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Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) is the primary public media organization for most of the U.S. state of Oregon, as well as southern Washington. It provides news, information, and programming via television stations, dozens of VHF or UHF translators, on more than 20 radio stations, and via opb.org and other digital platforms. TV broadcasts include local and regional programming as well as programs from the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and American Public Television (APT), and radio programs from National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media (APM), Public Radio Exchange (PRX), and the BBC World Service, among other distributors. Its headquarters and television studios are located in Portland, Oregon. Source
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| Scope | Local |
|---|---|
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Portland, OR |
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Search Articles‘OPB Politics Now’: Portland puts the Trail Blazers’ future in Tom Dundon’s court
Experience this story in an audio version created by OPB journalists Practically all year, elected officials in Oregon have been trying to solve a puzzle: How can they ensure the enigmatic new owner of the Trail Blazers doesn’t attempt to take the team elsewhere, but not lose the public’s metaphorical shirt in the process? We now have a basic idea of what that approach looks like. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Dirk VanderHart and Alex Zielinski break down the latest.
Washington revenue officials: Income tax will bring in more money than first expected
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. A new analysis from the state Department of Revenue shows Washington’s high-earner income tax will be paid by thousands of additional households and produce hundreds of millions of dollars more than previously assumed — if voters don’t ditch it this fall. These larger figures will be in front of voters as they decide whether to repeal the tax in the Nov. 3 election.
By sky and sea, Ukraine's drone strikes challenge Russia's grip on Crimea
Diners sit at an outdoor restaurant in Sevastopol, Crimea, on July 22. Ukrainian drone strikes are causing power outages, fuel shortages and cuts in cellphone service in the peninsula. Russia seized Crimea when it first invaded Ukraine in 2014, but now its hold on the territory is being challenged. Igor Ivanko / AFP via Getty Images KYIV, Ukraine — The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea is normally packed in the summer with families enjoying beach vacations.
ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
Protesters are arrested by federal agents near the scene where Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last January in Minneapolis. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to give its officers high-tech gloves that deliver electric shocks to people they’re trying to detain, according to plans posted by the Department of Homeland Security this week.
Red flag warning in effect as National Weather Service expects ‘abundant lightning’ and high winds
FILE — This undated photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Monday, July 27, 2026, shows the Fox Fire burning in eastern Oregon. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for large parts of Northeast and Central Oregon and across Idaho. The weather service said the advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. today till 9 p.m. There could be abundant lightning and thunderstorms in some areas combined with wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
Millions crowd cities to see Spain's first total solar eclipse in over a century
A solar eclipse is seen over a Virgin Maria church in Vidigulfo, near Pavia, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Antonio Calanni / AP Photo/Antonio Calanni MEDINACELI, Spain — Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness.
OPB’s First Look: Soaring food prices, shrinking SNAP benefits
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Rising food prices and shrinking SNAP benefits have led to record demand at Oregon food banks. Some providers across the state are saying they’re struggling to find enough food to stock shelves and freezers. OPB reporter Bryce Dole starts today’s newsletter with a look into the state of food assistance in Oregon.
Portland Fire rally from 29-point deficit but Lynx hang on for 85-81 win
FILE — Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) passes the ball to the inside of the paint as Portland Fire forward Bridget Carleton (6) attempts to block the ball at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026. The Portland Fire played the Las Vegas Aces, loosing 88-80. Napheesa Collier had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kayla McBride scored 19 points, and the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx nearly squandered a 29-point lead before holding off the Portland Fire 85-81 on Wednesday night.
Oregon documentary highlights Columbia River bar’s jetty system and its importance to the Pacific Northwest
The Columbia River bar is a fierce, yet beautiful body of water, spanning across Oregon and Washington. , it is also known as “The Graveyard of the Pacific.” In 1855, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the construction of a jetty system, as a means to tame the dangerous ocean currents from the Pacific. Oregon filmmakers Brett Eichenberger and Jill Remensynder’s new documentary “Taming the Mouth,” chronicles this history and how it reverberates today on this vital waterway in our region.
SNAP cuts, soaring food costs and rising hunger grip Oregon families
Three packages of ground beef remain on one side of a fridge at the Dallas Food Bank in Dallas, Ore., on July 30, 2026. Volunteers say this fridge would normally be full of meat. The shelves in the food bank in Dallas, Oregon, are stocked with canned tuna, ramen, rice and beans, tortilla chips and more. Fresh fruit — peaches, plums, bananas, cantaloupe — cover a table beside bags of hot dog buns.