Measure 114 was approved by Oregon voters in November on a very slim margin — but the stricter gun laws have been held up by legal challenges. The trial that begins Monday is a critical step for both backers and opponents of the measure.
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Lawmakers have fewer than three weeks left to work through their differences.
Northwest scientists say the region’s unique geology could help the planet. To keep heat-trapping gasses out of the atmosphere, researchers want to pump CO2 deep underground.
After 10 years, the award-winning comics website and independent publisher The Nib is shutting down this summer. OPB producer Donald Orr spoke with The Nib founder and editor Matt Bors and contributing editor Sarah Shay Mirk about the legacy The Nib leaves behind.
Each Spring, Northwest tribes celebrate the first foods of the season. At a Colville ceremony marking the return of migrating salmon, ecological challenges were top of mind.
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Hall of Fame coach Rick Adelman took the Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and his influence on the game, and the NBA finals, can be felt today as he earned the league's lifetime achievement award.
No matter how you look at it, Grant County – five hours southeast of Portland – is a deeply divided place. But the county’s several small towns bear the hallmark of many rural communities: everyone knows everyone, and people look out for their own.
Oregon beat Xavier for the second time in three games, 11-2 to win the Nashville Regional and earn its first berth in the super regionals in 11 years. Oregon State eliminated Sam Houston 3-1 but now must beat LSU twice on Monday to advance.
Report recommends better pay and more housing assistance for farmworkers in Morrow County and across the state
Husband-and-wife Jennifer Corio and Dave Frei worked in the high-tech world of Hewlett-Packard. Love and a smile brought the two together. But it was love of the arts that took them out of the office and into the world of public art.
Sunscreen is crucial for skin protection and the SPF is important. But dermatologists say the key to good summer skin care is applying plenty of lotion and re-applying it often, even when it's cloudy.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed paperwork declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a historic challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump
The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company
On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down in a hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy, a presidential hopeful who was memorialized as a liberal icon, was complicated and contradictory.
A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership called ERIC. Eight Republican states have now pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win — and a blueprint for 2024.
Strawberries have a long history in Oregon, both as part of our agricultural landscape and also as part of our state's story. From arriving via the Oregon Trail, to varieties being developed to combat disease, to a century old celebration with enough strawberry shortcake to feed a city, Oregon is serious about its strawberries.
Oregon's coastal communities are looking into elk culls to regulate their population. The question is: How many elk is too many elk?
On this week's show, we examine how different Oregon cities are handling an upcoming deadline on camping policies.