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Dot Thurby with some of the thousands of water bottles the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs distributes to members every day.

Tribes hope infrastructure law means they'll finally get clean drinking water

The Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon has been without clean drinking water for years, the just-passed infrastructure bill promises to fix that.

As It Was: Ancient People Leave Their Mark on Greaser Canyon Boulders

Ancient people etched designs thousands of years ago on southwest-facing basalt boulders some five miles east of Adel, Ore., in the high plateau between…

Costume designer William Ivey Long, then chairman of the American Theatre Wing, speaks at the Tony Awards nominations ceremony in 2014.

A prominent Broadway costume designer is accused of sexual abuse

William Ivey Long is an iconic presence on Broadway, designing costumes for shows such as Diana: The Musical and Chicago. Now two men have accused the former Tony Awards chairman of sexual abuse.

Mayor Kim Janey wipes away tears as she delivers a farewell address in Roxburys Hibernian Hall in Boston, marking her historic term as the first woman and first Black Mayor of Boston on Nov. 10.

Why Boston will need to wait longer for its 1st elected Black mayor

Asian American Michelle Wu is Boston's first elected mayor who isn't a white man. While many celebrate the milestone, others lament that all the Black candidates failed.

Global Warming Heats Up The Income Gaps

We get the rising temperatures and higher sea levels, but economic inequality from global warming? Yes, say scientists from Stanford University. Their…

A May Media Extravaganza: Signal & Noise

A Marvel superhero movie sets an opening weekend record, "Game of Thrones" returns to HBO for its final season, and the White House Correspondents'…

Former Trump administration adviser Steve Bannon surrenders at the FBI Washington Field Office in Washington, D.C., on Monday. He's been charged with two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.

Steve Bannon has turned himself in on criminal contempt charges

Former President Donald Trump's onetime top adviser surrendered to federal authorities Monday. Bannon was indicted last week for defying a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

As It Was: Wild Condors May Return to Northern California

A plan to reintroduce California condors in the Redwood National Forest next year could eventually return the giant birds back to the Rogue Valley.…

2021 Thanksgiving Specials

This Thanksgiving day, JPR will once again be serving up a few seasonal specials for your enjoyment.

Gov. Gavin Newsom cites California’s strong economy and low infection rates of COVID-19 at IBEW Local 6 in San Francisco on Sept. 14, 2021. On Nov 10, he extended an emergency order.

Newsom extends COVID emergency rules

Citing a possible surge in COVID cases and short-staffed hospitals, Newsom extended parts of his emergency order through March 2022.

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