Dec 27 Watch 6:23 Immersive exhibitions are changing the way people consume art By Cat Wise In recent years, immersive art exhibitions that place viewers amid the art have been a hot ticket. Popular ones featuring works from artists like van Gogh and Monet travel from city to city. But there are a growing number of… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 5:34 School districts turn to 4-day week to cope with staffing and budget shortfalls By Gabrielle Hays, Casey Kuhn Across the country, more school districts are making the change to a four-day school week. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays traveled to one of those districts in Missouri to see how teachers and parents are adjusting. Continue watching
Sep 15 Oregon’s new psilocybin service center invites public to try psychedelic mushrooms By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Epic Healing Eugene is Oregon’s first licensed psilocybin “service center” and began providing doses to its first clients in June. It already has a waiting list of more than 3,000 names, including people seeking relief from depression, PTSD or end-of-life… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 5:50 A look at the major shakeups looming for college football’s powerhouse conferences By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Ted Everett The 2023 college football season is officially underway with some big changes looming. Starting next year, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will move to the Big Ten while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will go to the Big 12,… Continue watching
Jul 16 Federal judge upholds Oregon’s tough gun control law approved by voters By Associated Press A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional. Continue reading
Jun 15 Oregon Senate Republicans end 6-week walkout that blocked bills on abortion, trans health care By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press The boycott, which prevented the Senate from reaching a two-thirds quorum needed to pass bills, was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans said was too extreme. Continue reading
Jun 09 Oregon looks to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside. Illegal growers offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained… Continue reading
May 13 Pacific Northwest under heat advisory as early heat wave threatens to break records By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America Temperatures are expected to start climbing significantly Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest as an early heat wave takes hold, possibly breaking records and worsening wildfires already burning in western Canada. Continue reading
May 05 Oregon GOP stages bill boycott, citing obscure law about reading level By Ed Komenda, Associated Press Republicans blocking bills about abortion, gun control and gender-affirming health care in Oregon this week are basing their boycott on an obscure, 44-year-old state law that requires bill summaries to be written at the reading level of an eighth- or… Continue reading
May 04 Republican Oregon state senators boycott for a 2nd day, preventing quorum By Associated Press Republican lawmakers have used walkouts in the past. But this time — if they continue to stay away — they'll be testing a new law that was passed overwhelmingly by Oregonians in a ballot measure last November. Continue reading