KXRW Original Reporting & Interstitials

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KXRW and XRAY were at Providence Park for what became Phil Neville’s final match as head coach of the Portland Timbers. This 5-minute report looks back on Neville’s tenure in Portland, from his arrival in 2023 and early playoff progress, to the inconsistency that followed and the pressure surrounding the club heading into the World Cup break. The report also recaps Portland’s 3-1 home loss to the San Jose Earthquakes, Neville’s postgame comments, and the Timbers’ announcement two days later that the club and Neville had mutually agreed to part ways. With Portland now searching for a new head coach, the club enters its next chapter looking for stability, direction, and a stronger path forward. Produced and Reported by Michael Sarno. Transcription:  It is official, Phil Neville is out as head coach of the Portland Timbers.After two and a half seasons in charge, Neville and the Timbers organization have mutually ...

KXRW and XRAY were inside Moda Center for the opening week of the Portland Fire’s return to the WNBA, capturing the atmosphere around one of the most anticipated new chapters in Portland basketball. More than 20 years after the original Fire played from 2000 to 2002, Portland women’s basketball is back — this time in a league experiencing major growth in attendance, television viewership, investment, and national attention. This audio report looks at the reboot of the Portland Fire, the rise of the WNBA, and the early energy surrounding Portland’s newest professional sports franchise. The report covers the Fire’s sellout debut at Moda Center, their dramatic first win over the New York Liberty, and the bigger organizational vision behind RAJ Sports’ investment in women’s sports through both the Fire and Portland Thorns. Featuring audio from Moda Center, comments from head coach Alex Sarama, and player perspectives from rookie Nyadiew Puoch ...

Steve Lorenz at Hudson's Bay High School is retiring after 40 years. He talked to Steena Trecha about the history of the plant sale, where it is now, and the importance of FFA programs to the growth and economy of Clark County. Hear from one of Hudson Bay's Occupational Therapists about how inclusive the horticulture program is for all students and hear from students themselves on how they are involved ...

Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak with Steena Trecha about staying open through the city's Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling Main Street and foot traffic nearly gone, six shop owners were behind their counters: working, welcoming, and building something. Part 2 Featuring Nicole Wallace: Vancouver's Communications Manager. Reverie and Rosemary: Stephanie on curating a space where everyone is welcome and the hidden brick wall discovered during two years of renovation. Cariño Mexican Specialty Coffee: Melissa Mancias on Lotería wine nights, Mexican specialty coffee, and building a gathering space rooted in Mexican culture. Big D's Barbershop: Dani Wood on creating an inclusive barbershop in Vancouver where everyone can come as their whole selves on the corner of 11th and Main ...

Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak about Steena Trecha staying open through the city's Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling Main Street and foot traffic nearly gone, six shop owners were behind their counters: working, welcoming, and building something. Part 1 Featuring Michael Walker: Executive Director of Vancouver's Downtown Association. Softea: Noah Pluard on creating a sober-friendly community space for youth, training staff with kindness, and what it means when community equals belonging and empathy. Eryngium: Crystal Humble Lary (Cricket) on making fine stationery and pens accessible to everyone in a community space that invites slowing down and connection. Ronald Records: Kelsey and Erin on hosting listening sessions, creating in a time of discontent, and why rhythm is better than algorithm ...

KXRW and XRAY were inside Moda Center for the Portland Trail Blazers’ first home playoff game in five years, capturing the atmosphere around a long-awaited postseason return for Rip City. This season-end audio report looks beyond the final score to examine one of the most eventful years in recent Trail Blazers history. The report covers a pivotal season for the Trail Blazers organization, from major changes on and off the court to the team’s return to NBA playoff basketball in Portland. Featuring audio from Moda Center and postgame comments from players and coaches, the report reflects on where the Blazers stand after their playoff run — and what may come next for the franchise, the arena, and the future of basketball in Portland. Produced and reported by Michael Sarno for KXRW 99.9 FM and XRAY FM ...

KXRW Newshour Episode 1: Independent Bookstore Day at Vancouver's White Oak Books Bike Clark County Bike Shop Gears Up for Summer Making Space on Main StreetDowntown Vancouver Shop Owners on Building Community During Construction Hops Opening Day Produced by Michael Sarno After Decades of Growing Things, Hudson's Bay FFA Teacher Prepares to Retire Vancouver Farmers Market ...

Steena Trecha heads downtown to interview vendors at the year-round Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market near Esther Short park as it expands from it’s one day winter schedule into a 2 day weekend long affair. The spring and summer market also hosts musicians and more vendors. Vendors range from produce sellers, to food carts, to artisans. If you strike up a conversation with the vendors you may be surprised to hear how far they’ve traveled to be part of this market. They might even share why they choose this market over others closer to them as a place to call their weekend home. From April to October, the downtown Vancouver Farmers Market on 8th & Esther St happens every Saturday 9am-3pm and Sunday from 10am-3pm. From November through March, it’s only on Saturdays from 10am-2pm Find out more vancouverfarmersmarket.org. There you can also find out more about the Vancouver Farmers Market ...

Steena Trecha headed to the annual MS Brewfest fundraiser at Brickhouse Saturday March 31st to talk with folks living with MS and their community. It’s the last Saturday in March and the sound of the crowd from the MS Brewfest fundraiser at the Brickhouse on Main Street in Vancouver can be heard from a block away. Outside the front door two women are there to welcome you behind a belly up table full of empty pint glasses each with two colorful drink tickets. A single donation of $20 gets you a Team Roadkill Themed pint glass and once inside very generous tastings of beer and cider from about a dozen different local breweries. Once inside, you’re in a community. There are bands, there is a sign up table to join Team Roadkill as a cyclist to fundraise for the MS Society yourself, and further past the pool tables in the ...

Steena Trecha heads down to the Bike Clark County community bike shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver to talk with the staff about their shop and getting your bike ready for summer. It’s spring in Vancouver which means the year-round Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market near Esther Short park expands from it’s one day winter schedule into a 2 day weekend long affair. The spring and summer market also hosts musicians and more vendors. Vendors range from produce sellers, to food carts, to artisans. If you strike up a conversation with the vendors you may be surprised to hear how far they’ve traveled to be part of this market. They might even share why they choose this market over others closer to them as a place to call their weekend home. From April to October, the downtown Vancouver Farmers Market on 8th & Esther Sthappens every Saturday 9am-3pm and Sunday ...

The Hillsboro Hops opened their new ballpark in Hillsboro, Oregon, ushering in a new era for Minor League Baseball in the Pacific Northwest. In this KXRW Original Reporting segment, producer Michael Sarno visits Opening Day to capture the atmosphere and hear firsthand thoughts and reactions on the stadium for the first time. The Hillsboro Hops, the High-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, have become a major part of Washington County’s sports scene since the team’s debut in 2013. The new ballpark was built to meet updated Major League Baseball facility standards while creating a modern venue for baseball fans across the Portland metro region. In this five-minute interstitial news report, KXRW explores what the new stadium means for the Hillsboro community and the future of professional baseball in the region ...

Janis Jett is a female Pro Wrestler. She and male wrestler SP8 took to the ring at a recent event atGeorgie"s Garage and Grillsponsored byRoundtable Pro Wrestling. And Yes!, she kicked butt! She talked with KXRWstreet reporter Marliese Franklin (in the bathroom of Georgies-it was reaaaaalllly loud) about what it's like to be a Bad A$$ girl wrestler and encourages any woman to come into the fold. Thanks to our sports reporter Connor Flynn who covered this event LIVE for KXRW and to Zazlow Crane for his production finesse on this interstitial. What would KXRWbe without our passionate producers? ...

Folks flock by the bushels-full to Mount Hood in the late summer, early fall to visit TheHood River Valley Harvest Festival. this year's eventwill take place October 10-12. I drove out to Hood River last month to get some peaches for canning and for well, eating. Crystal at Kiyokawa Farms shared with me some mind boggling facts about apple varieties, as well as wisdom about which peach varieties work best for canning, grilling and well, eating. I hope to get out to Hood River mid-October to geek out on pumpkin carving, apple tasting, live music and to enjoy the abundance of the Pacific Northwest fruit harvest. Thanks to all of the farmers and workers who bring us such bounty and deliciousness every year Peaches by Presidents of the United States ...

Janis Jett is a female Pro Wrestler. She and male wrestler SP8 took to the ring at a recent event atGeorgie"s Garage and Grillsponsored byRoundtable Pro Wrestling. And Yes!, she kicked butt! She talked with KXRWstreet reporter Marliese Franklin (in the bathroom of Georgies-it was reaaaaalllly loud) about what it's like to be a Bad A$$ girl wrestler and encourages any woman to come into the fold. Thanks to our sports reporter Connor Flynn who covered this event LIVE for KXRW and to Zaslow Crane for his production finesse on this interstitial. What would KXRWbe without our passionate producers? ...

The Live Love Outreach Center has an extensive food pantry and also serves a delicious free meal every Sunday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Everyone is welcome! KXRW street reporter Marliese Franklin visited on a Sunday afternoon and got to speak for a moment with the lovely Kathy who was sharing the love... and the buttermilk, along with ideas on how to integrate it into recipes. Produced by Zaslow Crane ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health and possibly undo some medical myths in 5-minute segments. This segment reviews our amazing feet. Socrates said: if your feet hurt, you hurt all over. We review what makes our feet so astonishing and how to care for them ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health and undo medical myths. This is an update on beating the heat and how to stay healthy in these times of extreme heat. Produced by Family Doctor Rebecca Hoffman, MD. Five minutes ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health--and undo medical myths. This 5-minute segment discusses food scarcity and malnutrition, and the physical effects of malnourishment in its many forms ...

Derya Ruggles discusses the ongoing contract bargaining between the Fort Vancouver Regional Library workers and the FVRL administration. While administrators have generous compensation, the front line workers - Library Assistants, Security Guards, Book Mobile drivers, Library programmers, Book Shelvers, and the people who staff the front desks - are struggling to make ends meet, and in some cases, to even avoid homelessness. Derya wants you to know that library workers need your help. You can show support and make your views known by taking time to give public testimony at a FVRL Board meeting - 3rd Monday of every month at 6pm, or by signing the petition athttps://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=37806508&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=14&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbr6x6SYPco4YTM1OWJkMQ%3D%3D ...

Your HealthKit explores medical issues and dispels medical myths. This segment discusses inflammation, what it is, its benefits, its challenges and what you can do about it ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to answer medical questions and undo medical myths along the way. This five-minute episode features a discussion about a healthy gut microbiome and how to avoid ongoing annoying gut symptoms ...

Your HealthKit brings you tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions and undo medical myths along the way. This 5-minute segment analyzes habits: what they are and how to improve them ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee spoke to Donna Sinclair - of KXRW's "Filibusters" - and Steven Glickman about his visit to Vancouver, WA. Part of his visit was to celebrate the opening of a new Police Academy in Vancouver ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee spoke to Donna Sinclair - of KXRW's "Filibusters" - and Steven Glickman about his visit to Vancouver, WA. Part of his visit was to celebrate a new solar power array in Vancouver. The Governor also spoke a new Interstate Bridge for I-5 ...

Your HealthKit are five minute episodes that bring tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions and maybe undo some medical myths along the way. This episode reviews how to care for your knees, knee arthritis and the effects of running ...

Your Health Kit: Hair and Hair Loss Your Health Kit brings tips to answer medical questions and dispel medial myths. This FIVE minute episode reviews how hair grows, how it's lost and what to do about it ...

Your Health Kit: Hearing and Hearing Loss Your Health Kit brings tips to answer medical questions and dispel medial myths. This FIVE minute episode reviews how hearing works and hearing loss ...

Steena Trecha talks with Great River Arts Festival co chair Thomas O'Sullivan to find out more about this year's festival and what to expect on 9/1 and 9/2 for the evening culminating events.The Great River Arts Festivalis Enriching Vancouver WA by sharing the stories of Indigenous, BIPOC and other underrepresented cultures through mural art & cultural celebration ...

Monica Zazeuta talks with Maya and Roslyn about the environmental justice and what you can do about it ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health and might undo some medical myths along the way. This 5-minute clip analyzes benefits of choosing raw or cooked foods and the effects of selecting one or the other on your health ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health and might undo some medical myths along the way. This 5-minute clip discusses the effects of extreme heat and how to handle your hydration safely ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to answer medical questions--and undo some myths along the ways. This ONE minute segment discusses how to approach an annoying chronic cough ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to answer medical questions--and undo some myths along the ways. This five minute segment discusses Skin care in summer, and dealing with our "frenemies": the sun and bugs that bite ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions, and even undo medical myths. Each brief episode examines a single topic; this episode reviews chronic cough, what it is, why you get it and what you can do about it., ...

Your HealthKit brings you tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions, and often undo medical myths. This 5-minute post addresses one type of back pain: muscle strain, what it is, and how to manage it--often without medication ...

Your HealthKit brings you tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions, and often undo medical myths. This 5-minute post addresses memory, forgetfulness and dementia and understanding the differences ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve health, answer medical questions, and possibly undo some medical myths along the way. This episode reviews headaches, why we get them and when a headache is not just a headache, but a sign of an underlying, possibly devastating, disease. Features an interview by headache patient Dick Clairmont.7:37 ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve health, answer medical questions, and possibly undo some medical myths along the way. This episode reviews the health benefits and risks of cholesterol, and of eggs in particular. "Let's get the skinny."4:57 ...

Your HealthKit brings you tips to improve your health, answer medical questions, and may undo medical myths along the way. This installment discusses bone health ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve your health, answer medical questions and may undo a few medical myths along the way. This segment looks at mental health, in particular depression, what it is, how to recognize it and what can be done about it ...

Your HealthKit offers hints and tips to improve your health; this installment talks about exercise , why we need it and how to add its benefits to our lives ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve health and answers health questions. This installment reviews the signs, symptoms and care of the Common Cold ...

Your HealthKit brings tips to improve health and answers health questions. This installment reviews the health and safety of Intermittent Fasting ...

Your HeathKit brings tips to improve your health, answer your medical questions and possibly dispel a few medical myths along the way. This episode discusses coffee and caffeine and some new discoveries about this national habit ...

Your HealthKit answers your medical questions and may dispel some medical myths along the way. This episode reviews the dangers of yo-yo dieting and the health benefits of fats ...

Brief, informative interstitial with helpful and clear guidance on medical issues and questions. Today, a brief overview of Monkeypox ...

A brief guide that answers your health questions about your vitamins and, in particular, Vitamin D ...

A brief guide that answers your health questions about your immune system and vaccines ...

A brief guide that answers your health questions about acne and skin care ...

A brief guide that answers your health questions about carbohydrates and your diet ...

Dragonfly explores stories and how they work. This week we investigate the element of suspense and how story tellers use it to engage us from the page, the stage and the screen. Local actor/director Dave Roberts shares his insights on the topic. And, as always, we visit Cape Couve, the charming, fictional NW community and her quirky inhabitants, in another episode of fun and suspense, of course ...

A discussion about architect, inventor, author Buckminster Fuller. I chat with Francher Donaldson, a retired architect who attended several of Fuller’s World Game conferences in the late 70’s/early 80’s ...

Steven Glickman interviews Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (GVC) CEO and President John McDonagh about GVC's Business "Pathways to Opportunity and Development" Program that is designed for entrepreneurs and small businesses to give them resources and guidance to be successful ...

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A panel discussion about Abortion Justice and Women's rights with Terri Niles, Elsie Elling, Jasmine Tolbert, Rosa Colquitt, Leeza Edwards, Julie Mercado, Karyn Kameroff.This program compliments the Vancouver Car Rally for Abortion Justice, held October 2, 2021 ...

The Fix - Curtis Salgado The Curtis Salgado Interview – 9/16/21Bill Haas speaks with Alligator Records recording artist Curtis Salgado on his new show, "The Fix". Check it out TOMORROW- Thursday, September 16 at high noon on KXRW.FM and XRAY.FM, that's KXRY 91.1 & 107.1 FM. You can stream by going to kxrw.fm. Curtis is a most enjoyable conversationalist, I think you will agree. Check it out and let us know what you think. Photo by Laura Carbone. Bill Haas Alligator Records Bill Haas speaks with singer songwriter and powerhouse performer Curtis Salgado about his storied career and his most recent record, Damage Control. Listen to KXRW on the XRAY.FM app for FREE on your smartphone or tablet device. Tune into locally at 99.9FM, 107.1FM, or 91.1FM. About our Host - Bill HassBill Haas has been involved with words and music all of his adult life, beginning in garage bands ...

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The Vancouver Volcanoes are going to be a new team in The Basketball League, a league that provides additional opportunities for playing professionally and development for its players. They had a press conference June 24th to announce they were going to be a new team in the TBL starting in the 2022 season. Steven Glickman interviewed a number of people involved with the league and the Volcanoes, along with Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, who discussed the team.After the Volcanoes piece, Steven Glickman continues with an interview of Corey Hinton, an attorney in Portland, Maine who is an outside legal counsel for the Passamaquoddy Tribe and helped the tribe buy back their own land on Pine Island. Corey is also a Passamaquoddy citizen and he spoke about Native American issues and what the recovery of Passamaquoddy land on Pine Island means to him and the tribe ...

On June 24th, the TBL - The Basketball League - and the Vancouver Volcanoes held a press conference at Camas Meadows Golf Course in Camas, WA to announce that the Vancouver Volcanoes are bringing professional basketball back to Vancouver, WA. TBL President David Magley, Vancouver Market Owner Curtis Hill, and others spoke about what the team plans are and what the team will mean to Vancouver and residents in the area. The Volcanoes will begin play for the 2022 season ...

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Steven Glickman interviews Dr. Suzanne Singer, a Navajo (Diné) tribal member in Arizona who started a non-profit, Native Renewables, aimed at providing renewable power solutions to over 15,000 tribal families that did not have access to electricity.Dr. Suzanne Singer grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, got her MS and doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, and is the co-founder and Executive Director of Native Renewables. Dr. Singer won the 2019 U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Entrepreneurship Award for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy ...

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If you’ve been paying attention to the news, upset by the racism that’s brought on the Black Lives Matter movement,  the pandemic, the administrations blatant disrespect for most of its citizens, you ‘ll probably find strength and inspiration in this poem.  It’s written and read by beth wood, a singer songwriter who’s spent a good deal of time in  Portland area, now lives in  Bend ...

It was “Save the Post Office Saturday” this past weekend.  Thousands of people across the country gathered to demand that Congress shore up the US Postal Service.  According to Move On, the USPS revenue comes entirely from postage and services.  Not tax dollars.  Revenue is expected to be down by 50% this year, so the agency may well run out of money within the next few months.  Move On says that while Washington argues about how to support the post office, FedEx and UPS have already gotten stimulus money .People demonstrated in front of post offices around the Portland area and at two locations in Vancouver.   KXRW’s Barb Seaman stopped by one of them ...

Detective Tanya Wollstein, Vancouver PD Domestic Violence Unit, gives an update on how the COVID Pandemic is affecting the reporting of DV incidents, as of July, 2020 ...

Detective Tanya Wollstein, Vancouver PD Domestic Violence Unit, gives an update on how the COVID Pandemic is affecting the reporting of DV incidents, as of July, 2020 ...

Adam Aguilera, Vancouver teacher and member of the WEA Riverside Equity Committee, explains how systemic racism exists in education. The teachers union sent a letter to Clark County Council last week, extending an invitation to Chairwoman Eileen Quiring to educate her as to how racism manifests in schools ...

Jasmine Tolbert, VP, NAACP Vancouver shares thoughts on ways to get involved and work for change ...

The oil and gas industry have been getting rich for decades while taking tax payer subsidies and poisoning our planet and people. That "business model" is going to change. We are living in the age of the controlled decline of oil, we're just too close to see it clearly. The Price We Pay for Gas tells the story of bought and paid for politicians, the victimization of minorities and the pollution of their communities. It then points to how we can use this time, right now, to make the transition to a clean energy future ...

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