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Soccer fans around the globe have spent the last few days cheering on their favorite teams in the FIFA World Cup. The five-week tournament is being co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States. While there has been a lot of excitement about what’s happening on the pitch, there’s been not as much fanfare about the pitch itself — much of it made with Oregon grass seed.

In some Oregon school districts, full high school graduation is possible

“Drag Me Outside,” where field biology meets fabulousness.

The Sandy-based competition saw artists creating sculptures using chainsaws and testing their timber skills. Organizers say they want to spur interest in forestry careers.

The second episode of OPB’s documentary series “The Crackdown” chronicles the operation and its impact on the Pacific Northwest.

Portland’s Moda Center is getting old. The 31-year-old arena is home to the Portland Trail Blazers, and the team's new owners want the public to pay for major renovations – soon. The conversation is central to negotiations between the city and the Blazers to renew the team’s Moda Center lease. And now the city’s asking the public to weigh in.

Packwood built a reputation as a maverick Republican and champion of women’s rights. It collapsed amid revelations of sexual misconduct.

Packwood built a reputation as a maverick Republican and champion of women’s rights. It collapsed amid revelations of sexual misconduct.

The Tonquin helped settle Astoria and was the key to John Jacob Astor’s effort to build a worldwide fur-trading empire. But in 1811, the ship exploded, killing an untold number of tribal members and putting an end to Astor’s northward expansion.

For 10 years, April Fox has been teaching doom metal yoga classes in Portland, in the hope of making the practice more accessible and inclusive.

Lloyd Center Ice Rink's final show was May 31, here's some stories from it.

Outside of New York, bagels have been slow to garner the cachet or interest of other viral foods... but that seems to be changing, especially on the West Coast.

After paper mill disaster, Longview community rallies around fundraising efforts while long-term questions loom

New dog park brings the bark back to Portland State

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview that killed 11 people.

Recovery crews on Friday afternoon retrieved the body of another worker who died in Tuesday’s Longview paper mill chemical rupture. As the death toll mounts, officials look ahead to a long investigation.

Hundreds of Northwest cinephiles make their Criterion Closet picks in Portland this weekend

A day shadowing longtime Multnomah County health inspector Mike Christman as he conducts surprise restaurant inspections.

What the primary’s biggest legislative upset says about the state of Oregon politics

Recovery efforts are continuing at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., where a tank holding hundreds of thousands of gallons of a caustic chemical ruptured.

9 people are still unaccounted for after a Longview industrial implosion leaves at least 1 dead. Others were being treated for injuries after a chemical vat imploded at Southwest Washington paper mill Tuesday morning.

With tax dollars unable to meet the city’s needs, and other revenues falling short, Portland is now turning to outside groups, such as private organizations, national nonprofits and volunteers, to pick up the slack.

Old Oregon fishing nets sent to Ukraine to protect against drones

Queer wrestlers and performers build community one body slam at a time