Lawmakers passed hundreds of laws during the 2025 legislative session. Here's some of the bills that go into effect on Jan. 1 ...

New permits will be required to paddle boats while fishing, hunting and visiting state parks will be more expensive in 2026.

In 1999, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2977, Mandatory Boater Education, requiring operators of motorboats with engines ...

A law passed during the 2025 Oregon legislative session to strengthen protections against aquatic invasive species is now ...

A new Oregon bill would exempt small nonmotorized boats under 11 feet from waterway access permits set to begin in 2026, ...

Oregon stores can now swipe your driver’s license or ID every time you buy alcohol or cannabis, even if you’re 65 years old ...

A Fort Myers attorney and his nephew were reported missing after a fishing trip off the coast of Naples. The U.S. Coast Guard found their boat floating upright in the Gulf, but the two men were not on ...

A driver is facing DUII charges after crashing down an embankment and into a creek in Troutdale early on Sunday, according to Multnomah County deputies. One person was taken to the hospital and four ...

The search for the 57-year-old Fort Myers attorney and his 33-year-old nephew continued late Sunday after the pair was reported missing Dec. 19 after a fishing trip off the coast of Naples. The U.S.

The search continued Sunday for two Florida boaters who went missing while fishing near Fort Myers on Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Lee County Sheriff's Office are searching for 57-year-old ...

Authorities find boat of missing Southwest Florida boaters with no one on board. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said Randall Spivey and Brandon Billmaier left for a fishing trip from Fort Myers.

A right whale and its calf swim along the Atlantic coast. Right whales move south to the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida in winter to give birth to calves. The whales are among the rarest in the world ...