
Emma J Nelson
2025 Charles Snowden InternEmma J is JPR’s 2025 Charles Snowden Intern and a recent graduate from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communications. She previously worked as the calendar editor and reporter for Eugene Weekly.
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The Bureau of Reclamation proposal faces opposition from the Klamath Tribes over fish survival.
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After the Almeda Fire displaced hundreds of families, Talent’s Gateway Project created a temporary RV village that helped Phoenix-Talent students return to school and community life.
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Local nonprofits in Ashland, Talent and Medford are among 11 recipients of Disaster Readiness and Response funding.
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The former CEO of the Yurok Telecommunications Corporation pleaded guilty to embezzling tribal and federal funds. Prosecutors say she used her executive role to divert tribal money.
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The funding loss threatens California’s plans for the first Pacific Coast wind terminal.
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Residents across seven Rogue Valley communities were asked to limit non-essential water use.
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The political action committee Restore JoCo alleges commissioners made key decisions without board oversight.
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The Grants Pass branch is still on shaky ground as the library district and county commissioners resume negotiations.
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Another heat wave is forecast to hit the region Friday afternoon and could last through Monday evening.
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Survivors and descendants of those detained at Tule Lake will return to the former Japanese American incarceration camp this weekend to honor its history and resist its erasure.
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Grants Pass police cleared homeless encampments Tuesday morning at Baker and Kesterson Parks, directing residents to leave public property.
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Sen. Ron Wyden toured the Medford airport after helping secure federal funds for recent tarmac upgrades. Officials are planning a $180 million expansion to keep up with growing passenger traffic.