Karly Imus

Karly Imus | The Oregonian/OregonLive

Karly Imus is the Director of Audience Development and Life & Culture at The Oregonian/OregonLive and the Director of Content at Here is Oregon. Karly was born and raised in Oregon. Some of her favorite memories include playing football in the sand at Cannon Beach and spotting deer at dusk in the Ochoco National Forest. Email: kimus@oregonian.com

What were your neighbors reading in 2018? The year's most-read stories on OregonLive

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What were your neighbors reading in 2018? The year's most-read stories on OregonLive

OregonLive readers flocked to these stories, from crime to food to sports to tourist attractions and celebrity chefs.

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Oregon's 34 top newsmakers of the year 2018

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Oregon's 34 top newsmakers of the year 2018

For good, bad or otherwise, these people or groups were all over the news in Oregon in 2018.

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