Portland workers end strike after reaching tentative agreement with city
A strike among Portland city workers ended after they reached a tentative contract agreement with the city Saturday.
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Culture
Remembering Betty Roberts, an Oregon icon who flew with her own wings
Oregon's trailblazing legislator and judge Betty Roberts would have turned 100 on February 5, 2023.
How Oregon Dungeness crab make the journey from sea to table.
Science & Environment
This tiny parasite is infecting Northwest bighorns
A new study has identified the parasite that’s causing stillbirths of bighorn lambs in the Northwest.
Man arrested after Coast Guard rescue at Columbia mouth, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
Police have arrested a man after a chaotic incident involving a stolen boat, a daring Coast Guard rescue, a dead fish, and the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, “The Goonies.”
What's working to boost Oregon's graduation rate
Targeted efforts in Portland, Salem and the central coast led to substantial gains for students who have historically graduated at lower rates.
Rural Oregon pharmacies fear closure without further health care industry regulation
Pharmacies rely on intermediaries to work with insurers to provide reimbursements for the drugs they dispense, but pharmacies say that inadequate reimbursements and excessive fees are putting them at risk of shutting down for good.
New meat inspection program aims to help Oregonians eat local
Oregon is starting a new meat inspection process with a view to boosting local slaughterhouse business and allowing local people to eat local beef.
Biden’s State of the Union to tout policy wins on economy
President Joe Biden will use his second State of the Union address on Tuesday to remind Americans of how their lives have been improved over his first two years in office.
Europe bans Russian oil products, the latest strike on the Kremlin war chest
The EU is now barring imports of Russian diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.
Northeast temperatures soar a day after bone-numbing cold
Temperatures in many areas of the Northeast U.S. are climbing into the mid-40s Fahrenheit, a day after the region suffered through temperatures that plummeted into the negative teens.
Gas stove makers have a pollution solution. They’re just not using it
Gas utilities and cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may be about to change.
US downs Chinese balloon, a flashpoint in US-China tensions
The U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on orders from President Joe Biden after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America, the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
How a strict gun safety measure divided the state of Oregon
Oregon voters approved a measure last fall aimed at reducing gun violence, something that already has led to more than 3,500 deaths nationwide so far this year. "PBS NewsHour" recently explored the gun safety measure in Oregon, and discovered the new law has sharply divided the state.
‘OPB Politics Now’: The debate over nepotism in Salem
On this week's show, OPB political reporters Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake explain why Oregon legislators are exempt from a state law banning public officials from hiring family members — and why one influential Democrat wants to change that this session.
Culture
Eugene dance school teaches the beauty of Native Hawaiian hula
Hālau Hula O Nā Pua O Hawai'i Nei is a hula school based out of Eugene, Oregon. Its instructor, Akiko Colton, is committed to creating a space that teaches Hawaiian culture through hula dance.