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This week we’re talking with voters in Washington and Clackamas counties before Election Day. They share their perspectives and how they’re voting on a variety of issues ahead of the election. Sara Koppy is a senior at Southridge High School in Beaverton. She joins us to talk about her experience voting for the first time as a Democrat.

The Oregon Health Authority has developed a plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines and submitted it to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The plan involves prioritizing distribution to those in health care and other essential workers. In addition, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and California have all agreed to independently review vaccines before distributing them to the public.

Union leaders have been working with Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Authority to draft a new set of COVID-19 workplace protection standards. The standards will be implemented by Nov. 1.

There are nearly 3,000 designated historic landmarks across the country, each with their own set of descriptive plaques and associated tours. But how many of those monuments contain information about the racial injustice or white supremacy that were inherent in their history? That’s a question University of Oregon professor Laura Pulido has set out to answer.

This week we're talking with voters in Washington and Clackamas counties before Nov. 3, Election Day. They’re sharing how their political perspectives inform the issues most important to them ahead of the election. Today we're joined by Itsel O’Dee, a Washington County Republican who lives in Tualatin.

Racial justice protests have continued in Portland for five months, and the 2020 election is just around the corner. We sit down with three young Black men to hear about their experiences growing up in Portland and how they are thinking about this historical moment.

In 2018, the Carr Fire burned nearly 270 homes in Redding, California, and forced almost 30,000 residents to evacuate. Two years later, Redding is rebuilding, but the process is from over.

Angela Haseltine Pozzi makes art out of trash found on Oregon beaches. These “Washed Ashore” sculptures are designed by the artist and educator at her studio in Bandon. Her traveling art exhibit will be on display at the Oregon Zoo for the first time.

Oregon State University announced this week that it will move the majority of its fall classes online.

We hear from two elementary school teachers in Grants Pass about what returning to the classroom is like as the coronavirus pandemic continues.