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Oregon hopes to move from drone testing hot spot to drone building destination

A dozen large cruise ships will dock in Astoria this year, bringing a total of 28,000 passengers. And each of them will likely spend more than $100 over the few hours they spend in town.

A sold-out Moda Center gives warm reception to rekindled Portland Fire, despite loss

For Central Oregon apple tree detectives, juicy cases hide in plain sight

New bus route brings long-awaited service to remote parts of Warm Springs Reservation

A small Oregon town faces financial peril. Can residents save Lakeview?

Defense attorneys are pressing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook to turn over social media messages that could prove their client acted in self-defense.

Multnomah Athletic Club Attack QA

The WNBA has a history of activism - the same as its newest team, the Portland Fire.

Director Ben McKenzie calls cryptocurrency “like subprime, but dumber”

After 32 years of helping shape Portland's culinary scene, James Beard Award-winning chef Greg Higgins plans to sell his namesake Higgins restaurant and retire. OPB's Crystal Ligori sat down with him to discuss the legacy of his restaurant and where he sees Portland's culinary scene going in the future.

The small Clackamas County city is in the process of filling another vacancy following the recent arrest of a city councilor.

The San Antonio Spurs dealt a crushing blow to end the Blazers’ season in their first playoff appearance since 2021. The season was also marked by a coaching scandal, a change in ownership and org-wide penny-pinching.

Camden Spiller, the CEO of Maddox Industrial Transformer, has purchased a series of notable properties in the Southwest Washington town. Some see progress; others have concerns.

The court’s ruling eliminates restrictions imposed by two federal judges in Oregon that strictly limited when federal officers could use tear gas on crowds outside the facility.

OPB's Geoff Norcross calls Ava, an AI assistant currently being tested on the Salem non-emergency line.

The Willamette Valley Communications Center is testing an AI program (named "Ava") for non-emergency calls for 6 public safety agencies in Marion, Polk and Lincoln Counties. We talk with Brian Carrara with Salem Fire about how it's going.

An arbitrator said Amanda Gonzales should get her job back, but the district has not let her return to class. Gonzales was put on leave eight months ago.

Jonathan Maus has announced he is taking a hiatus from BikePortland.org, a blog that has documented more than 20 years of Portland's bike culture and politics.

The former member of Congress and Happy Valley mayor served as America’s labor boss for more than a year before a mounting scandal pushed her out.

The Booklover's Burlesque Festival, which just wrapped its fourth annual installment, pairs burlesque performances with literary readings.

Since it's founding in 2021, the Oregon Pro Wrestling School in Hillsboro has seen a growing stream of athletes looking to make it as far as they can and continue Oregon's long history between the ropes.

The executive order issued Thursday aims to stop Oregon school districts from going below minimum instructional hour requirements. The order is meeting questions and criticism from the state’s most powerful education organizations.

Credited with developing the first commercially made hamburger bun in the 1920's, Franz Bakery has grown to become one of the largest family-owned bakeries on the west coast and this week celebrated its 120th anniversary.

Jefferson High's renovated building, larger student body mean a crossroads for Portland

The 50th anniversary special performance by Jefferson High School’s nationally renowned dance program is April 16-18 at the Newmark Theater.

For OPB’s “At Work With” series, which asks Pacific Northwesterners from different professions what it’s like to do what they do, we meet Asher Kondziela, a fitness coach.

Many ski resorts across the West have been forced to close early this year. An unseasonably warm winter has led to one of Oregon’s worst snow seasons on record.

A new OPB Oregon Experience documentary explores how the state built a reputation as a great place for pets and their humans.

The court will decide whether the limitations on crowd control weapons put in place by two federal judges in Oregon are lawful.

The state hasn’t seen a major measles outbreak yet. But it may only be a matter of time.

It’s been a year of adversity and resilience for the young but talented Portland Trail Blazers squad.

As the Thompson Elk returns to its spot in the middle of Main Street, a new comic book celebrates its rededication and revisits the statue’s 126-year history.

In a rare move, labor unions and advocacy groups are taking aim at two sitting Democratic lawmakers this year.

For years, communities across the U.S. celebrated Chavez’s birthday — March 31. This year, planned events memorializing the labor rights leader's birthday have been canceled. Instead of celebrating, Portlanders are calling for a way to acknowledge the pain of Chavez’s legacy.

High gasoline prices send ripple effects through the economy, and those who drive as part of their jobs are among the first to feel the ramifications.

Downhill mountain biker Alyana Van Horn is making a name for herself on the national stage by excelling at one of the most dangerous extreme sports.

The May ballot in Deschutes County is crammed with local candidates coming from different walks of life — a pastor, a medic, a rancher and a teacher are among the gaggle of 15 people seeking to represent one of the fastest-growing, most politically-diverse communities in the state.

Pacific University debuts sensory rooms to help students keep calm and succeed in the classroom

How microbes could protect Pacific Northwest buildings from the Cascadia earthquake

Documents obtained by OPB and ProPublica reveal that Tom Dundon was behind what regulators called an “aggressive push” to waive proof-of-income requirements at Santander Consumer USA.

Youth Watershed Council packs a one-two punch, helping both Oregon students and the local environment

City celebrates Astoria Column’s centennial

Bruce Campbell may best be known to cinephiles as Ash, the protagonist of the classic cult-horror franchise “Evil Dead” by director Sam Raimi. Now, the Oregon-based actor has written, directed and stars in a new movie called “Ernie & Emma", set entirely in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley.

This week, an investigation by The New York Times uncovered a trail of sexual abuse allegations against civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, including from two woman who were young girls at the time of their abuse. This news has sent shockwaves across the country, including here in Oregon. Reyna Lopez is the Executive Director of PCUN, Oregon's largest farmworker union. She joined OPB's “All Things Considered” host Crystal Ligori to discuss the history of PCUN, the impact the Chavez allegations have locally and the push for gender equality in movement spaces.

“Godzilla vs. America” is a new comic book anthology series that brings the towering ‘King of the Monsters’ crashing through the United States, one city at a time. In “Godzilla vs. Portland," familiar locations are rendered in beautiful detail — only for Godzilla to inevitably destroy them.

“Godzilla vs. America” is a new comic book anthology series that brings the towering ‘King of the Monsters’ crashing through the United States, one city at a time. In “Godzilla vs. Portland," familiar locations are rendered in beautiful detail — only for Godzilla to inevitably destroy them.

Mindy King lives in an apartment building that is less than 100 feet from the ICE facility on Portland’s South Waterfront. A judge’s ruling gives her a reprieve from the chemicals federal agents have been using against protesters.

For five years, a small, urban farm in Vancouver, Washington has grown produce that’s culturally specific to Latino communities. They’ve had to adapt because of increased immigration enforcement.

In the new children’s book “You Are The Land”, artist and author Steph Littlebird shares the joy and color of the Willamette Valley. An enrolled member of Oregon’s Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Littlebird explores how her Indigenous identity influences her relationship with the land.