Barely three weeks into fall term at Portland State, faculty members are already receiving notice of possible layoffs. Nearly 100 non-tenure track faculty got notice Tuesday. And the union that ...

Eighty years ago this September, the first industrial nuclear reactor went online near Richland, Washington, on what would become known as the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The plutonium refined at ...

Antonio grew up in the Los Angeles area but has spent nearly his entire journalistic career working in rural areas. After stints in California and New Mexico, he moved to Pendleton in 2014 to work ...

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Ryan Haas has been with Oregon Public Broadcasting since 2013. His work has won numerous awards, including two National Magazine Award nominations for the podcast "Bundyville." Prior to working at ...

Cascade Locks, Oregon Sept. 3, 2017 8:53 p.m. Your browser does not support the audio element. Smoke from the Eagle Creek Fire can be seen just past the Bridge of the ...

OPB will premiere a new historical documentary on February 25 called "Oregon's Black Pioneers," which explores the largely unknown history of African-Americans who have helped shape the state.

Paul Marshall is a radio host and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. A lifelong resident of Portland, Paul was first introduced to OPB by watching PBS Kids and "PBS Newshour" as a youth.

The drum shop Rhythm Traders, which has been operating in Northeast Portland for over 30 years, recently welcomed two other music businesses into its building. Eastside Guitar Repair and Hank’s ...

Sukhjot Sal joined OPB's digital content team in 2023 as a digital producer. In that role, she helps share content on OPB’s website and social platforms in clear, accessible and visually ...

Competing visions over the future of rural land near Hillsboro drew over a hundred people to a packed hearing room Thursday night. Elected officials, industry leaders and some residents made their ...

Firefighters stand on a bridge over the Cuyahoga River to spray water on the tug Arizona as a fire, started in an oil slick on the river, engulfs docks in Cleveland on Nov. 1, 1952. About a mile ...