Join me as I showcase my best rockhounding finds, featuring stunning agates, glittering geodes, vibrant amethyst crystals, ...

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An updated beach hazards statement was released by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 9:45 p.m. in effect until Monday at 4 a.m. for South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast.

With the gales of November rolling in, anyone ready to bundle up in raincoats and waterproof boots may have luck spotting Lake Superior agates and other cool rocks. Late-fall weather already whipped ...

A juvenile humpback, estimated to be about 2 years old, was discovered at a beach in Neskowin on Nov. 4. The whale was examined by Carrie Newell, an Oregon marine biologist and owner of Whale Research ...

The Peloncillo mining district in the Black Hills has a solid history of producing pumice and scoria as well as being a unique site for collecting fire agates. The Black Hills are at the northern end ...

Efforts to get a stranded humpback whale back into the ocean on Nov. 17 have failed, leaving wildlife officials with limited options except euthanasia, multiple officials said. A pulley system set up ...

The streaming giant Netflix announced Friday that it has come to terms with a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. (Source: CNN) ...

Several people were killed Saturday after a shooting at a landscaping business in San Antonio, Texas. (Source: KABB, WOAI, CNN) An 18-year-old man convicted on 10 rape-related charges will not face ...