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Barred owls from the east have moved in and taken over spotted owl habitat in the western forests of Oregon, and are now pushing spotted owls closer to extinction.
Nick Fisher
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OPB
Wildlife
A new study finds barred owls favor prime spotted owl habitat in Northern California
Roman Battaglia
GPS tracking shows where barred owls concentrate and why researchers say the barred owls' presence may complicate recovery for spotted owls.
Four children are seated at a wooden table in a classroom with worksheets in front of them.
Madeline Richards
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MUSD
Education
Oregon student test scores show some increases, with room for improvement
Jane Vaughan, Elizabeth Miller
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Law and Justice
Humboldt County jail joins others in banning physical mail amid contraband concerns
Justin Higginbottom
FILE: Two young children hold signs through the car window that make reference to the 2020 U.S. Census as they wait in the car with their family at an outreach event in Dallas, June 25, 2020.
Tony Gutierrez
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AP Photo

Politics & Government
Trump wants to change who counts in the 2030 Census. Here's why California is watching closely
Gerardo Zavala
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Visitors walk through downtown Talent during the Talent Harvest Festival.
  1. Fall food ideas from Southern Oregon to Northern California
  2. North Bend mayor points to storefronts, housing and growth
  3. Oregon college life, wildfire crews, rural ski areas and gray whales
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Experts say that though the National Institutes of Health's total budget suggests that little has changed for the agency and its grantees, that top line masks deeper disruptions.
  1. These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
  2. The Education Dept. hasn't been dismantled. It's become more inefficient, staff say
  3. There are still nearly pristine coral reefs. They're a blueprint for coral restoration
OREGON NEWS >
FILE - A Golden Teacher mushroom is displayed at Epic Healing Eugene, Oregon's first licensed psilocybin service center, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Eugene, Ore.
Jenny Kane
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AP
Health and Medicine
Oregon regulators nix higher fees for psilocybin after industry backlash
Jake Thomas
The proposed increases included doubling license fees for psilocybin-related businesses as a novel Oregon program faces a projected shortfall of millions of dollars.
Powerlines in Hood River County above the Columbia River July 25, 2024.
Jordan Gale
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Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need
Alex Baumhardt
An undated photo of the Barbara Roberts Human Services Building in Salem. The Oregon Health Authority is sending out notification that many of its members may be impacted by changes required under a federal budget bill passed by Congress last year.
Gary Halvorson
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Oregon State Archives
Health and Medicine
New federal requirements bring changes to the Oregon Health Plan
Rebecca Hansen-White
Pacific High School in Sixes, OR is the only high school in the Port Orford-Langlois School District. Photographed Sept. 22, 2026.
Theo Greenly
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JPR
Education
Port Orford-Langlois School District rejects curriculum over religious content
Theo Greenly
FILE - A house sits atop a hill in Redmond, Ore., as wildfire smoke from the Akawa Butte Fire, burning just north of Sisters, lingers in the air on July 24, 2026.
Eli Imadali
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OPB
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Forest Service proposes to fast-track logging Central Oregon wildfire area
April Ehrlich
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A block of Equinix data centers sit across the street from a Prime data center on Great Oaks Blvd. in South San Jose on Aug. 31, 2026.
Anna Hoch-Kenney
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CalMatters
Science & Technology
Newsom clamps down on California data centers as voters turn against the industry
Katherine Ortiz
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven data center bills into law on Monday, signaling a tide change toward regulation of the industry.
Candidates Chris Kelstrom (left) and Michael Gallagher face off in the November election for Shasta County Board of Supervisors, Position 5.
Shasta County / Mike Gallagher's campaign
Elections
Supervisor candidates clash over Shasta County’s finances
Roman Battaglia
FILE - The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.
Jae C. Hong
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AP
Law and Justice
California, Oregon, 10 other states reach settlement with Paramount, Warner Bros. over merger
Mia Maldonado
A student walks through the Dolores Huerta Plaza at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton on May 7, 2026.
Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters
Education
California community colleges can offer up to 12 new bachelor’s degrees under laws Newsom signed
Mikhail Zinshteyn
Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr.
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CalMatters; iStock
Science & Technology
California is poised to get $1.4 billion for broadband. But there’s a huge catch
Khari Johnson
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