The Willamette Valley is a long way from the deserts of Arizona and California, but that has not stopped a tiny feathered visitor who normally lives there from paying a rare visit to Oregon. Avid birders in the area reported seeing a Costa’s hummingbird near a Springfield park this winter.

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Ambar Estate becomes Willamette Valley's first regenerative organic certified vineyard, utilizing Shetland sheep for sustainable cultivation and soil health.

An Oregon hotel in the Willamette Valley was ranked as one of the 100 best hotels in the nation for 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Hundreds in the Willamette Valley remained without power Tuesday morning after a wind storm, thunder and lightning on Monday evening.

Local rivers are flush with rainwater after the Willamette Valley was hit with heavy rain Saturday. The Pudding River in Aurora is forecast to reach the action flood state at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and could reach minor flood stage by 4 a.

There could be as much as 2 to 2.5 inches of rain along the Willamette Valley from Saturday night to the end of Monday.

Bird flu has infected chickens, cows, house cats and at least one pig in Oregon. Area public health experts shared some tips on how to keep the disease from spreading. Dozens of humans in the U.S. have had bird flu,

Monday afternoon will bring strong winds to the metro area with gusts of up to 45 mph likely from the Willamette Valley north through Cowlitz County.

The National Weather Service says much of the Willamette Valley will also see strong winds with gusts in the afternoon of up to 40 mph. Portland will have rain all of Wednesday and into the evening hours.

Tuesday offers up mostly dry weather until later this afternoon or early evening when another weather system pushes into the region bringing rain and breezy winds. The National Weather Service expects light rain beginning along the coast this afternoon and moving into the Willamette Valley by the evening.