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Nicky Young aged out of foster care without a family but started her own business 29.05.2025 5:51 ↓

How one former Oregon foster youth used financial literacy training to launch her own clothing business

College students see greater success when their basic needs are met 29.05.2025 4:02 ↓

College students see greater success when their basic needs are met

‘Like a jail cell’: Family of six detained at Washington state border facility for more than three weeks 28.05.2025 4:58 ↓

A pregnant mother-of-four is raising concerns about their detention in a single room for 24 days.

Danger lurks in the summer sun 26.05.2025 4:25 ↓

Danger lurks in the summer sun

The Void Fest puts the focus on tatoo artists 23.05.2025 4:28 ↓

The Void Fest puts the focus on tatoo artists

Portland tattoo festival aims to uplift artists 22.05.2025 4:13 ↓

A pair of Portland tattooers are hoping to fill a gap in the market with a new tattoo convention that focuses on the artists themselves. The three day event will also focus on inclusivity and education.

Oregon Republican Podcast Explosion 22.05.2025 5:32 ↓

Oregon Replublican's are Podcasting

Prosecutor in a Beaverton cold case murder contradicted DNA experts in closing argument 21.05.2025 5:06 ↓

Robert Atrops was convicted last month for the cold case murder of his wife. Statements made during the trial showcased the flexibility attorneys have in their closing arguments to interpret the evidence.

Trail Blazers up for sale 16.05.2025 6:40 ↓

The Portland Trail Blazers are officially for sale. Who could buy them and for how much

What Oregonians should think about as they vote in local school board races 16.05.2025 5:54 ↓

An in-depth guide to help voters navigate their local school board races on the May 20 ballot.

How proposed Medicaid cuts could impact health care in Oregon 16.05.2025 4:35 ↓

A bill that passed a key committee vote in Congress this week would add a work requirement for some on Medicaid and would jeopardize billions in Medicaid funding for Oregon.

After 28 years, Next Adventure is closing its doors. 15.05.2025 5:41 ↓

Next Adventure will be shutting its doors this fall, closing four retail locations and its online business.

The Portland Trail Blazers are for sale 14.05.2025 4:53 ↓

The estate of the late Paul Allen has begun the formal process to sell the franchise and direct all proceeds to philanthropic causes. We speak with Mike Richman, host of the "Locked on Blazers" podcast about the team's future.

How the Pacific Northwest’s dream of green energy fell apart 12.05.2025 5:24 ↓

Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply — but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered.

Beloved tree nearing the end of its life 09.05.2025 4:40 ↓

Beloved tree nearing the end of its life

Chinook tribe continues to fight for federal recognition 08.05.2025 4:37 ↓

Chinook tribe continues to fight for federal recognition

Rural transit funding caught in lawmakers' tug of war 07.05.2025 5:12 ↓

Rural tansit funding caught in lawmakers' tug of war

Transit funding caught in lawmakers' tug of war 07.05.2025 5:13 ↓

Transit funding caught in lawmakers' tug of war

Once rare, ethnic grocery stores are opening in Central Oregon 07.05.2025 4:14 ↓

Once rare, ethnic grocery stores are opening in Central Oregon

The Oregon nonprofit that has helped cultivate new Spanish-speaking farmers for two decades. 06.05.2025 3:48 ↓

The Oregon nonprofit that has helped cultivate new Spanish-speaking farmers for two decades.

Astoria-raised author Jaysea Lynn on her new fantasy book created from a TikTok series 05.05.2025 5:13 ↓

Author Jaysea Lynn share details about her new novel about a Pacific Northwest woman who finds family and romance in the afterlife.

Portland business owner can’t get his products into the country because of tariffs 05.05.2025 5:17 ↓

President Trump’s tariff policy is hitting two medium-sized businesses in Oregon hard. Showers Pass makes rain gear, mainly for cyclists. Its products are manufactured in China, Taiwan and Vietnam. Vvolt makes electric bikes, manufactured in mainland China.

As ‘placeholder’ bills surge in Salem, what you see isn’t always what you get 05.05.2025 5:20 ↓

In the last decade, Oregon lawmakers have increasingly relied on a tool that risks cutting out public participation in lawmaking.

Portland drum group connects Native people to culture as medicine 04.05.2025 4:36 ↓

Portland drum group connects Native people to culture as medicine

Forest service begins evicting homeless campers ahead of management project 02.05.2025 3:35 ↓

Forest service begins evicting homeless campers ahead of management project