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OPB is nearing the end of a 13-year reporting project following a group of students in the Class of 2025. Today, several students in the class we’ve been following start senior year at David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland — their last, first day of high school.

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state lawmakers rolled back key provisions of Ballot Measure 110, the voter-passed initiative that decriminalized drugs nearly four years ago.

Portland's community solar program aims to lower utility bills

Fast fashion and its effect on Portland clothing makers

Spending the summer restoring Oregon waterways

Portland water managers plan for a smoky future

Talking with the Executive Director of The Montavilla Jazz Festival

Two different projects are moving forward to develop entertainment venues that are able to accommodate audiences of more than 3,000 people.

Some of the people at the heart of that process believe Oregon is on the verge of making critical mistakes that mean many parts of the state will flop when it comes to meeting the overarching goal: steering drug users who are causing public angst and disorder away from the public eye and toward recovery.

The investigation into the mass shooting last October in Lewiston, Maine, said local law enforcement and Army Reserve leaders failed repeatedly to take steps to prevent the tragidity. We’ll find out more in our newscast, just two minutes away on O-P-B. (IDS). Today is Tuesday August 20th … it’s 4 o'clock … Good afternoon. 4:00 BILLBOARD This is OPB’s All Things Considered. #77590** “CIVICS IN 60 S...

In a reversal, Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell has agreed to start booking people into jail who have been charged with violating Portland's anti-camping policy.

Oregon swimmer braves a 5-mile swim across the Columbia River — and her own trauma

As a relationship therapist, social media influencer and author Guenther helps his clients in Portland and his audience of millions of subscribers on TikTok navigate the joys and difficulties of relationships. Guenther spoke with OPB Morning Edition host Jess Hazel about his new book “Big Dating Energy” and shared some relationship tips.

When three Portland pizzerias were added to national and international rankings, they had no idea how deeply it would affect their business.

Oregon’s temperatures are dipping, but last month’s heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon’s aging population hard.

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

We speak with Taylor West of the group Healing Advocacy Fund, an organization that advocates for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Oregon and Colorado.

Wildfires have dramatically altered the Eastern Oregon Landscape this summer

The Jade International Night Market in Southeast Portland is marking its tenth year

Kids are learning STEAM through Mariachi music

Private investigator Tea Godfrey says you need curiousity and tenacity to do her job. For the latest installment of At Work With, we follow her around.

Oregon is asking the public to weigh in on a plan to reboot the Climate Protection Program.

Renee Miller hiked 457 miles alone and unsupported to break the women’s record for fastest known time on the Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. 

Restoring Portland Art Museum's Monet