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How Are Local Fire Trucks Numbered? WYSO Curious Investigates

There are dozens of fire stations and fire trucks in each county around the Miami Valley. And W-Y-S-O listener Shannon Sellars was curious about how...

Elliott Abrams On Tillerson's Departure

NPR's David Greene talks to Elliott Abrams, who was Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's choice as No. 2 at the State Department. Abrams gives his thoughts on Tillerson's firing.

Legacy: Barbara Bush's Approach To Policy And Politics

The former first lady died Tuesday at the age of 92. To discuss Bush's legacy, David Greene talks to Rider University professor Myra Gutin, who wrote a book about Bush's years in the White House.

A woman in a grey dress with white flowers and blue gloves stands in a long hallway lined with a large metal drawers. She has her hands on a table that has preserved and dried plants on large pieces of old, yellowed paper.

Dayton museum's 200-year-old herbarium preserves the natural history of early Ohio

The Boonshoft Museum of Discovery has a collection of 200-year-old preserved plants that offer insights into the ecology of Dayton and Ohio during the 1800s.

Long List Of Prominent Republicans Refuse To Attend Cleveland Convention

A long list of Republicans will not be attending the Republican National Convention this week in Cleveland. Some oppose Donald Trump as the nominee. Others say they will support the nominee but do so without mentioning Trump's name. Some say they have better things to do, even though they've never missed a convention. NPR reports on the most prominent no-shows.

America's First Floating Post Office Delivers To Sailors

In an age of email and instant messaging, there's one group that still needs letters and packages hand-delivered: sailors. The U.S. Postal Service is ready to serve them with a mobile post office.

FBI Agent Found Not Guilty Of All Charges Related To Malheur Shooting Death

A federal jury in Oregon found FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita not guilty of all charges he faced related to the shooting death of a spokesman during the 2016 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.

The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried down the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Saturday. The motorcade carrying the flag-draped casket paused at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on its way to the National Cathedral.

John McCain Honored As A Principled Politician, Beloved Father At Washington Funeral

Meghan McCain and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers at Saturday's service at the Washington National Cathedral, the culmination of a week of public mourning.

I'm Troubled By Trump Authorizing Force At The Border, Gonzales Says

Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under George W. Bush, about Trump administration plans to allow U.S. troops to use force at the southern border.

President George W. Bush laid a wreath at George Washington's tomb in Mount Vernon, Va., on the 275th anniversary of his birth, Feb. 19, 2007. Bush is accompanied by Gay Hart Gaines of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Washington set a tradition for early presidents with a modest funeral on his family property. Today's presidential funerals are national events planned by a military task force.

Presidential Funerals: From Private Family Affairs To Major National Events

George Washington set the tradition for the early presidents with a small, private burial at his estate. Today, the funerals are meticulously planned years in advance by a large military task force.

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