This beautiful river is a must-visit swimming spot -- if not for the hue of the water, then for the unique animalesque rock!

The blue or purple by-the-wind sailors, formally known as Velella velella, tend to wash ashore come spring on the Oregon coast.

In a recent essay, KATU political analyst Jim Moore argued that political divisiveness should diminish because there are no hard, defined lines as to where Democrats and Republicans live in Oregon ...

The piles of blue sea creatures have been a startling sight for recent Oregon beachgoers, but they're not dangerous, and their arrival is a fairly routine event.

Velella velella creatures are back on Oregon beaches Velellas have two main body parts: an iridescent blue or purple disc and a transparent "sail" disc extending up from it.

Velella velella creatures are back on Oregon beaches Velellas have two main body parts: an iridescent blue or purple disc and a transparent "sail" disc extending up from it.