Youth Watershed Council packs a one-two punch, helping both Oregon students and the local environment

City celebrates Astoria Column’s centennial

Bruce Campbell may best be known to cinephiles as Ash, the protagonist of the classic cult-horror franchise “Evil Dead” by director Sam Raimi. Now, the Oregon-based actor has written, directed and stars in a new movie called “Ernie & Emma", set entirely in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley.

This week, an investigation by The New York Times uncovered a trail of sexual abuse allegations against civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, including from two woman who were young girls at the time of their abuse. This news has sent shockwaves across the country, including here in Oregon. Reyna Lopez is the Executive Director of PCUN, Oregon's largest farmworker union. She joined OPB's “All Things Considered” host Crystal Ligori to discuss the history of PCUN, the impact the Chavez allegations have locally and the push for gender equality in movement spaces.

“Godzilla vs. America” is a new comic book anthology series that brings the towering ‘King of the Monsters’ crashing through the United States, one city at a time. In “Godzilla vs. Portland," familiar locations are rendered in beautiful detail — only for Godzilla to inevitably destroy them.

“Godzilla vs. America” is a new comic book anthology series that brings the towering ‘King of the Monsters’ crashing through the United States, one city at a time. In “Godzilla vs. Portland," familiar locations are rendered in beautiful detail — only for Godzilla to inevitably destroy them.

Mindy King lives in an apartment building that is less than 100 feet from the ICE facility on Portland’s South Waterfront. A judge’s ruling gives her a reprieve from the chemicals federal agents have been using against protesters.

For five years, a small, urban farm in Vancouver, Washington has grown produce that’s culturally specific to Latino communities. They’ve had to adapt because of increased immigration enforcement.

In the new children’s book “You Are The Land”, artist and author Steph Littlebird shares the joy and color of the Willamette Valley. An enrolled member of Oregon’s Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Littlebird explores how her Indigenous identity influences her relationship with the land.

Multnomah, Washington and Marion counties saw significant upticks as the Trump administration launched a crackdown.