Sheraz Sadiq

We talk with a University of Washington lecturer who co-hosts and DJs a weekly Seattle radio show featuring Indigenous music from around the world.

City of Portland and Multnomah County elections divisions released survey results and data showing lower rates of turnout and awareness of ranked choice voting among District 1 voters in the November election.

Newly sworn-in Vancouver Police Chief Troy Price assumes the helm as the department struggles to pay for officer vacancies and looming city budget cuts.

Patricia Fifita, an assistant professor of ethnic studies at Oregon State University, shares her experience as a cultural consultant in Disney's sequel to its hit movie "Moana."

A University of Washington research team found that four species of whales are particularly vulnerable to fatal collisions from global shipping traffic which is expected to grow in coming years.

According to recent federal data, workers in the logging industry face the highest risk of a workplace fatality than in other civilian jobs. A New York Times journalist shares what he learned during a reporting trip to southwestern Oregon about the allure logging holds despite its risks.

Amazon is partnering with a consortium of Washington state utilities to build small modular nuclear reactors along the Columbia River to power the growing energy needs of its data centers in Eastern Oregon.

We hear from Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson about working with Portland's new mayor-elect and expanded city council on tackling the region's homelessness crisis.

Portland Police Chief Bob Day shares the agency's plans for protecting public safety ahead of the general election, including its response to possible civil unrest on election day and following it.

This year’s winner, a male hoary bat, was named Hoary Potter and the Guano of Fire. It triumphed in the final round over Lestat, a Western small-footed bat from Idaho.

The Bureau of Land Management's annual Bat Beauty Contest is wrapping up. We hear from last year's winner and the entries she submitted for this year's contest.

We hear from 12 candidates competing in the Portland City Council District 4 race.

One of the most consequential initiatives on the Washington state ballot this year is Initiative 2117. We get two perspectives on the measure, which, if approved, would undo the state's landmark climate law.

We talk with PSU assistant music professor Coty Raven Morris, who was recently nominated as a semifinalist for a GRAMMY Music Educator Award for a second consecutive year.

Four Portland mayoral candidates — Carmen Rubio, Rene Gonzalez, Mingus Mapps and Keith Wilson — share their competing visions for the city and the homelessness crisis it faces

We hear from a family of therapists about why they recently started a mental health urgent care clinic in Vancouver.

We hear from an organizer of the Week Without Driving challenge and two lawmakers, one from Oregon and one from Washington, about why they are participating in it this year.

Whit Deschner, the founder of the Great Salt Lick auction and contest in Baker City, and Mib Dailey, a rancher and auctioneer, share their perspectives on the enduring success of the annual event which has raised more than $200,000 for Parkinson's disease research since 2006.

A new study by researchers at OHSU attempts to dispel the view that mental illness, not easy access to firearms, is driving the spike in gun deaths in the U.S.

A nonprofit in Vancouver, Washington, hires people experiencing homelessness to remove trash from encampments and other sites in the city, while also helping them find housing and develop job-related skills.