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Sunset casts a warm glow over Colombia's remote Mavecure Mountains, where three towering rock formations rise above the Amazon jungle.

Colombia's untapped wonder: The Mavecure Mountains

Far from Colombia's tourist hubs, the Mavecure Mountains rise from the Amazon jungle. Once off-limits during conflict, they now draw adventurous visitors to rare wildlife, sacred sites and vast views.

Police investigate the scene of a shooting near the student union at Florida State University on April 17, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. Two people were killed and six injured in the attack. Florida's attorney general is now investigating OpenAI because the alleged shooter used ChatGPT to help plan the attack.

Florida AG launches criminal investigation into ChatGPT over FSU shooting

Florida's attorney general is launching a criminal investigation into the alleged role of ChatGPT in a mass shooting at Florida State University last year.

High school and college student volunteers navigate downed Alder trees as they plant willow saplings along a tributary to Shotpouch Creek in Lincoln County, Ore., on Feb. 28, 2026. The students are part of the Mary's River Watershed Council’s Youth Watershed Council, participating in a 15 year-long ecological restoration project.

Pacific Northwest communities cultivate change through youth action and local business

JPR Associate Producer Maddie Peterson hosts a selection of news features from around our region.

Move over, Mr. Ripley. 'I Am Agatha' is a delightfully duplicitous debut

Nancy Foley's deviously-plotted novel centers on an aging artist in New Mexico. Brutally dismissive of anyone who disagrees with her, Agatha is a perfectly engaging (if unreliable) narrator.

FILE - The rooftop solar array on a house in Portland, Ore., Dec. 1, 2022. The Inflation Reduction Act created tax credits for individuals or households for home energy efficient retrofits, like adding solar panels.

Oregon’s solar and battery rebate program opens soon. Funds may go fast

The Oregon Solar + Battery rebate program is prepared to issue more than $1 million in rebates to qualifying residents. The program is set to reopen on June 15.

Workers observe a tower where Pano AI cameras are installed for detecting wildfires Monday, April 20, 2026, in Aurora, Colo.

Oregon, California, other states across the wildfire-prone West are using AI for early detection

As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.

Sunday Puzzle: Brainteaser

NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KXJZ listener Jen Hart and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Words in a country

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Russell Weeden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Clear-cuts and logged swaths of the Tillamook State Forest from above on Oct. 13, 2023. The Tillamook State Forest is one of several in Oregon that are logged to send revenue to the state and to local counties and taxing districts.

Tiny school district suing Oregon over reduced timber revenue will have its day in court

An appeals judge overturned a lower court’s decision dismissing Jewell School District’s lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Forestry over logging revenue

Nathan Lane says of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. The Broadway revival has been nominated for nine Tony Awards, including a best actor award for Lane.

Nathan Lane says 'Death of a Salesman' is 'the most rewarding thing I've done'

Lane is nominated for a Tony for his portrayal of Arthur Miller's iconic salesman: "When people come back and talk about it, if they're not weeping, they're saying things like, 'You were my father.'"

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