PORTLAND, Ore. — While the Oregon Cascades are buried beneath heavy snow and glaciers this time of year, new research is showing something big brewing under the surface. Researchers have ...

Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer in the Cascade Mountains that feeds rivers like the McKenzie and the Deschutes. But they never knew just how big it might be — until ...

Lake Metroparks Outdoor Connections Specialist Dan Maxson holds up supplies that families could use to make scat-themed crafts at Jordan Creek Park on Jan. 20, during the park’s animal dropping ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades – possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the ...

Although a boon for the parched West, the aquifer is fed by snowpack, and scientists estimate dramatic reductions in snow in the Cascades in the coming decades. While this is a concerning scenario ...

Oregon’s Cascade Range is not just a scenic landscape of volcanic peaks – it also hides a massive underground aquifer filled with water. Scientists from the University of Oregon and their ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon researchers have uncovered a water reservoir beneath the Cascades that is estimated to be three times the capacity of Lake Mead. University of Oregon revealed its ...

A contractor working at the Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan fell through a roof opening Friday and suffered serious injuries, according to a Sappi official. SKOWHEGAN — A contractor was ...