KSOR - Site Search | Jefferson Public Radio

Josh Gross has an addiction, and it's one we're only too happy to share. He loves music, and across a wide spectrum of genres and styles. Josh makes…

A pathologist holds a vial from a COVID-19 test kit. Various bottlenecks in the U.S. that have constrained widespread testing for the coronavirus were problems in February and persist today.

Why The Warning That Coronavirus Was On The Move In U.S. Cities Came So Late

U.S. health officials said equipping six cities with extra testing would pick up under-the-radar viral spread. But an NPR investigation finds conflicts and shortages caused painful delays.

Dog Rescues Infant in 1937 in Butte Falls, Ore.

On Oct. 4, 1937, A. R. Mansfield and his wife, Shirley, were working in the garden of their home in Butte Falls, Ore., while their two-year-old daughter,…

A nurse works in the influenza ward of the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C., in November 1918. Artist Jordan Baseman evokes the era in <em>Radio Influenza, </em>a work of audio art commissioned to mark the centenary of the pandemic.

'We Haven't Learned From History': 'Radio Influenza' Is A Warning From 1918

Computerized voices read newspaper stories from the 1918 flu pandemic in this haunting audio project. "I wanted it to sound like a broadcast from a dystopian future," says artist Jordan Baseman.

A fatigued health care worker takes a moment outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center in April. Many hospital workers these days have to cope with horrific tragedies playing out multiple times on a single, 12-hour shift.

Trauma On The Pandemic's Front Line Leaves Health Workers Reeling

Hospital workers face stresses right now that can compare to fighting a war, and recent research suggests medical staff could be among the hardest hit by the mental health effects of the pandemic.

Fire camps could be hazardous places for firefighters this year with COVID-19, while managers are planning hard to make them as safe as possible. But even in a normal year, firefighters say they try to avoid the "camp crud."

Fire Camp Germ Spread Is Dicey In Normal Times. COVID-19 Could Rip Through Crews This Season

Blaine Vandehey spends his summers rappelling from helicopters into active wildfires. This is his 12th year in the U.S. Forest Service. And he’s worried...

People gather on the steps of the Oregon Capitol in Salem for a rally for climate action on Feb. 11, 2020.

Oregon Lawmakers Pass $32 Million Relief Package For Renters, Businesses and Workers

In an unprecedented remote hearing, legislators also gave state agencies permission to spend up to $300 million in federal relief money.

Redding Unveils Local $37.5 Million Stimulus Plan

The City of Redding this week approved a local stimulus package to try to reduce the financial burden on residents and start encouraging economic growth while social distancing measures remain in place.

Debt Collectors Barred From Garnishing Californians’ Stimulus Payments

Californians who have had their federal stimulus payment garnished by debt collectors should have that money returned after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to ban the practice.

<p>Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a press conference in Portland, Ore., Friday, March 20, 2020. Brown put in a request to the federal government for more PPE, but had only received 25% of it as of Wednesday.</p>

Gov. Kate Brown Unveils Plan For Lifting Restrictions On Hospitals Starting Next Month

Gov. Kate Brown announced on Thursday that she plans to lift restrictions on hospitals, allowing them to reopen for non-essential surgical procedures starting next month as long as they reserve enough hospital beds and protective gear — gowns, masks, gloves — for a surge in coronavirus cases.

Search results for