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Some of the people at the heart of that process believe Oregon is on the verge of making critical mistakes that mean many parts of the state will flop when it comes to meeting the overarching goal: steering drug users who are causing public angst and disorder away from the public eye and toward recovery.

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In a reversal, Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell has agreed to start booking people into jail who have been charged with violating Portland's anti-camping policy.

Oregon swimmer braves a 5-mile swim across the Columbia River — and her own trauma

As a relationship therapist, social media influencer and author Guenther helps his clients in Portland and his audience of millions of subscribers on TikTok navigate the joys and difficulties of relationships. Guenther spoke with OPB Morning Edition host Jess Hazel about his new book “Big Dating Energy” and shared some relationship tips.

When three Portland pizzerias were added to national and international rankings, they had no idea how deeply it would affect their business.

Oregon’s temperatures are dipping, but last month’s heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon’s aging population hard.

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

Portland pizzerias and the pain of going viral

We speak with Taylor West of the group Healing Advocacy Fund, an organization that advocates for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Oregon and Colorado.

Wildfires have dramatically altered the Eastern Oregon Landscape this summer

The Jade International Night Market in Southeast Portland is marking its tenth year

Kids are learning STEAM through Mariachi music

Private investigator Tea Godfrey says you need curiousity and tenacity to do her job. For the latest installment of At Work With, we follow her around.

Oregon is asking the public to weigh in on a plan to reboot the Climate Protection Program.

Renee Miller hiked 457 miles alone and unsupported to break the women’s record for fastest known time on the Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. 

Restoring Portland Art Museum's Monet

A redesign of Bend's Greenwood Avenue is proving controversial

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management says over a million acres have already burned across the state. In Malheur County, the Cow Valley Fire has burned 130-thousand acres much of it rangeland for cattle. We’ll learn more about how this wildfire season is affecting Eastern Oregon ranchers.

Candidates seem to agree that the best path to victory in the primaries -- and ultimately November -- is to distance themselves from the Biden administration.

The eel-like fish join the likes of salmon and sturgeon as a first food, a staple for local tribes long before European contact. But their numbers are dwindling.

UO Chamber Choir wins at World Choir Games

2024 Pickathon Preview

The sudden emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president provides an opportunity for Oregon’s voters of color to recenter the values and issues most important to their communities.

QA with historian Johanna Ogden, who wrote a book about the Ghadar Party's roots in Astoria.