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LNU Fire burning in the Cedar Roughs Wildernessin Napa County.

California’s Ancient ‘Asbestos’ Forests No Longer Seem Immune

The North Coast’s rainforests are hotter, drier and less foggy. That means more dangerous fires that can scar iconic redwoods.

Cast members of the television show, <em>Sesame Street</em> on the set in 1969, the year the show debuted.

The Story Of 'Sesame Street': From Radical Experiment To Beloved TV Mainstay

A new documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street recounts how the classic program reinvented children's television and continues to interpret the world with authenticity.

Oregon State Capitol building, May 18, 2021. The capitol was completed in 1938.

Good government groups are pushing campaign finance limits in Oregon. They might have competition.

Following months of negotiations, labor unions and advocacy groups did not sign onto a plan for creating new campaign regulations.

As It Was: Jacksonville Miner Gains Fame by Enriching Others

In 1854, James Sterling and a partner dipped a sluicing pan into Sterling Creek near Jacksonville, Ore., and captured some gold nuggets. The two men…

Back In The Air With "The Flying Tigers"

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." So China and the United States were friendly in the early days of World War II, even before Japan attacked Pearl…

As It Was: Shasta Dam Generates Electricity on Eve of WWII

The construction of the Shasta Dam in the 1930s and ‘40s at the north end of the Sacramento Valley was intended to provide long-term water storage in…

As It Was: George Calhoun Gains Grants Pass Business Reputation

Born in Hartford, Conn., in 1867, George S. Calhoun moved West with his parents in 1888, eventually making Grants Pass his home where he operated a…

As It Was: Bulldozer Uncovers Mazama Tree in Chemult, Ore.

Since 1993, the Klamath County Museum in Klamath Falls, Ore., has displayed a 7,700-year-old relic of the Mount Mazama volcanic explosion that created the…

Owner and founder Jeff Smith in front of what remains of Hourglass' winery and processing facility in California's Napa Valley. He's rebuilding, but wildfires have him rethinking everything about his land and business.

Deepening Drought Holds 'Ominous' Signs For Wildfire Threat In The West

After one of the most destructive and extreme wildfire seasons in modern history, a widening drought across California and much of the West has many residents bracing for the possibility this season could be worse.

The Navajo Nation Museum premiered a Navajo-dubbed version of Clint Eastwood's 1964 classic, A Fistful of Dollars this week.

Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language

The Navajo Nation Museum is bringing a newly voiced version of the classic spaghetti Western to the Navajo Nation.

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