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New Wapato Jail Owners Consider Hosting Homeless Shelter

In a surprising twist, a Portland developer and philanthropist who now owns a stake in the shuttered Wapato Jail in North Portland has offered it to the group Harbor of Hope, which wants to open a homeless shelter there.

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Buehler Looks To November As Other Republicans Question His Conservatism

Ronny Jackson's VA Nomination Hearing Postponed Amid 'Serious Allegations'

Oregon Coast Pyrosomes Continue To Multiply

SE Portland Burgerville Workers Vote To Unionize

PPS Cuts Jobs At Central Office As Key Leaders Resign

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East Portland Senate Race Could Change Oregon's Housing Laws

OPB

What was once considered a "safe" seat is now in play, and the result could shift the balance in the Oregon Legislature and change state housing laws.

Time Running Out To Register To Vote In Oregon's May Primary

Health Officials Want You To Prep For Wildfire Smoke Now

There's A Cure For Hepatitis C, But Oregon Limits Access

Newsroom To 'Chicago Tribune': With 85 Percent Backing, We Have Votes For Union

Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt

The Secret To Deep Diving May Lie In The Spleen

Interest Rate Rise Unsettles Stock Investors; Dow Falls 425 Points

When China's Ships Come In

Crop-Destroying Birds Better Prey These Falcons Don't See Them

Why Dozens Of National Security Experts Have Come Out Against Trump's Travel Ban

Arts & Life

Legends Close Soul'd Out 2018 With Classic Jams

OPB

The dream of the '90s is alive and well in the hands of headliners De La Soul and Wyclef Jean.  

Announcing The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

Portland's Vegan Moment Is 100 Years In The Making

Listen To Dr. Dog's New Album 'Critical Equation'

The Hip-Hop Melting Pot Comes To Portland

Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner

El Hijo, La Antropólogo De La Cumbia, Returns

Spotify Redesigns Its Free Tier, With Hopes Of Grabbing Even More Users

Bob Dorough, Jazz Musician Best Known For 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Dead At 94

Songs We Love: Retirement Party, 'Passion Fruit Tea'

Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain

Environment

Vote Expected Soon On Bill To Protect Snake River Dams

NWPB/EarthFix

A vote is expected this week on a bill to leave the Snake River dams as they are. The bill is in response to a federal judge’s order to consider removing the dams to protect salmon.

Forest Service Eyes Limits On Popular Oregon Wilderness Areas

Clackamas Eyeglass Maker To Pay $750,000 For Discharging Hazardous Waste

Making Homes Resistant To Wildfire May Be Cheaper Than We Thought

Homeowners Have A Large Role In Protecting Their Own Properties From Wildfire

#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. Cities Race To Keep Up With Small Vehicle Shares

Flint Activist Wins Major Environmental Prize

Oregon Coast Pyrosomes Continue To Multiply

For 50 Years, Deep-Water Trawls Likely Caught More Fish Than Anyone Thought

Health Officials Want You To Prepare For Wildfire Smoke Now

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Claiming Grazing Hurts Oregon Bull Trout