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Graduates celebrate at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend on June 18, 2024. Tuition at Oregon’s public universities will increase in the fall, the 12th school year in a row that prices have gone up.

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Education

Tuition to rise for 12th year in a row at Oregon’s public universities

Alex Baumhardt

Annual undergraduate tuition for Oregon residents at the state’s seven public universities is expected to increase nearly $600 on average from the year before.

Three men stand around a large bare tree attached to a granite boulder.

City of Redding

Wildlife

Redding is dumping trees and boulders in its river to help fish

Justin Higginbottom

A Flock Safety license plate-reading camera is seen in Denver on Aug. 5, 2025. The technology is at the center of a new law going into effect in Oregon regulating law enforcement agencies.

Quentin Young

Colorado Newsline

Law and Justice

A new Oregon law regulates police use of license plate readers. Here’s how it works

Shaanth Nanguneri

Shasta County Board of Supervisors building in Redding, CA.

Roman Battaglia

JPR

Politics & Government

District 5 candidates outline competing visions for Shasta County

Mike Green, Natalie Golay

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Ashland Independent Film Festival

Ashland film festival marks 25 years with an eclectic lineup

Vanessa Finney

The Ashland Independent Film Festival returns with 40+ programs, local filmmakers, and films exploring identity, activism and storytelling trends.
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Josephine County commissioner race draws crowded field

Roman Battaglia

Six candidates, including an incumbent and a recalled former commissioner, compete for a Josephine County board seat amid ongoing political turmoil.

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Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

NPR Washington Desk, Maria Aspan

The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.
Leigh Vogel

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At a veteran-led protest on Capitol Hill, grief and dismay reverberate over Iran war

Juliana Kim

Photos and videos from the protest, which resulted in 66 arrests, have spread widely across social media — amplified by others who share a similar frustration and unease about the country's military action.

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President Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House on Thursday in Washington.

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Lauren Weisskirk has two children in Portland Public Schools and says Oregon could learn from other states in how to provide more instructional time. A new report suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.

Elizabeth Miller

OPB

Education

Enormous variation in school instructional time for Oregon students, according to new data tool

Elizabeth Miller

The analysis from ECOnorthwest and Stand For Children suggests students in some Oregon districts get the equivalent of eight fewer weeks of school than kids in other parts of the state.

The Nike Store at 5th Street Market in Eugene, pictured on April 21, 2026. It's not yet confirmed whether Nike would be taxed under this initiative, but any company that makes more than $1 billion in national gross profits from retail sales annually and more than $500,000 from retail sales in Eugene would be included.

Chris Lehman

KLCC

Politics & Government

Eugene petitioners begin push to get new climate tax on November ballot

Nathan Wilk

FILE - Two gray wolves were accidentally killed by federal officials last summer, according to a report issued Friday. This February 2021 photo, provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shows a different Oregon-born gray wolf.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Wildlife

Federal agency accidentally killed 2 protected Oregon wolves last year, state report reveals

Alejandro Figueroa

Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

Wildlife

Bandon zoo owner pleads guilty to 47 animal neglect, drug and weapons charges

Justin Higginbottom

FILE - The rainbow flag, also known as the gay pride flag, is a symbol of LGBT and queer pride, left, along with the transgender flag, right, pictured in 2022.

Kristyna Wentz-Graff

OPB

Law and Justice

Federal judge in Oregon voids RFK Jr.’s ‘unlawful’ directive banning gender-affirming care

Steve Crane

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An inmate at San Quentin State Prison on March 17, 2023.

Martin do Nascimento

CalMatters

Politics & Government

Should sex offenders qualify for elderly parole at 50? California lawmakers rush to change rules

Joe Garcia

The potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers racing to revise elderly parole rules.