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Behind the curtain of The Benson Hotel’s 54th gingerbread castle

Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop ‘terrorists’ hindering ICE

Legal experts say theses contradictory actions may have violated protesters’ rights.

If you ask Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, he has met his goal to open 1,500 new shelter beds by Dec. 1. But only 890 of those 1,500 beds are currently open for use.

Preservationists worry Portland State University’s plan to build for the future could erase the past

In a Portland kitchen, a nonprofit cooks up a small-scale solution to Oregon’s big hunger problem

QA with producer Kami Horton about Uncovering Boarding Schools

Indigenous chefs are training the next generation of culinary students

Siletz Tribes, Oregon coastal community and OSU scientists learn from beached whale experience

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland has attracted national attention this year, as demonstrators squared off with federal officers. Now a far smaller Oregon city is bracing for its own possible clash with ICE.

Even with SNAP benefits restored, this Oregon pantry says hunger persists

Research into microplastic releases in washing machines and driers.

Author Margot Fisher wants teens to know that it’s okay to ‘be really messy’

We join Marty Valentine, the first record holder for a TriMet transit speedrun, to find out what exactly a speedrun is.

Sharks love Willapa Bay and Northwest scientists have some ideas why

This week, the top elections officials from 10 states sent a letter to the Trump administration, demanding answers about how voter data is being used and shared. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read was one of the signatories.

A private group has been meeting to discuss the future of Medicaid in Oregon.

Oregon is one of the highest users of SNAP in the country. Now that funding has been restored, we get a program check-in with Mark Edwards at OSU.

A group of young Indigenous kayakers set out to become the first to paddle the entire Klamath River, from source to sea, after the removal of four dams. Ranging from age 13-20, the youth dedicated years to training for the 300-mile, month-long journey. But for many, it was a journey generations in the making, as their relatives and communities had been fighting for dam removal for decades.

Washington School for the Blind goalball players gear up for national competition

Central Oregon is a hotspot for a sport that boosters credit with drawing new and diverse players

It may be hard to believe, but 25 years ago, Portland was not a food city. So how then did it become the culinary juggernaut it is today? That was the question Portland Monthly set out to answer in their latest issue which took a deep dive into the 25 restaurants that shaped the last 25 years of Portland's food scene.

The College Access Migrant Program helped create pathways for students across the Northwest to enroll in higher education institutions.

A 2025 check in with Oregon’s ambitious education goal, 40-40-20

In this episode, we feature Timothy Snyder as part of a Literary Arts Special Event at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.