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Roman Battaglia
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Politics & Government
Judge allows Shasta County election reform measure on ballot
Roman Battaglia
The proposal includes voter ID requirements, hand-counted ballots and limits on vote-by-mail, and could face further legal challenges if approved by voters.
Before and after photos of the Learning Nest, a childcare center in Scappoose, Ore. that received a $30,000 Child Care Infrastructure Fund grant to improve their outdoor play area.
Courtesy of Business Oregon and the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care
Education
Oregon state grant program providing millions for child care infrastructure projects winds down
Alex Baumhardt
FILE - A bill that would require large tech companies to compensate newsrooms for the local journalism on platforms like Google and Facebook is advancing to the floor of the Oregon state Senate.
Jenny Kane
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AP
Media & Society
California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial
Colin Lecher
FILE - Skylar Isaacs (right) takes online classes as a high school junior.
Rob Manning
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Education
High school dropout rate for Oregon’s virtual schools higher than state average
Elizabeth Miller
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Visitors play on the 1915 fire truck used to put out a fire that raced through the town.
  1. How a historic hatchery became a museum at the base of Mount Shasta
  2. Meet the engineer turned cattle rancher, now producing sturgeon and caviar in Oregon
  3. Oregon begins two-year rollout of recycling overhaul
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The upper portion of a large concrete building with two American flags in foreground
Steve Morgan
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Wikimedia Commons
Law and Justice
Owner of Klamath Falls lab charged with defrauding Medicare for $46 million
Justin Higginbottom
Authorities arrested Jahangeer Ali in Los Angeles as he attempted to board a one-way flight to Turkey.
Ballots move through a signature verification system at the Multnomah County Elections Division office in Portland, Ore., Nov. 1, 2024. Signatures that do not match the records on file are identified and a notice is sent to the voter to have them verify their signature and have their vote counted.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff
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OPB
Politics & Government
US Supreme Court could end Oregon’s practice of accepting ballots post Election Day
Dirk VanderHart
A newly hatched salmon with red belly in front of a ruler showing.
Mark Martin
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Wildlife
Chinook salmon are hatching in Upper Klamath for first time in a century
Justin Higginbottom
There are boat inspection stations in Ashland, Ontario and seasonally open stations in Brookings, Klamath Falls, Umatilla and at Owyhee Reservoir.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Environment, Energy and Transportation
Oregon finds invasive quagga mussels on boat at Ashland inspection station
Mia Maldonado
A covered driveway entrance to a large, beige building, with stairs leading up from a parking lot. A standing sign in the parking lot says, "South Lobby" and a sign on the covered entrance reads, "Hospital Entrance B"
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Labor & Employment
Lawsuit accuses Asante of underpaying thousands of workers in Oregon
Justin Higginbottom
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A grey building with a sign that reads, "Superior Court of California, County of Shasta," and the California state seal below it.
Roman Battaglia
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JPR News
Politics & Government
Judge weighs whether Shasta County election measure stays on ballot
Roman Battaglia
A judge in Shasta County heard arguments Wednesday over a proposed ballot measure that appears to violate state law.
People walk out the main entrance of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego on Feb. 20, 2026.
Adriana Heldiz
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CalMatters
Immigration
Why a private company is investigating rapes at an ICE detention center in California instead of the sheriff
Wendy Fry, Nigel Duara
Los Angeles County election worker Richard Arias, deposits a ballot envelope after checking for written name and signature, as people vote in person on California's Prop 50 election at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office Oct. 29, 2025.
Damian Dovarganes
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AP Photo
Politics & Government
California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
AP Staff
A rendering of the Parkview Haven apartment project.
FaithWorks Community Coalition, Inc.
Poverty and Homelessness
New Redding apartments will serve homeless individuals, couples
Jane Vaughan
The lights of the state Capitol glow into the night in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP Photo
Education
Shasta, Siskiyou among 11 California county education offices mistakenly underpaid or overpaid millions
Lasherica Thornton
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