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Audio 26.12.2023 9:27 ↓

Portland band that helped to define the sound of the 1970s

A Christmas music bonanza with JT Griffith 24.12.2023 8:34 ↓

It's that time of year when we take a deep dive into the niche genre of Christmas music with JT Griffith. He's the longtime curator of holiday tunes for OPB and KMHD and the founder of Liminal Music. He spoke with our "All Things Considered" host, Crystal Ligori.

‘Black Santa’ brings holiday magic to Portland 22.12.2023 6:02 ↓

Among the things Kris Kringle has learned over his six winters in Portland: Christmas season is hard on Santa’s suits, but soft on his heart.

The ‘Train Man’ triumphantly returns to Bend 21.12.2023 5:00 ↓

The ‘Train Man’ triumphantly returns to Bend

Oregon wolves bring joy, anxiety and uncertainty to Colorado - Part 2 21.12.2023 7:35 ↓

Like hundreds of other ranchers in Colorado, the Stanko family is anxious about wolf packs being airlifted back to the state, where they were eradicated by the 1940s. Supporters of the effort, however, see a bright future.

Oregon’s ōkta restaurant takes farm-to-table one step further 21.12.2023 5:39 ↓

With a regenerative farm and an on-site larder, ōkta restaurant is celebrating the bounty of the Pacific Northwest while focusing on preservation.

Mat Johnson on writing for Netflix's Fall of the House of Usher 20.12.2023 8:17 ↓

Mat Johnson joined horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan’s team of writing scripts for the hit Netflix series The Fall of the House of Usher because he has long been fascinated with Edgar Allan Poe’s writing.

Coloradans brace for reintroduced wolves from Oregon 20.12.2023 7:31 ↓

Coloradans brace for reintroduced wolves from Oregon

Oregon’s massive kicker is spurring a fresh look at the state’s unique tax rebate law 19.12.2023 5:17 ↓

The state will send a jaw-dropping $5.6 billion back to taxpayers next year, ratcheting up pressure on a policy voters love.

Oregon wolves find a new home in Colorado 19.12.2023 6:04 ↓

Oregon wolves find a new home in Colorado

9 things Oregon employers, colleges want to see from Oregon high school graduates 18.12.2023 3:43 ↓

As Oregon evaluates how schools prepare students for life after high school, employers and college representatives share what graduation requirements they’d like to see.

Portland businesses react to Gov. Tina Kotek's task force recommendations 18.12.2023 5:22 ↓

How Portland downtown businesses are responding to the Governor's task force recommendations

Tokyo Sando bids sayonara to Portland 18.12.2023 4:59 ↓

As Tokyo Sando prepares to close its doors Sunday, owner Taiki Nakajima intends to take an extended break in Japan, pondering the possibility of a return

Audio 18.12.2023 5:32 ↓

Portland artist and storyteller Andrew Dickson discusses his new book, "Me and My Family and Me", which is part memoir, part family history, and some antecdotes and advise for his kids.

OPB's Class of 2025 tries on different careers 14.12.2023 5:03 ↓

OPB's Class of 2025 tries on different careers

Vancouver volunteers give back during the holidays - with bikes 13.12.2023 3:39 ↓

Vancouver volunteers give back during the holidays - with bikes

Kotek’s recipe for Portland: More police and social workers, less plywood, trash and taxes 12.12.2023 4:38 ↓

The recommendations emerged from a sprawling task force that Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek convened to address the city’s most challenging problems.

Audio 09.12.2023 5:39 ↓

Knott Street Boxing Club

Alaska Airlines pilot who nearly shut down an aircraft’s engines mid-flight, to be released from jail. 08.12.2023 5:19 ↓

Alaska Airlines pilot who nearly shut down an aircraft’s engines mid-flight, to be released from jail.

Audio 06.12.2023 4:47 ↓

Andy Bryant from the National Weather Service on recent flooding.

Researchers explore using AI to count salmon and avoid fishy data, while others map human brain 04.12.2023 9:27 ↓

Five of the most illuminating, inspiring and just plain cool Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.”

Oregon K-12 School Funding 04.12.2023 4:24 ↓

Oregon K-12 School Funding

Remembering the first female mayor of Troutdale, Oregon 02.12.2023 3:34 ↓

110 years ago, part-Indigenous community activist Clara Latourell Larsson was elected Oregon’s second female mayor—just one year after women achieved the right to vote statewide.

Interview with the Author "Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley" 01.12.2023 10:11 ↓

An interview with David Lewis about his new book.

Mysterious respiratory disease sickening dogs 29.11.2023 4:42 ↓

Mysterious respiratory illnesses are sickening dogs in several states — including Oregon.