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‘Bing in the New Year’ with Milwaukie’s Bing cherry, and the Chinese history behind it 24.12.2024 4:03 ↓

For the second year in a row, Milwaukie, Oregon will be hosting a New Year's Eve celebration by dropping a seven foot Bing cherry to ring in the new year. The event is an opportunity for both celebration and education, to honor the Chinese horticulturalist that became the cherry's namesake.

'At Work With' a Zamboni driver who teaches us the secret to good ice 20.12.2024 6:15 ↓

At Work With a Zamboni driver, Tanya March. Actually, it's not technically a Zamboni.

Behind the scenes of 'Stop Requested' 20.12.2024 12:29 ↓

Prakruti Bhatt and Lillian Karabaic answer listener questions about Stop Requested.

An OPB playlist full of holiday cheer 20.12.2024 8:19 ↓

OPB's longtime Christmas music curator JT Griffith is back for his fifth year of holiday cheer! He spoke with OPB’s “All Things Considered” host Crystal Ligori about finding holiday vinyl from Japan, scoring an art installation with Christmas tunes, and being perpetually in his ‘Christmas era’.

Portland Pantomime brings a British tradition to the northwest 19.12.2024 4:25 ↓

Portland Pantomime brings a British tradition to the northwest

For kids who feel left out, Bend’s ‘Sandra Claus' is a hit 18.12.2024 5:01 ↓

For kids who feel left out, Bend’s ‘Sandra Claus' is a hit

The St Helens school district is not an outlier when it comes to sexual abuse 17.12.2024 6:36 ↓

The St Helens school district is not an outlier when it comes to sexual abuse

How Portland's next mayor plans to end unsheltered homelessness 17.12.2024 5:19 ↓

Mayor-elect Keith Wilson has pledged to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland by 2026. Past mayors have failed to deliver on similar promises.

‘Stop Requested’: It’s free to ride the bus to John Day, but costs to leave 13.12.2024 9:11 ↓

In the final episode of Stop Requested, OPB's Lillian Karabaic and Prakruti Bhatt spend a 12-hour travel day going from Enterprise to John Day. And are driven by a buffalo riding champion.

Oregon nonprofits are critical to the state’s social service network — and going broke 11.12.2024 4:35 ↓

Oregon’s nonprofits fill in a lot of gaps in service that neither government nor businesses can handle. Now they're struggling.

Portland internal affairs found a 2022 police shooting out of policy. Then top brass dismissed it 10.12.2024 4:11 ↓

Police shot Immanueal Clark in the back Nov. 19, 2022 while he fled. The deadly shooting caused a rare rift between investigators and Portland police leadership.

Curry County emergency manager on lessons learned from tsunami warning 06.12.2024 5:56 ↓

A strong earthquake off California on Thursday triggered a tsunami warning for the coast, all the way up to just south of Florence. The waves didn’t really come. But for about an hour, local governments had to mobilize an emergency response to a threat that’s always kind of lurking under the surface.

Stop Requested 6: La Grande to Enterprise, with Bigfoot 06.12.2024 6:57 ↓

In this episode of Stop Requested, OPB's Lillian Karabaic and Prakruti Bhatt adventure from La Grande to Wallowa Lake by bus, and look for Bigfoot along the way.

Head of OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute stepping down 06.12.2024 4:59 ↓

Head of OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute stepping down

UW researchers are turning body heat into electricity 05.12.2024 4:55 ↓

UW researchers are turning body heat into electricity

Class of 2025 - The English class that has students excited to show up 04.12.2024 5:01 ↓

Class of 2025 - The English class that has students excited to show up

For students, feeling like you belong can be as important as having a great teacher 03.12.2024 5:08 ↓

For students, feeling like you belong can be as important as having a great teacher

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger steps down 03.12.2024 5:01 ↓

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced he was retiring from the struggling semiconductor manufacturer.

On Golden Rescue is a haven for old horses 29.11.2024 5:20 ↓

On Golden Rescue is a haven for old horses

An Oregon apple with a hidden surprise 27.11.2024 7:18 ↓

An Oregon apple with a hidden surprise

Nail salons give Central Oregonians a place to connect and grow 27.11.2024 1:03 ↓

Suong Huynh and Kasia Moon found freedom and self-actualization by starting their nail salons. Their customers find community and care.

Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administration 25.11.2024 5:42 ↓

Potential for protecting Owyhee Canyonlands takes urgency in final months of Biden administration

St Helens students and parents grapple with sex abuse scandal fallout 25.11.2024 3:34 ↓

St Helens students and parents grapple with sex abuse scandal fallout

Private equity firm Sortis backs Thornburgh resort as it fights for Central Oregon water rights 23.11.2024 4:53 ↓

A planned resort in Oregon's high desert is a testing ground for reigning in groundwater pumping.

Stop Requested: Bend to Baker City, with Salt Licks 22.11.2024 5:54 ↓

For the fifth installment of Stop Requested, we solve a public transit mystery to Baker City, where we attend The Great Salt Lick Auction.