KXL-Beyond The Headlines

Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty on all things about the city; Robert Half Louisa Waldman on stress at work thanks in part to Covid; Portland City Council Member Mingus Mapps on violent crime; Portland walking tour with Sin City Walking tour guides

Tri County Lead Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines on latest Covid news; Director of Oregon Office of Emergency Management Andrew Phelps on heat safety; Fire Chief on Yamhill water emergency; Grae Drake on movies; Beaverton School District volunteer on clothes for kids

KXL's Brett Reckamp hears from Portland Tribune reporter Jim Redden on ODOT's plans to widen I-5 through North Portland, if they do Portland Public Schools wants them to pay for a new school; Mike Bael with U.S. Bank in Portland on new, rosy jobs report; PBOT's John Brady on Portland Slow Streets Project; Oregon State University on robots and tech designed to assist the elderly

Brian Westbrook on Covid and employee moves by big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel and Apple, My Voice Music program helping kids; Erika Richter on international travel; Mt Hood Meadows summer hiking; Pegasus Project examined

KXL's Brett Reckamp goes in-depth on the new temporary rule adopted by Oregon OSHA for heat. Debra lays out many of the details that are now required by the state for heat events. The idea is to make sure employers and understanding the metrics and keeping their employees safe when it's hot. Debra says these temporary rules will likely become permanent, so they'll be in place every summer.

Oregon Bottle Drop on 50th Anniversary Golden Bottle Treasure Hunt, Erika Richter from American Society of Travel Advisors on Christmas vacations, Nate Shelman from KBOI in Boise on Greater Idaho, Jazz Singer Barbara Lusch on performing post pandemic

"Hot Rod" Todd Harris talks about the Rose Cup Races returning to Portland International Raceway after missing last year for the first time ever due to the pandemic; Judi Croft from SAIF on pro drivers staying cool in the heat and heavy traffic

KGW Meteorologist Rod Hill on historic heatwave; Veteran local umpire & referee Mark Anderegg from Portland Baseball Umpires Association talks about some of the things ref's and ump's have to deal with on a regular basis, and also what makes them tick and how they hope to recruit more young talent to officiate youth sports

KXL's Brett Reckamp goes in-depth with the co-creators of Buckets - Grant Lemon and Phillip Nguyen. They talk about their 3+ years of putting the project together. They say they spent countless hours driving around through neighborhoods, looking for cool basketball hoops with a story behind them. This high quality coffee room table book is a labor of love, but surely not their last project together.

Dr. Roberta Huang with Lumera Regenerative Medicine in Tualatin talking Emsculpt Neo; Blazers switch to Root Sports with Tim Lantz & Judah Newby; Covid Scam