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First Schnitzer Prize of the West awarded to Native American leader of restoration project on Idaho, Utah border

Parry was one of nearly 100 people from 12 states nominated for the new award, which includes $50,000 and will be given annually by the High Desert Museum in Bend in partnership with the Jordan D.
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Abuse in Oregon’s foster care reaches all-time high. State vows to figure out why and improve

In 2025, the rate of children in Oregon’s child welfare system being seriously harmed — physically, emotionally or sexually — reached an all-time high. That’s noteworthy since it came on the heels of ...
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Warrenton students gear up for another run at the world championships in underwater robotics

Regional qualifying competition in Newport this weekend could send an Oregon underwater robots team to the world ...
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Prediction markets have exploded. What can they tell us about Oregon’s hottest primary race?

Saskia Hatvany / OPB Which Republican challenger will move on to face Gov. Tina Kotek in November is the most intriguing question of Oregon’s primary election. But with ballots headed out in less than ...
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Chinook salmon found naturally hatching in Upper Klamath River for first time in a century

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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Bill allowing Oregonians to ‘corner cross’ on public lands dies in legislative session

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Bend parents protested an AI chatbot. A tech company shelved it, then school leaders defended it

Bend La-Pine Schools introduced the bot to classrooms earlier this year, but the district’s technology leader wasn’t aware of Raina’s Jan. 28 retirement as he defended the bot amid public outcry this ...
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‘This is what it costs’: State, local leaders line up to fund Moda Center renovation

If some of Oregon’s most powerful leaders have any say — and they do — hundreds of millions of public dollars will soon be headed toward fixing up Portland’s Moda Center. That was the overwhelming ...
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Federal officers use crowd control munitions as demonstrators protest outside Portland ICE building

Thousands of protesters turned out for a mostly peaceful demonstration Saturday in Portland to speak out against increased immigration enforcement. But, by the end of the day, scores of nonviolent ...
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Chris Dudley enters Oregon governor’s race

Chris Dudley is getting back into the political game. The former Portland Trail Blazer announced on Monday that he’s entering the GOP primary and hopes to be the next governor of Oregon. The news ...
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Nationwide anti-ICE protests call for accountability after Renee Good’s death

People have been taking to the streets nationwide this weekend to protest the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics following the death of Renee Good in Minneapolis, a 37-year-old ...
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Oregonians hold candlelight vigil, multiple protests after Border Patrol shooting

Oregonians took to the streets this weekend with multiple protests of Thursday’s Border Patrol shooting, holding a candlelight vigil and demonstrations stretching from Salem to Vancouver in addition ...