A labor shortage in Eastern Oregon is making it harder to remove ice and snow on Oregon highways. We'll hear from the Oregon Department of Transportation on why it's getting harder to get people behind the wheel of snow plows.

For people who live to ride mountain bike trails through the wilderness, there is a new dream on the horizon. One day soon, it may be possible to ride all the way from the southern tip of the Baja peninsula up the west coast to the Canadian border.

Colin Meloy is perhaps best known as the songwriter and lead singer of The Decemberists, but he also writes books aimed at young readers. We talk with him about his latest book, set in a fictional town on the Oregon coast.

The so-called “red wave” did not materialize in the 2022 election. Nonetheless, the GOP made some significant gains nationally and in the Northwest. We talk with two strategists about the future of the Oregon Republican party.

It’s no surprise that reading news about the ever-worsening climate crisis can be depressing. But a new study suggests that when journalists frame climate stories differently and focus on solutions, the effect can change dramatically.

In 2006 Osa Atoe, a Black feminist punk living in Portland, did what felt natural in the punk scene: she started a zine. “Shotgun Seamstress” was a fanzine by, for and about Black punks that published eight issues. Now, a new book reprints all the zines in one place. Osa Atoe joins us to talk about "Shotgun Seamstress," zines and the joys of punk music.

Portlanders will be seeing a new face on the city council. Jo Ann Hardesty will join us to share her take on this past election.

Removing the dams would open up salmon habitat and help restore the river.

Cabel Adams is a Eugene resident and self-taught virtual reality artist whose art blurs the lines between what's real and what's fake to create seemingly real yet whimsical spaces.

Anthony Doerr’s last book, “All the Light We Cannot See,” told the stories of two different young people growing up in Europe during World War II and whose lives eventually overlapped. His newest book, “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” follows a similar template, but on a much more complex scale.

A University of Oregon professor joins us to talk about how looking to the past could make future space travel more successful.

The Center for Biological Diversity, along with Portland Audubon, is threatening to sue the US Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision to continue listing a songbird native to Oregon and Washington as threatened instead of endangered.

Oregon's deputy state health officer joins us to talk about concerns around COVID-19, RSV and influenza this winter.

Oregon state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced the largest ever AG-led consumer privacy lawsuit. Google agreed to a $391.5 million settlement over tracking users location without their knowledge.

Oregon's only native crayfish species is now threatened with a fourth invasive species of crustacean, after biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife found a type of crayfish native to the Midwest in Southern Oregon waterways this past spring.

The Oregon Ducks and the Utah Utes will play each other on Saturday.

Last year, Reynolds Middle School went back to distance learning for several days due to behavioral issues. Now the school district has a new social emotional learning curriculum to help students cope with everyday challenges. They’ve also hired social workers for each school building and have developed community partnerships for mental health services.

Oregonians voted in 2020 to legalize psilocybin therapy in supervised facilities. But 25 of the state's 36 counties voted against allowing the hallucinogen on Nov. 8, along with several municipalities. We talk with a reporter who's been covering the bans about what they could mean for the future of psilocybin in Oregon.

Southeast Salem will be seeing Oregon's first community microgrid by 2023. We'll hear what this means for the future of Salem and the state.

From drought and floods to wildfires and extreme heat, climate change is now inescapable. Young climate activists say: enough. They’re organizing for action and working to get policymakers to pay attention to them. We're gathering some of these Oregon youth, along with local experts on climate change, for a live audience show on Zoom at 5 p.m. Wednesday. You are invited!