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For over a decade, the Portland Mercado has been a hub for Latinx communities and food vendors. But last year, a fire destroyed parts of the public market, shuttering its doors. Now, the Mercado plans to rebuild with community support.

Melissa Skinner’s critics say the conflict hits a nerve in the national debate over activism in public education.

As board games boom, one Portland-area group brings new games and new friends to the table

The small patches of land host compact ecosystems and might help with climate change.

Nearly two dozen bills passed by Oregon lawmakers in early 2024 take effect on New Year’s Day.

The Oregon Ducks kick off the New Year by taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.

A mixture of landslides, volunteerism and fundraising may help Cape Meares residents surround themselves with a wildlife sanctuary.

Oregon’s sparkling wine scene is popping locally — and beyond

Benton County connects students with Oregon’s salmon migration

Portland Police are using data to snag stolen vehicles

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, Tanya March. Actually, it's not technically a Zamboni.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

UW researchers are turning body heat into electricity