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It’s been a chaotic time since college athletes started profiting from use of their name, image and likeness in 2021, and more changes are on the way. NIL experts say UO is in the right position to leverage the changing atmosphere.

Gov. Tina Kotek talks to OPB about some of the top issues shaping Oregonians' lives today. Here’s what she told us about the state’s climate progress, how federal funding will affect Oregon’s goals, what climbing utility rates mean, what the state government can do, and more.

Staff and students at Oregon colleges brace for possible immigration enforcement

Yovana Benancio works for a nonprofit organization called Path Home, connecting with families experiencing homelessness and helping them access the resources they need to get into stable housing. For OPB’s “At Work With” series, we rode along with Benancio to learn more about how she does her job.

Rethinking the relationship between trash and art

As lawmakers search for billions of dollars to maintain deteriorating roads, it’s one of many options under consideration.

After years of low-cost living, Hermiston feels crunch of growth

Portland church maintains sanctuary for undocumented immigrants amid Trump’s crackdown

Months after its Supreme Court win, Grants Pass faces a new lawsuit claiming its homeless policies violate state law and discriminate against people with disabilities

“Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids” is a new short story collection from Spokane author Leyna Krow. Set in the Pacific Northwest, her characters explore what it means to be a good mother, daughter, sister or wife, in a changing world that tends to only get stranger. These characters wrestle with the real threats of climate change in the region, through a lens of magical realism, humor and hear...

The order sparked widespread confusion and left many Oregon organizations concerned about funding, including Clackamas Women's Services, which provides domestic violence services.

QA about Eviction leg

The English explorer could have careened his Golden Hind for repair at Whale Cove near Depoe Bay, Oregon, in the late 16th century, according to scholars such as Portland State University anthropologist Melissa Darby.

Woodburn braces for Trump 2.0

President Donald Trump has pardoned or commuted sentences for hundreds of Jan 6th defendants including those in the PNW

Last week following the devastating wildfires in California, eight US senators sent a letter, urging the US Treasury and Federal Insurance Office to publish data about how the climate crisis is impacting homeowners insurance. One of the authors of that letter was Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.

How the Trump administration could affect the I-5 bridge replacement project

Oregon lawmakers convene the 2025 legislative session

Oregonians share hopes and concerns as Donald Trump begins his second term

It’s day eight of the Providence health care workers strike. Close to 5,000 nurses and about 150 doctors went on strike indefinitely starting last week. Providence has offered to resume bargaining -- but both sides have indicated they’re not expecting a quick resolution.

The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.

President Donald Trump has called for blanket tariffs on U.S. trading partners, a move economists say would raise prices for consumer goods.

Oregon lawmakers officially convene the 2025 legislative session today.

Trump administration could test Oregon's strong protections for immigrants

A conversation with Disability Rights Oregon about how Oregon is prepared to help people with disabilities in a major disaster.