Grant takes us to an ageless place in a timeless setting that's one of the most unique features along the Oregon coast. It's the Oregon Dunes, a "Sahara by the Sea." It is beginning to feel a little ...

DUNES CITY, Oregon — Oregon’s has a Sahara by the Sea, and it is one of the state’s most unique geologic features known far and wide as the Oregon Dunes! There are so many ways to explore the Oregon ...

A coastal plant that’s been hammered by invasive species and recreational vehicles has won federal protection after years of pressure from environmental groups. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Monday to protect the sand dune phacelia as threatened under the ...

The Oregon Dunes are located on the central Oregon Coast. The sweeping sand dunes of the planet Arrakis, home to the spice melange and giant sand worms, may sound strangely familiar to those who have ...

EUGENE, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the U.S. Forest Service for failing to protect threatened coastal martens from destructive off-road vehicle activity in the Oregon Dunes ...

A man was rescued from sand dunes by the US Coast Guard. (Coos County Sheriff’s Office) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 54-year-old man was rescued on Saturday from the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area ...

Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in “Dune,” a movie based on sci-fi author Frank Herbert’s book. The tale draws in part upon Herbert’s experiences in the Pacific Northwest. (Warner Bros.

A new film adaptation of classic science fiction novel “Dune” has opened in U.S. theaters, bringing audiences back to the desert planet Arrakis, home of sand worms, spice, politics and war. While set ...

A man accused of attacking two people with a knife on Thanksgiving at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area south of Florence was arrested Friday. Police spent the last week trying to identify and ...

When Frank Herbert wrote Dune he was a newspaper reporter in Florence, Oregon. The stark sand world that inspired his sci-fi classic is still orbiting the central Oregon Coast. Even without the ...