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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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. -
The piece of the plane鈥檚 fuselage landed in Bob Sauer鈥檚 yard, not far from his house. 鈥淪o I鈥檓 really glad it landed where it did.鈥� -
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. -
News stories about the lights were based on predictions by the University of Alaska鈥檚 aurora forecast. But the forecast was scaled back and activity on Thursday is now predicted to be low at best. -
The bill won鈥檛 put all of Oregon鈥檚 gas station attendants out of work. Stations in Oregon鈥檚 most populous counties still have to employ an attendant and offer full-service fueling 鈥� all with no difference in price.
