KXRW Vancouver Presents

KXRW Original Reporting & Interstitials

Original Reporting and Interstitials

Throughout the day KXRW volunteers provide short pieces covering news, calendars, announcements, and events happening locally. These are news-driven and informational pieces inserted between music and talk programming. For more local voices from the field and personal stories of what’s going on told from out in the community by community members themselves head to Voices from Our Community.

Episode Library

East Vancouver Farmers Market Opens & East Vancouver Free Concert Series Sunday Sounds
The East Vancouver Farmers Market opened for its 2026 season on June 4th and runs every Thursday through September 24th, from 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon. Located at 17701 Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard, the market has been operating out of Columbia Tech Center since 2014 and ...
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Vancouver & SW Washington Pride Events June-July 2026
Vancouver Pride Block Party Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 Time: Noon to 7 PM Location: SW 7th & Main Streets, downtown Vancouver WA — in front of Dandelion Teahouse & Apothecary Details: 5th annual event. Free, all ages, family-friendly. 4,000+ expected attendees, 80+ vendor booths, live entertainment, community resource tables ...
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History Blades Project Puts Kalama’s Past on First Street
Kalama is a town of three thousand people nestled against a steep hillside on the north bank of the Columbia. To get there from I-5 you exit north for the port and drive through an industrial corridor before the road opens onto the waterfront. You are greeted by a McMenamins ...
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Fourth Plain $10,000 Business Grants Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Summer 2026
CTRAN Purple Line Summer 2026 Construction Updates and Timeline
Portland Timbers 2026 Midseason Report: Phil Neville’s Departure
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 ...
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Portland Fire Opening Week Report 2026
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 ...
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Spring 2026 Hudson’s Bay FFA Sale & Steve Lorenz Retirement
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 ...
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Vancouver Shop Owners on Building Community During Construction Part 2
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 ...
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Vancouver Shop Owners on Building Community During Construction Part 1
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 ...
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Portland Trail Blazers’ Playoff & 25-26 Season End Report
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 ...
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KXRW Newshour Episode 1 April 30, 2026
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 ...
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