Oregon Field Guide's First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath documentary is available on OPB's website and YouTube.

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers are on strike Thursday at 65 U.S. stores. The strike has closed some stores on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year.

Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end. Social Security claims specialist Jessica Sweet cut back on essentials and racked up credit card debt to get by.

Participation in Advanced Placement exams is up 70% among Oregon students in the last five years, a report from the College Board shows.

Wilson, 43, would be Seattle’s first Millennial mayor. She ran on a populist platform, decrying the city’s high cost of living and criticizing Harrell’s progress on addressing homelessness.

Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle called the new flag a “powerful reflection” of the city.

After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House. Grijalva was sworn into office Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father.

A Bend-La Pine Schools plan moved a step closer toward utilizing some of its undeveloped land for much-needed housing in one of the state's most expensive housing markets.

It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment is planning a major new facility on the Oregon Coast.

The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington D.C., says it's allotted an extra 1 million meals for November, given the uncertainties about whether and when SNAP recipients will get their full benefits.

Central Oregon marked its first and likely only large public event celebrating Latinidad this year.

Oregon has a school attendance problem — but the state's approach doesn't seem to match the urgency.

Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.

Salem police said federal agents also reported a disturbance after the fact to police.

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The 30-year mortgage is a uniquely American financial product and the default way to buy a home since the New Deal.

A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December.

The student-led event at Chemawa Indian School has honored veterans for generations.