CHICAGO — Another folk medicine remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn't prevent or cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent unproven claims to the contrary.

CHICAGO (AP) — Another folk medicine remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn't prevent or cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent unproven claims to the contrary.

COOS BAY — Santa is making a special appearance to pose with your pet for a holiday portrait at the annual “Photos with Santa Paws” event to benefit Pacific Cove Humane Society. Pony Village Mall hosts the pre-holiday fundraiser in…

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Squash is as American as apple pie, so why isn't this delicious, healthy, and versatile ingredient as prominent at our Thanksgiving tables?

Squash is as American as apple pie, so why isn't this delicious, healthy, and versatile ingredient as prominent at our Thanksgiving tables?

For the ambitious among us, it's also Start Your Own Country Day.

Although Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, some of my American friends and I celebrate it here in London every year.

Although Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, some of my American friends and I celebrate it here in London every year.

(StatePoint) The holiday season is hectic. Between shopping for gifts, preparing for guests and decorating the home, it can sometimes feel as if there aren’t enough hours in the day or money in the bank to get it all done.

We all have our favorite winter dishes and mine is stuffing — or dressing, technically, since I don't stuff it in a turkey.

We all have our favorite winter dishes and mine is stuffing — or dressing, technically, since I don't stuff it in a turkey.

COOS BAY — Coos Bay Farmers Market will conclude the 2016 season with a special Halloween Harvest Celebration, market hours will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. In addition to the last of the hardy vendors with their fall…

BANDON -- There will be a free cranberry pancake breakfast and open house on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Bandon Family History Search Center, 950 Delaware Ave. SE (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints).

BANDON -- Instead of reaching for a bottle of wine to pair with your favorite block of Face Rock Creamery cheddar, try a cool glass of beer.

A huge thank-you to Larry and Lynne Johnson for hosting the Class of 1966 50-year reunion at their Two Mile ranch.

Often when I share pictures of old Cranberry parades, it's not so much for the float, but more for the background, and this picture, taken in 1962, is no exception.

BANDON -- Congratulations to winners in the 2016 Port of Bandon Boardwalk Art Show, "Slice of Life." Artists were awarded ribbons and cash prizes on Saturday, Sept. 10, during the Bandon Cranberry Festival. The 14th annual open-air art show was…

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