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Travelers driving on Interstate 84 through the Columbia River Gorge should expect intermittent lane closures and traffic delays this spring and summer. Oregon Department of Transportation workers are repaving and expanding sections of the freeway between Interstate 205 and Hood River. Part of the work includes repaving the freeway from...

I-84 roadwork through the Gorge may result in traffic delays this spring, summer

Portland, OR

OPB’s “Superabundant” explores the stories behind the foods of the Pacific Northwest with videos, articles and this weekly newsletter. To keep you sated between episodes, we’ve brought on food writer Heather Arndt Anderson, a Portland-based culinary historian and ecologist, to highlight different aspects of the region’s food ecosystem. This week, in anticipation of the vernal equinox, she reflects on the foods of spring.

Superabundant dispatch: Celebrating the flavors of the vernal equinox

Portland firefighters rescued two dogs within the last week, after each fell into deep holes. Portland Fire & Rescue crews on Saturday night were called to a North Portland home, where a 13-year-old dog had fallen 10 feet into a sinkhole in the backyard. Crews were able to connect an...

Portland firefighters fetch two dogs after separate tumbles into deep holes

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Woodburn, OR

Across Woodburn schools, signs hang in classroom windows and on school building walls. “Woodburn teachers don’t want to strike, but we will.”. The Woodburn School District and the union representing Woodburn teachers have been negotiating a new contract for nine months. Wednesday, Woodburn Education Association representatives announced that they’d reached an impasse with the district, a step that is legally required when talks break down. It means teachers are one step closer to a potential strike.

Woodburn teachers declare impasse and prepare for strike, in wake of dozens of resignations

For Grammy-winning percussionist Zakir Hussain, Portland is a stark reminder of the power the mountains hold. “It’s where I visit Mother Nature and bow to her friends, her energy and her tolerance of humans who are messing with her,” Hussain says. Like a pilgrim making a holy pilgrimage done once a year, the Indian tabla virtuoso has visited the region for the past four decades, either as part of tours or to reconnect with his friends or a hectic combination of both.

Zakir Hussain’s renowned ‘Masters of Percussion’ brings global drumbeats to Portland

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Oregon City officials worry drivers will avoid tolls on Interstate 205 and use already congested streets

Oregon Department of Transportation leaders are looking to implement tolling on Interstate 205 over the Abernethy and Tualatin River Bridges. The first toll could go into...

Oregon City officials worry drivers will avoid tolls on Interstate 205 and use already congested streets

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