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Mysterious respiratory illnesses are sickening dogs in several states — including Oregon.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland has struggled for years with how to oversee matters of police discipline and the controversy appears to be continuing. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Lauren Dake and Alex Zielinski discuss how the City Council appears to be changing elements of the police oversight system that was overwhelmingly supported by voters th…

High maintenance costs — and the geographic availability of hot water — limit the use of geothermal energy in Klamath Falls.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

NextGenRadio’s Ella Hutcherson speaks with Pat Johnson, a former diplomat who’s lived and worked in multiple countries around the world. The canopy of fruit trees enveloping her Portland house bear the same fruits that grew in countries she’s lived in all over the world.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

PPS/PAT reached a tentative dealAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

A postcard from the last game between the Beavers and Ducks.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

NextGenRadio's Nora Colie speaks with Sean Cruz, who preserves the memory and legacy of Indigenous jazz musician, Jim Pepper.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

NextGenRadio's Carrie Cantrell speaks with Miguel Chavez, a disability advocate. Chavez grew up blind in rural Washington, where few resources existed for people with disabilities.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

NextGenRadio's Anna Lueck speaks with Laura Green, co-founder of the Portland Grief House. Adrift after a series of losses, Green began holding gatherings online, and later in her mother’s house in North Portland.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

NextGenRadio's Terah Bennett speaks with Barbra Weber, a Portlander who used to live on the sidewalks of Portland’s Old Town. Now, she’s a prolific advocate for the safety of unhoused people.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Ride along with Oregon's first electric garbage truckAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland teachers strike styimes college-bound studentsAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Audio for Foster Kids in Short-Term Rentals QAAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Black Churches are ClosingAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Update on Portland Public Schools StrikeAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

A new anthology collects dark fiction that centers indigenous perspectives. An interview with the co-editor Theodore Van Alst JrAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Checking in with Portland teachers on the picket lineAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Northern spotted owl found in Portland's Mt Tabor parkAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

The city of Portland and attorneys for several unhoused Portlanders presented their arguments about the daytime camping ban just days before enforcement was scheduled to beginAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Sunflower Seastars rebounding after mystery dieoffAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland teachers share life on the picket linesAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Parents of Portland Public Schools students scramble as strike continuesAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Tribes in Central Oregon are fighting a county-approved plan to build a luxury resort on their ancestral lands, which could further deplete the region's shrinking groundwater supply. This week, an appeals court is hearing arguments over whether that development may violate treaty rights. On this week’s OPB Politics Now, politics reporter Alex Zieli…

Scammers pounce on Oregon Paid LeaveAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Tribes in Central Oregon are pushing back against a luxury resort development they say could violate their treaty rights.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Here's what Oregon's public defender crisis sounds likeAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland resident Kevin Dahlgren [[DOLL-gren]] is best known for making viral and controversial videos on homelessness. Police arrested him this week. OPB’s Weekend Reporter Joni Auden Land is here to tell us more about who Kevin Dahlgren is and what he’s being accused of.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon’s largest school district has been on strike for three days - and it seems likely to keep going next week. The Portland Association of Teachers has not yet reached an agreement with Portland Public Schools -- though negotiations continue.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland public schools are on strike for the first time in history. It’s early days and it’s already turning political. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Lauren Dake, Dirk VanderHart and Natalie Pate discuss the politics surrounding the strike and whether Democratic lawmakers will wade in to the dispute. Find the show anywhere y…

Portland’s government makeover is a little more than a year away. Top officials are already making decisions that aren’t as visible but will be critical to how the city functions for decades to come.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme became household names on “RuPaul’s Drag Race", but long before that, they were working together in the Pacific Northwest. Now, the duo is hitting the road for an international holiday tour and they joined OPB’s “All Things Considered” host Crystal Ligori to talk about queer joy, drag as resistance and the idea of "ch…

The Lane County ice rink has a history filled with glittering stars, a war between pitchforks and hockey sticks, and even a Mexican drug cartel. Michael Sheehan's new book gathers their stories.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

A look at what Portland teachers and Oregon’s largest district have been struggling to agree onAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland's Keller auditorium could crumble during an earthquakeAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Christine Sinclair is leaving Canada's National Team. She's the most decorated Canadian player of all time. Anne Peterson reflects on her legacy.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

A robot that annoys pests is keeping vineyards healthyAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

A women-oriented sports bar tries its luck in SalemAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

The battle over who can pump gas legally in Oregon may not be fully settled. Plus, Portland City Council members continue to bicker as the transition to a new government looms. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Alex Zielinski and Dirk VanderHart discuss those issues. Find the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.…

Inside the floating city that keeps ships movingAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Filmed By Bike is an international film festival based in Portland that is focused on the stories that bikes - and the people on them - can tell usAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

What we know about the accused plotter of the Smith Rock shootingAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

Controversy over the Morrison Bridge LightingAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

What happens when an Oregon town's government implodes Description: Baker City's government and political system essentially ceased to exist for weeks this year, and the pieces are just now getting put back together. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, editor Ryan Haas and reporter Antonio Sierra discuss the political acrimony in Baker City …

After an authorization vote this week, educators in Oregon’s largest school district have called for a strike.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Teachers blow off steam through standupAf Oregon Public Broadcasting

A massive dam removal project has turned large stretches of the Klamath River into construction sites.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

The removal of four dams along the Klamath River is giving scientists a unique opportunity to learn more about these flying mammals.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

In Central Oregon, emergency services are seeing more staffing shortages, which means longer response times for people calling 9-1-1.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portlanders gathered on the tilikum crossing to set the record for longest howl at the moon on a portland bridge.Af Oregon Public Broadcasting

Homelessness may be the biggest political story in this state. And it’s complicated; intertwined so closely with other big issues like the housing shortage, a lack of mental health care options and a surging drug crisis. On this week’s episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Lauren Dake and Alex Zielinski take a deep dive into the history of housele…