Happy Exploding Whale Day! This year is the 50th Anniversary of that time officials tried to blow up a dead whale on an Oregon beach.

Oprah has named Portland children’s books A Kids Book About to her favorite things list in 2020.

And for favorite Thanksgiving side, out of all the 50 states Oregon is unique in choosing biscuits as our favorite.

Give your favorite bookworm something special this year w/ Powell’s by Powell’s, a limited edition scent that “captures the scent of books with subtle hints of wood and violet.”

Oregon made history this week by becoming the first state to decriminalize small amounts of heroin and other street drugs & voted to legalize psilocybin.

And the Blazers have released a new Oregon-themed City Edition uniform.

Oregon Health Authority OKs bowling alleys and skating rinks to reopen with reduced capacity & appointments.

Oregon’s motor votor automatic voter registration has added more than 700,000 registered voters to Oregon.

And check out these spooky Halloween movies filmed in Oregon.

Halloween this year will be extra spooky with the appearance of a full moon.

Rapper Aminé’s new video “Woodlawn” pays homage to the Northeast Portland neighborhood where he grew up.

And Oregon breweries took home 22 medals from the Great American Beer Festival!