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Oregon chainsaw competition creates buzz for timber industry
The Sandy-based competition saw artists creating sculptures using chainsaws and testing their timber skills. Organizers say they want to spur interest in forestry careers.
The effect of ‘Operation Black Rose’ immigration sweep on two Oregon families
The second episode of OPB’s documentary series “The Crackdown” chronicles the operation and its impact on the Pacific Northwest.
Portland Calls on the Public To Consider Moda Center Renovations
Portland’s Moda Center is getting old. The 31-year-old arena is home to the Portland Trail Blazers, and the team's new owners want the public to pay for major renovations – soon. The conversation is…
Bob Packwood, longtime Oregon Senator marred by scandal, dies at 93
Packwood built a reputation as a maverick Republican and champion of women’s rights. It collapsed amid revelations of sexual misconduct.
Longtime Senator Bob Packwood Dies at 93
Packwood built a reputation as a maverick Republican and champion of women’s rights. It collapsed amid revelations of sexual misconduct.
Remembering Astor’s ship, the Tonquin, 215 years after it exploded
The Tonquin helped settle Astoria and was the key to John Jacob Astor’s effort to build a worldwide fur-trading empire. But in 1811, the ship exploded, killing an untold number of tribal members and…
A headbang into a downward dog; Doom metal yoga offers a unique way to zen out
For 10 years, April Fox has been teaching doom metal yoga classes in Portland, in the hope of making the practice more accessible and inclusive.
Audio postcard from the final Lloyd Center Ice Rink show
Lloyd Center Ice Rink's final show was May 31, here's some stories from it.
West Coast Bagel Boom
Outside of New York, bagels have been slow to garner the cachet or interest of other viral foods... but that seems to be changing, especially on the West Coast.
After paper mill disaster, Longview community rallies around fundraising efforts while long-term questions loom
After paper mill disaster, Longview community rallies around fundraising efforts while long-term questions loom
New dog park brings the bark back to Portland State
New dog park brings the bark back to Portland State
A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford
The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.
‘Something dramatically wrong’: Questions but few answers after Longview mill tragedy
As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview that killed 11 people.
9th person confirmed dead in Longview paper mill disaster
Recovery crews on Friday afternoon retrieved the body of another worker who died in Tuesday’s Longview paper mill chemical rupture. As the death toll mounts, officials look ahead to a long…
Portland cinephiles get a chance to explore the coveted Criterion Collection's mobile closet
Hundreds of Northwest cinephiles make their Criterion Closet picks in Portland this weekend
At Work With a Multnomah County Health Inspector
A day shadowing longtime Multnomah County health inspector Mike Christman as he conducts surprise restaurant inspections.
What the primary’s biggest legislative upset says about the state of Oregon politics
What the primary’s biggest legislative upset says about the state of Oregon politics
Confirmed death toll climbs to 8 in Longview paper mill disaster
Recovery efforts are continuing at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co., where a tank holding hundreds of thousands of gallons of a caustic chemical ruptured.
Longview industrial implosion causes fatalities, critical injuries, officials confirm
9 people are still unaccounted for after a Longview industrial implosion leaves at least 1 dead. Others were being treated for injuries after a chemical vat imploded at Southwest Washington paper…
Portland’s nationally-renowned parks system is struggling
With tax dollars unable to meet the city’s needs, and other revenues falling short, Portland is now turning to outside groups, such as private organizations, national nonprofits and volunteers, to…
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