Ahead of a key anniversary, Missouri's sprawling 240-mile Katy Trail has earned national praise from USA TODAY readers.

Steve Kruger has a simple message for anyone that hikes in Oregon: it’s time to step up and support the state’s trails. The executive director of Trailkeepers of Oregon, a nonprofit that ...

Let the arguments begin. Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the United States will ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — An Independence man who fraudulently claimed nearly $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief funds was sentenced Tuesday to one year and one day in federal prison. Richard Schiele Jr ...

Micah Lee Blacksmith received three years probation for a fatal hit-and-run in West Salem, Oregon. Blacksmith pleaded ... her to quit after the crash. An Independence woman who turned herself ...

The Portland Trail Blazers signed coach Chauncey Billups to a contract extension over the weekend but did not disclose the terms. NBA sources have told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the deal ...

While some states boast lists of sportsbooks longer than the Oregon Trail, the same can’t be said for Oregon itself. Oregon has just two retail sportsbooks, both of which are located on tribal ...

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The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist. By Alissa Wilkinson This deliciously nasty reworking of the ...