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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 |
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| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Media Market | Portland, OR |
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Search ArticlesFederal council recommends big push for more Northwest electricity generation
The Northwest region needs to build more wind, solar and gas-powered electricity, and fast, according to recommendations released Thursday by a federal planning group. And data centers are one reason. Those recommendations were released as a draft that could still be revised. They say Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington need to add 11 gigawatts of new electricity generation in the next five years.
Bargaining stalls over wages between classified staff workers and Oregon’s public universities
In this provided image from SEIU, Local 503 President Johnny Earl leads a march on the Oregon State University campus on June 30, 2026. Courtesy of Sergey Turzhanskiy/SEIU Contract negotiations between Service Employees International Union, Local 503 and Oregon’s public universities are breaking down. And the main issue for both sides is affordability. SEIU declared an impasse in negotiations on Aug. 7, after nearly seven months of bargaining.
Trail Blazers will meet with Portland to discuss lease negotiations Monday
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, center left, looks to his computer during a Portland City Council meeting, in which the final vote on a “term sheet” is slated to happen, at Portland City Hall in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 12, 2026. The term sheet lays the framework for Moda Center lease negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Junction City leaders will delay license plate camera decision until next year’s budget
A flock camera in Eugene before they were removed in December, 2025. Junction City considered entering a contract with Flock or another company that provides similar technology, but will wait until the spring when they develop next year's budget. Junction City leaders will hold off on making a decision on automatic license plate readers until the city’s next budget cycle in the spring. Junction City had been considering starting a free trial with Flock.
Southern Oregon Coast seafood processors say tariffs are an old problem, not a new crisis
The Charleston Marina, shown here July 30, 2026, is Oregon's third largest fishing port, with 2020 landings valued at roughly $20 million. A state report says President Donald Trump’s tariffs have hurt Oregon trade, but seafood processors on the South Coast say the effects on their industry are more complicated. Oregon’s tariff analysis says the latest trade policies have disrupted exports and created uncertainty for businesses across the state.
Washington poised to elect its first openly trans legislator
Jaelynn Scott is likely to represent the 37th District in the Washington state Legislature. Courtesy of the Jaelynn Scott campaign Jaelynn Scott is set to become Washington’s first openly transgender legislator after sailing through last week’s primary. She also could be one of only two members of the Democratic Socialists of America in the Legislature. “I think it’s important that people see themselves in me, and the fact that they can run and they can win,” Scott said.
Bleat week: 2 goats board a Portland bus, destination unknown
A pair of goats have gone viral after briefly boarding a bus in Portland on Tuesday and then promptly leaving. TriMet posted an Instagram video of the goats getting on the bus and the doors closing. “The operator spotted them and reopened the doors,” TriMet wrote in the caption.
Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
People take cover inside at a MRT station during the Urban Resilience (Air-Defense) Exercise, part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Chiang Ying-ying / AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying For 30 minutes, the internet in parts of Taiwan crawled.
Oregon has recorded more measles cases this year than peak in 2024
FILE - A sign warning of measles is posted on a glass door in the family medicine wing of at the Texas Tech Physicians of the Permian Basin Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Odessa, Texas. Oregon has officially surpassed the number of measles cases it had during its peak outbreak year two years ago. Oregon reported having 45 confirmed measles cases since the start of 2026, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s latest count Wednesday. That’s 14 more than in all of 2024.
Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump's name back
A photo of the exterior of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in June. For months, a tarp has covered the arts complex's facade, ever since a federal judge ruled that President Trump's name was unlawfully added to the center. Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images On Thursday, the board of the Kennedy Center voted a second time to shut down most of the Washington, D.C., arts complex for what is being described as a two-year major renovation plan, according to a person briefed on the vote.