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New technology helps blind sports fans level up their arena experience 14.03.2025 5:23 ↓

A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans.

How a lightpost in East Portland helped forgotten residents feel heard. 13.03.2025 4:58 ↓

How a lightpost in East Portland helped forgotten residents feel heard.

Oregon is in the midst of an ‘unrepresented crisis.’ Why? 12.03.2025 5:07 ↓

“You have a right to an attorney. If you can’t provide one, one will be provided for you” is no longer guaranteed in this state. The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Here's what to know about Oregon’s public defender crisis.

Anime cafe looks to breathe life into Portland's Old Town 10.03.2025 4:50 ↓

Anime cafe looks to breathe life into Portland's Old Town

Robot Taxis 10.03.2025 5:56 ↓

Autonomous vehicles in the Northwest might be becoming a reality

Oregon’s dairy cows are free of avian flu. The state is trying to keep it that way. 07.03.2025 5:29 ↓

Oregon state veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz gives an update on the state of avian influenza in Oregon.

Deschutes County dissolved its DEIA committee without hearing public opinions but officials got an earful anyway 07.03.2025 3:42 ↓

Deschutes County dissolved its DEIA committee without hearing public opinions but officials got an earful anyway

At Work With a Garbage Collector 06.03.2025 5:40 ↓

At work with a garbage and recycling collector, or "garbage man" Bryan Chamblin in Sherwood Oregon.

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement 06.03.2025 5:08 ↓

Southwest Washington cities spar over light rail funding for I-5 bridge replacement

Oregon volunteers do taxes for free 05.03.2025 4:48 ↓

Hate filing your taxes? These people volunteer to do other people's taxes for free - and they serve a lot of undocumented taxpayers.

Oregon businesses react to rising egg prices 05.03.2025 5:51 ↓

Oregon businesses react to rising egg prices

The Quietest Place 04.03.2025 4:29 ↓

Oregon Field Guide’s Ed Jahn took a journey in search of silence, and found what could be the quietest place in Oregon.

Mobile home residents are worried about paying their rents 04.03.2025 5:32 ↓

Mobile home residents are worried about paying their rents

Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem 03.03.2025 4:32 ↓

Portland’s airport hypes sustainable timber, but those lofty claims are more complicated than they seem

Oregon state climatologist reacts to the cuts in National Weather Service personnel in Oregon 28.02.2025 4:40 ↓

Oregon state climatologist Larry O'Neill reacts to cuts in National Weather Service personnel in Oregon.

Portland geographer Dove Makes explores lessons from the Hunger Games 28.02.2025 9:17 ↓

What can the cultural geography of the Hunger Games teach us about our own town?

Oregon researchers cook cancer with nanoparticles 28.02.2025 4:45 ↓

Oregon researchers cook cancer with nanoparticles

The next generation of racquetball players descends on Portland 28.02.2025 4:36 ↓

The next generation of racquetball players descends on Portland

Trump’s first month sparks protests, packed town halls across Oregon 27.02.2025 5:39 ↓

Trump’s first month sparks protests, packed town halls across Oregon

Multnomah County Homeless Budget Shortfall 27.02.2025 3:43 ↓

Last week, the county revealed a massive shortfall in its homelessness budget. And now it’s facing criticism for how it manages its money.

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz tackles town halls, Medicaid in wide ranging TOL interview 26.02.2025 18:44 ↓

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz joined OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss proposed cuts to the federal budget, including to Medicaid.

The group helping people of color feel comfortable in Oregon's great outdoors 26.02.2025 4:18 ↓

The group helping people of color feel comfortable in Oregon's great outdoors

Providence nurses approve deal, end 46 day strike 25.02.2025 5:45 ↓

After 46 days on strike, nurses at Providence have approved a deal and will return to work starting Wednesday night. The strike was one of the largest in state history, with some 4000+ nurses at all eight Providence Oregon hospitals on the picket line.

What's it like to work as a cheesemaker in Oregon 23.02.2025 6:15 ↓

What's it like to work as a cheesemaker in Oregon

Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz faces frustrated constituents in week of town halls 22.02.2025 5:56 ↓

U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz faced tough questions from his constituents during a town hall tour of Eastern Oregon this week. According to the East Oregonian, the Republican was booed during a meeting yesterday in Pendleton. Many attendees expressed frustration over federal job cuts.