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Surrounding deep blue strongholds, there's a red sea of conservative voters — with some nuances under the surface.

Antonio Sánchez launched "Noticias Noroeste" on Inauguration Day in 2025. The daily Spanish newscast on YouTube has evolved into a source of news during a time of great fear and upheaval for Oregon’s Latino community.

The Dalles is pushing to expand its water reservoir to serve a growing population. The problem is, the population hasn't really grown. Now folks are wondering if the extra water will really go to local homes and businesses — or if The Dalles wants to draw water from the Mount Hood forest to slake the tech industry’s growing thirst for data centers.

The initial idea behind the project was simple: connect business owners to property owners. But so far, none of the businesses getting support from the No Vacancy project have actually opened.

Federal investigators said in court documents that they have not yet found video of the incident.

Workers at El Centro Mercado food pantry help feed families in majority-Latino community.

The development comes after a Republican-led campaign delayed key tax increases in the bill.

Pilots say ‘meaningless’ messages clutter a federal aviation warning system.

Since 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice has helped Portland police rewrite some of its policies surrounding treatment of people experiencing behavioral health crises. Does that entitle it to recent police records?

The troops were part of the Trump administration’s plan to support immigration enforcement operations.

A remote corner of southeast Oregon was the backdrop when a group of armed, anti-government militants took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters on Jan. 2, 2016.

Oregon lawmakers passed hundreds of bills in 2025, but only now will we see the impact many will have on our lives. That’s because barring any special directive, after bills are passed, they go into effect the following Jan. 1st. OPB's politics and government reporterDirk VanderHart breaks down some of the most notable new laws.

Clark County residents say they’ll get all the burdens and none of the benefits of proposed PacifiCorp transmission line

Underground mutual aid group helps feed Hillsboro’s immigrant families in hiding

OregonSaves has $430M in assets, but people keep taking money out

The Trump administration has sent five times more people at least 1,000 miles compared to the last year of former president Joe Biden’s term.

Rail enthusiasts use rail speeder cars to collect toys for children on the Oregon Coast.

Homeowners inspect the damage after Clackamas River flooding on December 18, 2025.

JT Griffith joins OPB’s Crystal Ligori for our annual Christmas music conversation.

Kelly Ma has two children in PPS. She speaks some English but has needed the help of a Chinese language specialist for her oldest. Ma’s son, who goes to Woodstock Elementary School, is on the autism spectrum. Ma was still trying to understand the U.S. education system when she realized her family needed help.

Trang Nguyen has two children in PPS. For her, having the help of a Vietnamese language specialist was invaluable when her son was struggling with his speech. But Trang considers herself one of the lucky ones — she got support when her children were still little. She and other parents who’ve worked with the LAS team are worried about what might happen to new families.

When Nancy’s family moved from Mexico to Oregon, she barely spoke any English. So when the youngest of her three sons was identified with a disability, she needed help. That’s when Nancy began working with a Spanish language specialist for Portland Public Schools’ Language Access Services team. But in the most recent round of multi-million dollar budget cuts, PPS eliminated that team.

Insurers love to cut costs — but they’re also looking at what happens after a medication is used. In some cases, paying more upfront can reduce emergency care and hospital bills later. A life-saving - and talking - allergy injector helps explain the economics.

The West Linn-Wilsonville school board will take up a vote this week to move forward with a school closure plan.

PPS dismantled the Language Access Services team last year amid millions of dollars in budget cuts. They say needed services are still provided, but some argue vulnerable families are worse off.