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FILE - A provided image of duck hunters during a hunt in 2009.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Wildlife
Even the backers of measure to ban hunting, livestock in Oregon think it will fail
Alejandro Figueroa
Organizers submitted the final signatures for a ballot initiative to criminalize hunting and fishing in Oregon. Its own backers don’t think it has any chance of passing.
Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Curt Dimmick.
Photo courtesy of Curt Dimmick
Outdoors, Leisure and Sports
Why Crater Lake's new superintendent says now is a good time to visit
Mike Green, Natalie Golay
Gas prices at a gas station in Sacramento on March 19, 2026. Prices at the pump continue to rise amid the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran.
Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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CalMatters
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Gas prices are high for July 4. California’s price-gouging fixes are still on the shelf
Alejandro Lazo
Sign in Medford warns residents against using fireworks in prohibited regions.
City of Medford
Education
Wind and dry weather raise fireworks concerns in Medford
Mike Green, Natalie Golay
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David's Chair provides electric all-terrain track chairs for use by those with mobility challenges, free of charge.
  1. New event opens Redwood trails to visitors with limited mobility
  2. Connecting the past to today: preserving the deep roots of Coos County, Oregon
  3. Oregon State's DNA detectives study 'adorable' carnivores in northern California
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A table setting of a meal typical for working-class people in 18th and 19th-century Annapolis is displayed at Hogshead Trades Museum.
  1. Food defined social hierarchy in 1776. Here's what was on the table
  2. Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in California, car left with major damage, authorities say
  3. A hot summer trend in the sharing economy? Rental swimming pools
OREGON NEWS >
A map of Grants Pass is seen with a red bordered area.
Grants Pass City Council
Law and Justice
Grants Pass joins Ashland, Medford in passing civil exclusion ordinance
Justin Higginbottom
City council members declared a public safety emergency to approve the law immediately.
FILE - Three fires converged in 2020, destroying more than 1,500 structures in the Santiam Canyon, which included massive destruction to the city of Detroit, shown here. Six years later, wildfire victims continue litigation with PacifiCorp, which a jury found liable for the damages.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Law and Justice
Dispute over $2.2 billion to thousands of wildfire survivors heads to Oregon Supreme Court
April Ehrlich
FILE - Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield speaks during a town hall held at the Federal Building in Portland, Ore., March 17, 2025. Rayfield is among the attorneys general who sued the Trump administration over its new work requirements for people who get their health insurance through Medicaid.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
Oregon, California, 23 other states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Anna Claire Vollers
A white neo-classical courthouse building. wording on the building says, "Josephine County, Courthouse"
Brendan Wright
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Josephine County
Politics & Government
Josephine County commissioners undo a controversial department merger
Roman Battaglia
FILE - A harvester crane processes a log on a thinning project in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington state. A new lawsuit targeting a timber harvest in Oregon could upend management of federal lands across the West.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands
Alex Brown
CALIFORNIA NEWS >
Resident Johnny Nielson walks through the DignityMoves tiny home village in downtown San Francisco, on Oct. 3, 2023. The program provides interim supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Loren Elliott
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CalMatters
Law and Justice
Judge shoots down Trump’s homeless funding shift: ‘The hallmark of unreasoned decision making’
Marisa Kendall
In a legal win for California, a federal judge rejected President Trump’s efforts to funnel money away from permanent homeless housing.
Members of SEIU Local 1000 gathered at the capitol to protest returning to office on July 1, 2026.
Ruth Finch
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CapRadio
Labor & Employment
California’s state workers protest as return to office mandate takes effect
Laura Fitzgerald
A row of old 1800's buildings along a street, all different colors
Don Barrett
Politics & Government
Montague mayor disputes grand jury findings over fire department role
Roman Battaglia
Street in Fortuna, California, with cars parked along the side of the road.
Ellin Beltz
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Wikimedia Commons
Politics & Government
Years of delayed rate hikes leave Fortuna residents paying more for water and sewer
Peyton Gast
Assemblymembers during session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 25, 2026.
Rahul Lal
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CalMatters
Politics & Government
California lawmaker rolls back new public records barriers after fierce opposition
Kate Wolffe
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