People are gathering to celebrate Juneteenth in communities across the Oregon and Southwest Washington, including Gresham, Lincoln City, Hermiston, Medford, Portland and Vancouver. Raytonia Mcintyre ...

A brief moment of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate turned political on Wednesday, when Republican lawmakers introduced a new provision to a wildfire bill. That bill, called the Wildfire Prevention ...

The U.S. and Paraguay play their opening World Cup match Friday at Los Angeles Stadium (temporarily renamed from SoFi Stadium) in Inglewood, Calif. INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The FIFA World Cup has finally ...

Alex Zielinski covers Portland city politics. Prior to joining OPB, Alex covered city government for the Portland Mercury. She’s also worked as a journalist in San Antonio, Texas, and Washington, D.C.

Portlanders took some of the culinary world’s highest honors Monday night at the 36th annual James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago. Nodoguro’s Ryan Roadhouse won Best Chef: Northwest & ...

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The court also struck a response to a petition in a separate case over AI-generated falsehoods. The cases are the first time ...

Lerett, who is identifying with an alias, sits outside a memorial outside of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. “Our system is broken and we ...

There’s no guarantee Oregonians will see a ball game, but proponents say the bill keeps Portland’s hopes of a professional baseball team alive. A rendering provided by the Portland Diamond Project ...

Bob Packwood, a longtime Oregon Senator who entered national politics young and ascended to the pinnacles of congressional power before his career ended in scandal, died Saturday. He was 93. Packwood ...

The Klamath Tribes’ Ambodat Department documented the first naturally hatched Chinook salmon within the Upper Klamath Lake in more than a century, as observers witness promising signs of the species’ ...

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