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Living near parks can boost health and well being. But low-income communities and those of color often have less access than wealthier, white ones. Revamping schoolyards could be a game changer.

Police said rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces, who have been launching attacks for years from their bases in eastern Congo, carried out the raid on the school in the border town of Mpondwe.

A Northern Arizona University sociologist talks about research into Paradise, California's community rebuilding, not buildings - connections.

Community College leaders in Jackson and Josephine Counties Oregon intend to remedy student hunger and homelessness.

Historical fiction by Ruta Sepetys about a 17 year old's life in Romania in 1989, just prior to the over throw the Ceausecus.

The Senate on Thursday quickly and without debate passed two of the most contentious bills of the session – on abortion and firearms – as the Republican-led walkout ended and work began.

In a filing Thursday with the Oregon Public Utility Commission, PacifiCorp asked its regulators to allow it to defer any costs related to wildfire liability through June 2024. That would allow the company the option to add those costs to customer rates in the future.

Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.

Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

Nash Bennett is an assistant producer for the Jefferson Exchange and JPR weekend host. He is currently a sophomore at Southern Oregon University, majoring in digital cinema with a focus in journalism. He grew up on a farm in the rural Willamette Valley and moved to Ashland for school in 2021. In his free time he loves playing guitar, reading comic books and thrifting.