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Columbia River Swimmer 18.08.2024 5:59 ↓

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

This Portland therapist shares tips on how to meet your match...and keep them 17.08.2024 5:09 ↓

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.

3 Portland-area pizzerias receive national recognition, leading to big crowds — and high expectations 16.08.2024 5:36 ↓

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

Heat waves are hitting Oregon’s oldest population the hardest 16.08.2024 4:40 ↓

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 16.08.2024 5:34 ↓

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral 16.08.2024 5:34 ↓

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

Federal officials reject MDMA-assisted therapy for post traumatic stress disorder 13.08.2024 5:14 ↓

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

Eastern Oregon wildfires 10.08.2024 4:31 ↓

Wildfires have dramatically altered the Eastern Oregon Landscape this summer

Jade Night Market 10th anniversary 10.08.2024 0:59 ↓

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

Audio 10.08.2024 4:40 ↓

Kids are learning STEAM through Mariachi music

Curiosity and Tenacity: At Work WIth a Private Investigator 08.08.2024 7:56 ↓

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.

Audio 08.08.2024 4:37 ↓

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

Breaking records and overcoming doubt on the Oregon PCT 07.08.2024 5:34 ↓

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 07.08.2024 4:59 ↓

Restoring Portland Art Museum's Monet

A redesign of Bend's Greenwood Avenue is proving controversial 05.08.2024 4:58 ↓

A redesign of Bend's Greenwood Avenue is proving controversial

Cow Valley Fire burns over 130,000 acres in Malheur County, much of it rangeland for cattle 02.08.2024 4:14 ↓

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management says over a million acres have already burned across the state. In Malheur County, the Cow Valley Fire has burned 130-thousand acres much of it rangeland for cattle. We’ll learn more about how this wildfire season is affecting Eastern Oregon ranchers.

Ahead of Washington primaries, candidate keep distance from Democratic leaders 01.08.2024 3:53 ↓

Candidates seem to agree that the best path to victory in the primaries -- and ultimately November -- is to distance themselves from the Biden administration.

Indigenous communities catch lamprey at Willamette Falls every summer. That tradition could be in danger 29.07.2024 3:28 ↓

The eel-like fish join the likes of salmon and sturgeon as a first food, a staple for local tribes long before European contact. But their numbers are dwindling.

Audio 28.07.2024 4:51 ↓

UO Chamber Choir wins at World Choir Games

Audio 27.07.2024 7:32 ↓

2024 Pickathon Preview

Advocates for people of color in Oregon intrigued by Harris campaign, but want to see real progress 27.07.2024 4:41 ↓

The sudden emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president provides an opportunity for Oregon’s voters of color to recenter the values and issues most important to their communities.

Revolutionary Indian independence movement has roots in Astoria 24.07.2024 5:10 ↓

QA with historian Johanna Ogden, who wrote a book about the Ghadar Party's roots in Astoria.

Identifying road kill could help save wildlife 23.07.2024 5:02 ↓

Identifying road kill could help save wildlife

Morrow County will hold a vote to recall its commissioners for the second time in three years 23.07.2024 4:29 ↓

Voters in rural Oregon are increasingly turning to recall elections to settle political controversies. Morrow County will vote on the recall effort Monday.

The life and legacy of chef Naomi Pomeroy 19.07.2024 7:48 ↓

James Beard award winning chef and icon of Portland's culinary landscape, Naomi Pomeroy, has died. Journalist and Food Critic Karen Brooks joined OPB to look back at Pomeroy's life and legacy.