Kristian Foden-Vencil
Oregon Public BroadcastingKristian Foden-Vencil is a reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. He specializes in health care, business, politics, law and public safety. Kristian has won a Peabody Award along with awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. He graduated from the University of Westminster in London.
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The number of places Oregonians can seek therapy using psilocybin shrank substantially this election. -
Clocks fell back Sunday morning, but some people are still working to end government-mandated time shifts. -
Oregon and California are among eight states to join with the Federal Trade Commission in an effort to hold up the proposal. -
COVID-19 cases are spiking in Oregon and across the country. -
Oregonians are being asked to create more defensible space around their homes, with vegetation modified in that space to reduce wildfire threat and help firefighters defend the house. -
Two major foundations are contributing $20 million apiece and the Legislature approved $11.8 million in funding for the arts earlier this month. -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving Oregon and Washington school districts more than $51 million to buy new electric school buses. -
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The power of geothermal energy has been tapped for heating homes and offices for decades in Klamath Falls. But high maintenance costs 鈥� and the geographic availability of hot water 鈥� help explain why not everyone there uses geothermal energy. -
Scammers might claim that they鈥檙e from the government, and you owe taxes; that they鈥檙e with a tech support service, and you need to fix your computer; or that you鈥檝e won a prize, but must send money to receive it. -
This time of year, the Essayons dredge helps keep the navigation channel clear at the Columbia River Bar, one of the most dangerous passageways on the Pacific. -
New crash detection and safety features on smartphones have led to a 40% increase in accidental 911 calls in Oregon.
