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Every year, the Oregon State Fair draws thousands of people who come for the rides, fried foods of all sorts, the music and livestock competitions. And some Oregonians come to showcase their fruits, vegetables and flowers in the hopes of landing a blue ribbon at the farm and garden competition.

Pacific Northwest researchers are on an ambitious quest to understand how the megafires of 2020 altered mountain streams and all the life they contain.

Move-in day at Oregon's largest private university

A violent attack outside the Portland Central Library this week is the second one in less than two months. Director of Libraries Annie Lewis talks about security in and around the facility.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she wants agencies to work with 'greater urgency' to get answers for residents.

Lawmakers held their first public hearing Monday on Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposal to hike transportation taxes.

How East Portland’s new councilors are reaching their constituents

Bentz is meeting with small groups of constituents in his district this week. He’s defending Republican policy moves over the summer, including the spending bill that cut federal dollars for Medicaid and SNAP benefits, while extending President Trump’s tax cuts.

Four homes have been lost to the Flat Fire as it continues to threaten nearly 4,000 homes in Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

In a hedge against disaster, Neskowin buys its own watershed

Ringside Steakhouse is open once again.

Portland Center Stage just hit a major milestone in its effort to raise $9 million by next June. We talk with PCS artistic director Marissa Wolf.

With funding in doubt, officials shutter a SW Washington middle school

Grant clawback puts Oregon wildfire mitigation projects on pause

Higher education leaders in the state say they are pulling all the levers to minimize student impacts caused by state and federal funding pressures.

A budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon's rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they've long relied on.

For the past decade, Opera a la Cart has performed in parks and on streets around Portland. The aim is to revive interest in opera by offering more accessible performances in a former popcorn truck.

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