Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants
New versions of COVID-19 vaccines are now being tested in case they ever are needed to protect against mutated versions of the virus.
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In transition to hybrid learning, Salem-Keizer finds challenges in getting students to school
Some elementary students in Oregon’s second-largest school district have been back to schools in person for a month. Students are excited to be back, but district data shows that attendance is down.
Science & Environment
Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line
A historic drought in a massive agricultural region straddling Northern California and southern Oregon could mean steep cuts to the water provided to hundreds of farmers to sustain endangered fish species.
Nonstop flights between Eugene and Hollywood to start in May
The Eugene Airport is among 12 destinations chosen for a startup budget airline’s inaugural lineup.
Grants Pass educators on leave after calling for ‘anatomical’ bathrooms
The assistant principal and seventh-grade science teacher started an online campaign pushing back against efforts to accommodate transgender students.
Robotic balloons to explore Venus?
The space agency NASA has chosen a small Tillamook-based aerospace company to design and test robotic balloons for future scientific exploration of Venus.
Oregon COVID-19 cases
Source for all charts: Oregon Health Authority
Created by Jacob Fenton
Oregon hospital capacity
Depending on staffing, Oregon has between 600 and 800 adult ICU beds and between 4,000 and 7,000 regular beds.
Oregon vaccinations
Line does not distinguish between first and second doses. Researchers estimate Oregon will reach herd immunity when around 6 million doses have been distributed.
Democrats used to run from big government label; They're now embracing it
The pandemic, a changing party makeup and a softening approach to debt and deficit have combined to give the party space to embrace expensive policies that would have been unheard of a few years ago.
Police say 'accidental discharge' of gun led to Daunte Wright's death
Brooklyn Center, Minn., police Chief Tim Gannon said that the officer who shot Daunte Wright meant to deploy her Taser — but pulled her gun instead.
Muslims navigate restrictions in the 2nd pandemic Ramadan
Muslims are navigating coronavirus regulations for their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic
Philonise Floyd sheds tears on the stand recalling his brother
Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother and testimony from a police use-of-force expert who said no “reasonable” officer would have done what Chauvin did.
Mumbai falls in love again with its forgotten fountains
They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.
‘Relative Fiction’ Chapter 3: This Charming Man
Nicole finds her dad … sort of.
Politics Now
‘OPB Politics Now:’ Portland leaders work out a deal on gun violence reduction
On this week's show, OPB reporters dissect a new deal to reduce gun violence in the city of Portland.
