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On Tuesday, a judge dismissed the city of Portland's lawsuit against OPB and its environmental reporter. The lawsuit had to do with the release of documents about businesses that paid into Portland’s Clean Energy Fund in 2022, as well as the amount paid by each business.

Smolkin will take over for Steve Bass, who is leaving OPB after an 18-year tenure. She spent the last 10 years at CNN, starting as an executive editor of CNN Politics and rising to become a senior vice president supervising the company’s global digital news team.

Bass has led an expansion at Oregon Public Broadcasting over the last 17 years, despite turmoil across the media landscape.

Golub is accused of contributing to a “toxic” work environment and an atmosphere of disrespect and intimidation towards women over 11 years.

From beavers that could help fight wildfires, to an investigation of why one Oregon town burned, to a muralist bringing Oaxacan style to Portland streets and a big picture look at how salmon has shaped Northwest life, OPB's video units painted rich portraits of the vast range of people, places and ideas that made this region what it was in 2021.

Marcos Nájera, an award-winning multimedia journalist, has joined OPB as the inaugural executive editor of OPB’s newly formed Arts & Culture reporting unit.

Many of us have lost family and friends over the past year. Last week, OPB too lost a beloved colleague and friend. Beth Hyams was a familiar voice on our air for 28 years, and helped define the sound and personality of OPB.

OPB's field engineers are like the intrepid letter carriers, braving snow, wind, ice, scorning sun and everything in between to maintain the hardware that carries OPB’s radio and TV signals.

OPB members and guests from around Central Oregon said goodbye to "Oregon Field Guide" host Steve Amen, who is retiring after 28 years on the show.

Think Out Loud hosted a conversation among six candidates vying to be the next mayor of Portland.