Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many followers — more than a million on TikTok and Instagram — are drawn to his story of quitting his 9-to-5 job and embarking on a journey from Oregon to ...

Preying on children is unforgivable. Today’s lengthy sentence illustrates the heinous nature of Houghton’s conduct and sends ...

He and feline Phoenix were welcomed by cheering fans at the end of a weekslong journey that he documented for his mass of followers on social media.

A wildfire in Oregon prompted officials to close nearly 20 miles (32 kilometers) of an interstate in the Columbia River Gorge ...

A Hawaii man has been sentenced to 41 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two Oregon children ...

A Captain Cook, Hawaii man has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing two Oregon ...

He heard about people who sailed from California to Hawaii and decided that was the ... mostly via YouTube and moved from Portland to the Oregon coast, where he spent months refitting the $50,000 ...

May 3, 2025, Widger talks to the camera somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as he and his cat, Phoenix, sail from Oregon to Hawaii. (Oliver Widger via AP) ...

sits inside their sailboat somewhere in the Pacific Ocean as both make their way from Oregon to Hawaii. Credit: AP/Oliver Widger Now, Widger is harnessing the power of social media to fund his ...