Bandon Police Aug. 4 11:47 a.m., report of pitbull at large on Division Avenue. Information relayed to animal control officer and on-duty officer.

Gentle tipping and tilting swirls the water around and around, over the sand and small gravel at the bottom of a gold pan.

The Douglas-fir, state tree of Oregon, towering king of old-growth forests and one of the tallest tree species on Earth, finally stops growing taller because it just can't pull water any higher, a new study ...