No foul play suspected after John Walsh fell into the Columbia River late Saturday, city staff said in a statement. In this provided photo, a small memorial for St. Helens City Administrator John ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Over the weekend, the names of the 11 people who died in a paper mill disaster in Longview were released. The scope of the tragedy has sparked concerns about the lasting impact on this Southwest ...

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.

Workers begin removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center Workers began removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday ...

Five years after the Two Four Two Fire destroyed its main building, the Klamath Fish Hatchery has reopened in a new facility built for resilience. Why a population of gray whales lives off the Oregon ...

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Jule Gilfillan is a writer and producer for OPB's science and environment series “Oregon Field Guide” and the arts and culture series "Oregon Art Beat." Since coming to OPB in 2010, she has received ...

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 ...