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Pacific northwest skateboarders will compete in a pro-am competition on Portland's waterfront park this weekend. We talk Seattle's 14-year-old Nels "Gnarls" Rosen.

Irene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities. Renewable energy advocates treat activists like her as gadflies who should be stopped.

Tom Dundon, who owns professional hockey’s Carolina Hurricanes, is leading the ownership group.

The growing partnership that’s helping current students and future teachers

Teens explore transit at Portland State camp

Christian revival event draws thousands in quest to save Portland’s soul

The Clackamas County music festival known as "Harefest" just completed it's 13th year, celebrating some of the biggest songs and artists in rock history, all via Northwest-based tribute bands.

Finding joy on the sidewalks of Portland

As Democratic members of the Texas House continue to boycott their state Capitol, some Oregon Democratic lawmakers are cheering them on. And that has rankled some Oregon Republicans.

The Gateway district’s economic struggles offer Portland’s new city government a chance to show up for long-neglected neighborhoods.

As Oregon lawmakers prepare to return for a special session focused on transportation, the Rose Quarter and other high-profile projects are on the back burner.

For formerly incarcerated Oregon youth, high school graduation — and success — look different.

Salem prepares for a water emergency

Our latest At Work With interview with Cannon Beach's head lifeguard Koa Lyu

The city of Bend considered holding back funding for Juneteenth over a Facebook post on the personal page of an organizer.

The third phase of the Viaduct Column painting project is now complete with new murals painted under the Hawthorne Bridge. It's part of a larger, long-term initiative lead by Portland Street Art Alliance.

The Portland Police Association is criticizing city leaders and staff, accusing them of trying to pit police and behavioral health first responders against each other in the wake of a man’s recent death in police custody.

Removing excess parking spaces could help build more affordable housing.

The total wildfire budget for the next two years is less than the state spent last year alone. In some cases, costs that used to be borne by insurance plans and private landowners are now the responsibility of all Oregonians.

The Salem City Council unanimously approved an emergency declaration Monday night to help it prepare for a potential drinking water shortfall next year due to the drawdown of the Detroit Lake Reservoir.

During his first visit to his district since voting for federal budget cuts, the state’s lone Republican congressperson spoke of his “incredible power” to influence national policy.

The Wash House is providing free laundry services to people in need and getting clean, useable clothes and textiles back into the community.

Portland officials are weighing how to navigate a new federal landscape without sacrificing the city’s values

From food banks to disaster planning, Oregon small towns relied on national service members—until the federal funding vanished overnight.

New research by OHSU says adults who were vaccinated against diphtheria and tetanus as kids don't need regular boosters.