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Tens of millions of Americans are forced to live with wildfire smoke now every year. New research shows that it's more invasive than previously thought, infiltrating homes, schools and offices.

A conversation with Lauren Dake of OPB and Oregon Climatologist Larry O'Neill about impacts of Trump administration cuts to the federal workforce in the state.

We talk with Maya Barnard-Davidson, a former competitive skier, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury during a crash on Mount Hood. Despite being in a coma for weeks and undergoing months of intensive therapy, she recovered and recently graduated from OSU Cascades. Maya shared her journey, highlighting her determination and resilience.

We talk with Alex Baumhardt, a senior reporter at The Oregon Capitol Chronicle about pending legislation to update Oregon water regulations due to climate change and overuse. Key bills include Senate Bill 427, which requires environmental reviews for water right transfers, and Senate Bill 1153, which enhances transparency and tribal involvement in water management.

On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.

Early video game music wasn't symphonic, but it was effective. Video game composition has become a power unto itself, with its ability to guide the player. As Andrea Seabrook reports, the themes are now played by orchestras in concert halls.

The composer is at the forefront of a movement to capture the sound of the new Britain — a place that's home to a young generation with roots in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Nitin Sawhney's latest album is called London Undersound.

Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

Zildjian cymbal are used by top drummers across the globe -- they've been made by one family, using a secret process, for 400 years.

Hollywood's glamorous Egyptian Theatre reopened this week after a major restoration. It was paid for, in part, by an unusual player.