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This image from video provided by Sierra Fire Watch shows a large fire and smoke plume rising over an area northwest of Yosemite National Park as the Ferguson fire continues to spread in California's Sierra Nevada, Sunday, July 15, 2018.

Growing Fire Shows Potential For Explosive Northwest Season

A fast-moving grass fire fueled by gusting winds in the Pacific Northwest has forced dozens of households to evacuate and prompted Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to declare an emergency Wednesday.

Children play soccer in the predominantly Hispanic trailer park off Hanes Road in Galax, Va. With a population of just around 7,000, the small town of Galax in rural southwest Virginia has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state. Young adults who were born in Galax or arrived as children are now starting families of their own.

Amid A Hispanic Boom, Conflicting Feelings On Immigration

In southwest Virginia, Galax was once a traditional small-town mountain community. It now has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state.

Michael Stevens, senior executive vice president of Vaughan Furniture Company, sits at his desk in Galax, Va. Following the decline of the furniture production industry in Galax, the Vaughan Furniture Company was forced to largely shut down. Now Stevens oversees the leasing of their facilities and office spaces to other companies as they try to sell their large properties in town.

Amid A Hispanic Boom, Conflicting Feelings On Immigration

In southwest Virginia, Galax was once a traditional small-town mountain community. It now has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state.

Martha Stewart stands next to a towering pink croquembouche. In Season 10 of MARTHA BAKES, Martha and her special guests will guide you through a modern approach to baking, along with providing fresh ideas for reinventing classics like meringues, cupcakes and cookies.

MARTHA BAKES: Season 10

Airs Saturdays, July 21 - Aug. 11 & Sept. 8 - Nov. 3, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

While an appeals court judge, Neil Gorsuch wrote a spirited dissent in support of a middle school student who was arrested for what Gorsuch called "childish pranks." Now the case might go before the Supreme Court.

Middle Schooler Arrested For Burping Appeals — Armed With Gorsuch Dissent

Just months before he was nominated for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch sided with a New Mexico seventh-grader, arrested for burping in class. Now, the boy's mother is appealing to the Supreme Court.

A homeless man in Denver draws heroin into a syringe. Treatment centers in the city say patterns of drug use seem to be changing. While most users once relied on a single drug Ã¢ÂÂ typically painkillers or heroin or cocaine Ã¢ÂÂ an increasing number now also use meth.

A Surge In Meth Use In Colorado Complicates Opioid Recovery

Last year, 280 Coloradans who died of a drug overdose had methamphetamine in the mix. That's up sharply from 2016 and more than five times the number in 2012.

President Ronald Reagan hosts Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the White House in 1987. The two developed a good relationship that kept tensions low during the final years of the Soviet Union.

U.S.-Russia Summits, From Gravely Serious To Absurdly Comical

U.S.-Russia summits have ignited, and defused, global crises. There was also the time the U.S. Secret Service found Boris Yeltsin in his underwear and slurring his words, desperate for a pizza.

Then-Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg greets her husband, Martin, during her confirmation hearing in 1993. She didn't hesitate to answer questions about <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and other topics<em> </em>she considered settled law.

The Ginsburg Rule: False Advertising By The GOP

Republican senators contend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg established a standard of evasion at her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but an independent study says otherwise.

The Ginsburg Rule: False Advertising By The GOP

Republican senators contend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg established a standard of evasion at her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but an independent study says otherwise.

Abortion rights supporters in Seattle protest on Tuesday against President Trump and his choice of federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the Supreme Court. Activists are preparing for the possibility that Kavanaugh's confirmation could weaken abortion rights.

Abortion Rights Advocates Preparing For Life After Roe V. Wade

With Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination still up for debate, activists are planning for potential battles in state legislatures if the court eventually weakens national abortion rights.

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