Kristian Foden-Vencil
Oregon Public BroadcastingKristian Foden-Vencil is a reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. He specializes in health care, business, politics, law and public safety. Kristian has won a Peabody Award along with awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. He graduated from the University of Westminster in London.
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Oregon has a long history of unsuccessfully trying to eradicate invasive species. The state came within one day of announcing it was free of feral swine in 2022. But then another wild pig appeared. -
The end of penny production in the U.S. is causing challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers. -
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation retirement system is doing well. But people keep taking savings out before retirement. -
It’s almost mid-December and Oregon’s Timberline, Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Ashland ski areas still don’t have enough snow to open up their lifts. -
After a sudden drop in returning salmon on the Coquille River, a new Oregon law allows old-fashioned hatchboxes to return. -
About 27% of Oregonians are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. Their top destinations include Bend, Seattle and Portland. -
Travelers at major airports from Seattle to San Diego are being advised to call airlines before turning up. -
Oregon’s Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted against a short-term federal spending package. -
Many Central Oregon cities started fire restrictions this week as the forecast for much of the state predicts dry, warm weather and little precipitation ahead. -
Wildlife protection officers have been cracking down on the illegal use of thermal imaging cameras for hunting in Oregon. -
The number of places Oregonians can seek therapy using psilocybin shrank substantially this election. -
Clocks fell back Sunday morning, but some people are still working to end government-mandated time shifts.
