Portland's sewer system combines sewage and runoff into the same pipes. Sometimes heavy rains cause those pipes to overflow. But a sewer overhaul 14 years ago has drastically reduced this pollution.

Unions and attorneys who represent federal employees are telling workers not to take the offer from the Trump administration ...

Portland, Oregon June 7, 2017 10:30 p.m. Updated: Sept. 18, 2020 8:24 p.m. The Portland Rosebuds in 1916 became the first American hockey team to engrave their name on the Stanley Cup — and they ...

Earlier this month, a levee separating Agency Lake and the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge was breached, reconnecting ...

On Friday morning, homeless residents dragged tarps and carried piles on their backs, heaping their belongings just outside ...

Aaron Scott was the host of OPB's podcast "Timber Wars," and a producer/reporter for the outdoor program "Oregon Field Guide." ...

Water flows from a tap in this file photo. Three Southwest Washington cities are considering new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water. Rebecca Roberts Galloway / OPB Longview, Camas and Battle ...

Arya Surowidjojo is a documentary filmmaker and the Executive Producer of OPB's history documentary series "Oregon Experience.” His body of work focuses on histories, Indigeneity, immigrant ...

OPB will premiere a new historical documentary on February 25 called "Oregon's Black Pioneers," which explores the largely unknown history of African-Americans who have helped shape the state.

The Oregon Health Authority has found that Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group, and two insurers, unreasonably increased health care costs. Oregon has been trying to reign in health care spending ...

Jenn Chávez is a podcast host and producer with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jenn has been making audio in Portland for over a decade, as both a community media and public media journalist.

Work was underway to remove hundreds of trees blocking roads and railway lines in the wake of the system, named Storm Éowyn (pronounced AY-oh-win) by weather authorities. In Ireland, wind snapped ...