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.

The city of Vancouver is continuing its efforts to remove man-made compounds known as “forever chemicals” from public ...

The war in Gaza sparked protests at universities across the U.S. last school year, including at Portland State. Reports of ...

An Oregon judge has ordered the city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court homelessness ruling to pause enforcement of ...

The Yakama Nation plans a 500-megawatt advanced rail energy storage project using gravity and rocks to generate power, ...

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 ...

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.

Allison Frost is the senior producer and occasional host of Oregon Public Broadcasting's daily talk show "Think Out Loud." She’s happiest telling solutions journalism stories and talking to ...

If all goes to plan, crews will begin major construction in the Columbia River on a new Interstate Bridge in 2027, ending decades of planning and consternation over a botched plan to fix the aging ...

Anna Lueck for OPB Mayor Keith Wilson was elected in November with a pledge to end homeless camping on Portland’s streets within one year. On Wednesday, he explained to regional leaders just how ...

Lawmakers in the House State Affairs Committee introduced a resolution Thursday to remove language in the Idaho constitution that gives the state power to enforce mandatory education for children.

Rob Manning is a news editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting, with oversight of reporters covering education and business. Rob became an editor in 2019, following about 15 years covering schools and ...