jess great divide QA introBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows - often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” The list includes Wendy Red Star, an Apsáalooke artist based in Portland. Red Star’s work seeks to reclaim images of Native Americans from history by creating, beading, sewing, building, configuring and th…

Class of 2025 Jobs vs SchoolBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland writer Tom Spanbauer is no less than a legend in some literary circles. A Portland Monthly profile earlier this year called him “The Godfather of Portland’s writing scene.” When we talked with him earlier in the year (2014), we focused on his latest novel, "I Loved You More“ and about his practice of teaching and creating “Dangerous Writin…

GAVE FoundationBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

An artist has created a comic strip to make voting easier for a group that doesn't speak EnglishBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

GhanaBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Influential Oregon author Tom Spanbauer died last week after a long illness with Parkinson’s disease. He was the author of five novels, including "The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon" and "I Loved You More." Spanbauer shaped a generation of Pacific Northwest authors through his ‘Dangerous Writing’ workshops, with authors like Chuck Palahniuk, Li…

Oregon's history with table tennis goes way beyond ping pong diplomacyBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Portland Trail Blazers have partnered with Sinclair Broadcast Group as the future broadcast home for Blazers games, quadrupling the broadcast reach throughout Oregon and Washington. They're also introducing a direct-to-consumer streaming service called BlazerVision.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Climate change is pushing farmers to be more climate resilientBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Around 33,000 of Boeing’s unionized workers on the West Coast have been on strike since early Friday. That includes over 1,000 workers in Gresham. The walkout comes as the machinists’ union continues to negotiate toward better wages and pensions.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon's Congressional District 5 - Part 3By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Class of 2025 students getting to graduation with a little help from their friendsBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon's 5th congressional district - Part 2By Oregon Public Broadcasting

The battle between U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and state Rep. Janelle Bynum could come down to Clackamas County. Winning Oregon’s 5th Congressional District could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Meteorologists say it’s been an incredibly busy summer tracking and forecasting the wildfires across Oregon.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

In Bend, this year’s city council race has been shaped by pledges some candidates made to the Deschutes County Democrats – and that means voters will have fewer choices in November.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Oregon-Oregon State game wasn't expected to be this interesting. The Beavers are playing well, and the Ducks aren't so much. Tyson Alger of the I-5 Corridor newsletter joins us to preview the game.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

The rise of the railroad helped create Pendleton, and that heritage can still be found in many downtown buildings. Now, the city is working to restore some of that frontier history while giving businesses the modern signs they say they need. But not everyone’s happy.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Republican lawmakers in Oregon have struggled to raise campaign money this year. That means the GOP is increasingly relying on a familiar face: former Congressman Greg Walden.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

The youth development program, housed at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, teaches its participants specific skills and broader life lessons, all while finding homes for dogs in need.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Court-Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers for children in the foster care system.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

R.G. Shore on memoir ‘The Ocean Inside Me,’ incarceration and healing racial traumaBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Ocean Inside of Me QABy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is closing. Its graduates face one of the worst combinations of high debt and low earnings in the country.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

The company that owns Sizzle Pie, Rudy’s Barbershop, See See Motor Coffee Co. and Bamboo Sushi is facing evictions and lawsuitsBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center celebrates culture and history with a powwow as nonprofit turns 50.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

OPB is nearing the end of a 13-year reporting project following a group of students in the Class of 2025. Today, several students in the class we’ve been following start senior year at David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland — their last, first day of high school.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state lawmakers rolled back key provisions of Ballot Measure 110, the voter-passed initiative that decriminalized drugs nearly four years ago.…

Portland's community solar program aims to lower utility billsBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Fast fashion and its effect on Portland clothing makersBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Spending the summer restoring Oregon waterwaysBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland water managers plan for a smoky futureBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Talking with the Executive Director of The Montavilla Jazz FestivalBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Two different projects are moving forward to develop entertainment venues that are able to accommodate audiences of more than 3,000 people.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Some of the people at the heart of that process believe Oregon is on the verge of making critical mistakes that mean many parts of the state will flop when it comes to meeting the overarching goal: steering drug users who are causing public angst and disorder away from the public eye and toward recovery.…

The investigation into the mass shooting last October in Lewiston, Maine, said local law enforcement and Army Reserve leaders failed repeatedly to take steps to prevent the tragidity. We’ll find out more in our newscast, just two minutes away on O-P-B. (IDS). Today is Tuesday August 20th … it’s 4 o'clock … Good afternoon. 4:00 BILLBOARD This is OPB…

In a reversal, Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell has agreed to start booking people into jail who have been charged with violating Portland's anti-camping policy.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon swimmer braves a 5-mile swim across the Columbia River — and her own traumaBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

As a relationship therapist, social media influencer and author Guenther helps his clients in Portland and his audience of millions of subscribers on TikTok navigate the joys and difficulties of relationships. Guenther spoke with OPB Morning Edition host Jess Hazel about his new book “Big Dating Energy” and shared some relationship tips.…

When three Portland pizzerias were added to national and international rankings, they had no idea how deeply it would affect their business.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon’s temperatures are dipping, but last month’s heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon’s aging population hard.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viralBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

We speak with Taylor West of the group Healing Advocacy Fund, an organization that advocates for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Oregon and Colorado.By Oregon Public Broadcasting

Wildfires have dramatically altered the Eastern Oregon Landscape this summerBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Jade International Night Market in Southeast Portland is marking its tenth yearBy Oregon Public Broadcasting

Kids are learning STEAM through Mariachi musicBy Oregon Public Broadcasting