Nation Jul 14 Parents in Shickley, Nebraska desperately needed child care. The public school stepped up By Cat Wise, Emily Carpeaux, Murrey Jacobson, Kate McMahon
Nation Jul 13 Watch 8:31 Combining job training, child care could be ‘magic road’ to single moms’ economic security Special correspondent Cat Wise and producer Kate McMahon report from Mississippi, where many working parents struggled to find affordable, quality child care long before the pandemic. Among the most impacted: single mothers who are often stuck in low-paying jobs and… By Cat Wise, Emily Carpeaux, Murrey Jacobson, Kate McMahon
Nation Sep 10 Watch 10:21 Residents face harrowing escape from ‘unprecedented’ western wildfires Wildfires are sweeping across more of the West Coast, with no relief in sight. Dozens of fires have wiped out small towns and destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California. At least eight people have been…
Nation Sep 08 Watch Late-season wildfire scorches tinder-dry Oregon More than 80 large wildfires are burning across 10 states and at least nine firefighters have died and hundreds have been evacuated. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Oregon about efforts to contain the Eagle Creek fire, the nation’s highest… By PBS News Hour
Science Nov 30 Watch 7:44 California’s ‘Salad Bowl’ is cultivating more than crops In California's Salinas Valley, known as the "Salad Bowl of the World,” a push is underway to expand agriculture's adoption of technology. The mobile app HeavyConnect, for example, enables farm managers to track personnel and equipment efficiently. Special correspondent Cat… By PBS News Hour