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Research into microplastic releases in washing machines and driers.

Author Margot Fisher wants teens to know that it’s okay to ‘be really messy’

We join Marty Valentine, the first record holder for a TriMet transit speedrun, to find out what exactly a speedrun is.

Sharks love Willapa Bay and Northwest scientists have some ideas why

This week, the top elections officials from 10 states sent a letter to the Trump administration, demanding answers about how voter data is being used and shared. Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read was one of the signatories.

A private group has been meeting to discuss the future of Medicaid in Oregon.

Oregon is one of the highest users of SNAP in the country. Now that funding has been restored, we get a program check-in with Mark Edwards at OSU.

A group of young Indigenous kayakers set out to become the first to paddle the entire Klamath River, from source to sea, after the removal of four dams. Ranging from age 13-20, the youth dedicated years to training for the 300-mile, month-long journey. But for many, it was a journey generations in the making, as their relatives and communities had been fighting for dam removal for decades.

Washington School for the Blind goalball players gear up for national competition

Central Oregon is a hotspot for a sport that boosters credit with drawing new and diverse players

It may be hard to believe, but 25 years ago, Portland was not a food city. So how then did it become the culinary juggernaut it is today? That was the question Portland Monthly set out to answer in their latest issue which took a deep dive into the 25 restaurants that shaped the last 25 years of Portland's food scene.

The College Access Migrant Program helped create pathways for students across the Northwest to enroll in higher education institutions.

A 2025 check in with Oregon’s ambitious education goal, 40-40-20

In this episode, we feature Timothy Snyder as part of a Literary Arts Special Event at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Oregon is on the northern edge of where olives can grow. But the state’s olive oil sector is beginning to establish itself, and Willamette Valley farmers are celebrating this year’s olive oil pressing.

In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”

Our dependence on cars isn’t just unsustainable, it's destroying our society, say the authors of Life After Cars.

Oregon’s hazelnut harvest could break records

Where is the Meadowlark rock? Indigenous tribute to Willamette Falls is missing

Oregon consumers can own their own electrical utilities, and prepare for wildfires

How the college admissions game is shifting, part 1

What led 4 older Oregonians to the Portland ICE protests

This week features bestselling writer Elizabeth Gilbert as part of the Portland Arts and Lectures series at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

National groups are betting on blue-collar Democrats following Gluesenkamp Perez’s success

With deepest gratitude, I write to you today to share an important update. Thanks to your extraordinary support, we have closed this year’s $5 million budget gap created when Congress ended federal funding.