After a cool start to the week, the weekend is looking warmer and picture perfect to wrap up August. Joseph is here to break it down. Plus, the mother of all relay races returns and we’ve got a preview.

Time is running out for Americans and allies in Afghanistan, Moderna looks for full F.D.A approval, and a mixed jobs report

Expanding mask mandates in Oregon, when the pandemic could end, and moving forward on major infrastructure

Evacuation deadline in Afghanistan, history in New York, and a plan for a covered freeway in Portland

After a fall-like weekend with a quick dose of rain, the tap is turning back off in Portland. Kelley and Joseph dive into the mild week ahead and the chance for more sizzling summer temperatures by the weekend.

Shots fired during Portland protest, deadly flooding in Tennessee, and indoor mask mandates officially return to Washington.

Chef Vitaly Paley, credited with launching a farm-to-table movement and helping to revolutionize the Portland culinary scene stops by to talk about his journey from the Soviet Union to the United States, finding inspiration in farmland, and his love for Queen.

Oregon sets new COVID record again, breakthrough cases at the U.S. Senate, and Americans stranded in Afghanistan

Joseph flies solo this week with a look at a bit of a cooler weekend on tap and break down if there is any real rain in sight. Plus, we go down to McMinnville for a look ahead to the  McMinnville Dine Out(side) event.

Independence Day in Afghanistan, death toll rises in Haiti, and COVID vaccine efficacy fades over time