginning in the 1920s, trains hauled logs and lumber over this route from the Oregon-American mill in Vernonia to Portland.

A washed out railroad line could become a trail connecting Banks to the Oregon coast. (Photo courtesy of Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) CORRECTION APPENDED A proposed 86-mile trail through Oregon ...

The Salmonberry Trail would be the 22nd stretch of railroad turned into a bike path in Oregon. The most famous is the Banks-Vernonia State Trail, which runs along 22 miles of modest Washington ...

Most Banks leaders are for the project, which would transform the unused Port of Tillamook Bay railroad into a multipurpose trail. Most Banks leaders are for the project, ...

The 21-mile Banks Vernonia State Trail is paved and open to hikers, bikers and equestrian use. Since it was an old railroad, ...

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for free, immediate support 24/7. After Jesse Banks died alone in his cell at Oregon ...

VERNONIA, Ore. (AP) - There’s a state of mind known to long-distance hikers best described, I suppose, as “autopilot.” It’s the moment when walking becomes so fluid you only consider the ...