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Oregon's Congressional District 5 - Part 3

Class of 2025 students getting to graduation with a little help from their friends

The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens.

Oregon's 5th congressional district - Part 2

The battle between U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and state Rep. Janelle Bynum could come down to Clackamas County. Winning Oregon’s 5th Congressional District could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Meteorologists say it’s been an incredibly busy summer tracking and forecasting the wildfires across Oregon.

In Bend, this year’s city council race has been shaped by pledges some candidates made to the Deschutes County Democrats – and that means voters will have fewer choices in November.

The Oregon-Oregon State game wasn't expected to be this interesting. The Beavers are playing well, and the Ducks aren't so much. Tyson Alger of the I-5 Corridor newsletter joins us to preview the game.

The rise of the railroad helped create Pendleton, and that heritage can still be found in many downtown buildings. Now, the city is working to restore some of that frontier history while giving businesses the modern signs they say they need. But not everyone’s happy.

Republican lawmakers in Oregon have struggled to raise campaign money this year. That means the GOP is increasingly relying on a familiar face: former Congressman Greg Walden.

The youth development program, housed at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, teaches its participants specific skills and broader life lessons, all while finding homes for dogs in need.

Court-Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers for children in the foster care system.

R.G. Shore on memoir ‘The Ocean Inside Me,’ incarceration and healing racial trauma

The Ocean Inside of Me QA

The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is closing. Its graduates face one of the worst combinations of high debt and low earnings in the country.

The company that owns Sizzle Pie, Rudy’s Barbershop, See See Motor Coffee Co. and Bamboo Sushi is facing evictions and lawsuits

Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center celebrates culture and history with a powwow as nonprofit turns 50.

OPB is nearing the end of a 13-year reporting project following a group of students in the Class of 2025. Today, several students in the class we’ve been following start senior year at David Douglas High School in Southeast Portland — their last, first day of high school.

Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sept. 1, possession of small amounts of illicit substances are once again considered a misdemeanor crime. Earlier this year, state lawmakers rolled back key provisions of Ballot Measure 110, the voter-passed initiative that decriminalized drugs nearly four years ago.

Portland's community solar program aims to lower utility bills

Fast fashion and its effect on Portland clothing makers

Spending the summer restoring Oregon waterways

Portland water managers plan for a smoky future

Talking with the Executive Director of The Montavilla Jazz Festival

Two different projects are moving forward to develop entertainment venues that are able to accommodate audiences of more than 3,000 people.