Halloween weather could be frightful, even cold
I hope your Halloween costume involves a down jacket. Elsa, from “Frozen,” might not be the top costume this year, but she’s making…
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New video series teaches kids how to eat healthy
Oregon students, do you know where your food comes from? If not, the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon State University’s Extension…
Continue ReadingPrison inmates are fighting California’s fires, but are often denied firefighting jobs after their release
When a roaring wildfire approached Janet and Dan Condron’s door in Santa Rosa, California, in 2017, they were certain their home would be…
Continue ReadingGreenhouse, nursery products top Oregon’s ag products
Greenhouse and nursery products remain Oregon’s leading agricultural commodity, with an annual value of nearly $1 billion, based on data…
Continue ReadingNew High Desert Museum exhibit explores ‘Nature’s Resilience’
On May 23, 2018, after months of careful planning, the U.S. Forest Service and Deschutes National Forest conducted a prescribed burn on the grounds…
Continue ReadingFAA to allow pilots with diabetes to fly commercial jets
The Federal Aviation Administration is set to allow pilots with insulin-treated diabetes to apply to fly commercial airliners, according to a…
Continue ReadingThe very simple reason why Democrats switched strategy on an impeachment vote
On Thursday morning the House approved — on a largely party-line vote — a set of formalized rules to govern their ongoing impeachment…
Continue ReadingThese are the two Democrats who voted ‘no’ on the impeachment inquiry resolution
Two Democrats broke from their party and voted against the resolution the House passed Thursday formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry…
Continue ReadingVaping-related lung injuries rise to 1,888 cases nationwide, CDC says
As of Tuesday, there were 1,888 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin…
Continue ReadingFact checking the misleading immigration statistic from Trump’s World Series ad
President Donald Trump’s campaign aired a new television ad during Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday night. The 30-second spot, which…
Continue ReadingAdvocates sue to halt Trump proclamation that would require immigrants to have health insurance
A group of US citizens and a nonprofit organization sued the Trump administration this week over a proclamation that would deny visas to immigrants…
Continue ReadingAlphabet scales back its smart city project in Toronto after backlash
Google’s parent company has scaled back its plans for developing a Toronto neighborhood to potentially get approval from local officials…
Continue Reading2020 rankings: The struggle is real for Joe Biden
If Joe Biden were a stock, he’d be a “sell.” Or a “hold” at best. Why? Because the man who spent eight years as vice…
Continue ReadingShe went from a liberal non-voter to burning books with white supremacists. Here’s why she finally left the movement
In May 2017, Samantha went to a book burning in upstate New York. She had entered the inner circle of the modern white power movement called the…
Continue ReadingA Facebook fact-checker will propose a possible solution to the company’s false ad debacle
One of the companies that Facebook hired to fact-check posts on its platform will propose a change to Facebook’s policy allowing politicians to…
Continue ReadingPoverello Center adjusts admittance policies amidst cold snap
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — Missoula’s expanded winter warming shelters for the…
Continue ReadingMissoula fire crews ready to battle CA wildfires
Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA (KPAX TV) — The Missoula City Fire Department has sent a crew of…
Continue ReadingHearing over proposed MT ban on flavored vaping products begins
Click here for updates on this story HAMILTON (KPAX TV) — Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced a ban on flavored…
Continue ReadingHouston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ lost $13 million in bets on the Astros World Series loss but says he’d do it again
Houston furniture mogul Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale had a lot riding on Game 7 of the World Series, whether his beloved Astros won or…
Continue ReadingA new type of black hole has been discovered and it may be the smallest ever, astronomers say
Astronomers studying black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way, have discovered what they believe to be a new type of black hole. This previously…
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