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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Another heat wave is forecast to hit the region Friday afternoon and could last through Monday evening. -
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. -
Grants Pass police cleared homeless encampments Tuesday morning at Baker and Kesterson Parks, directing residents to leave public property. -
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. -
One of the chemicals used in the spray is under review by the Environmental Protection Agency for potential cancer risk. -
With temperatures over 100 degrees, local organizations are opening air-conditioned spaces to the public. -
The tentative agreement requires the city to ensure space for campers and fund some homeless services. -
Amid a class-action lawsuit over allegations it negligently caused wildfires, PacifiCorp is moving ahead with a new Wildfire Intelligence Center in Medford aimed at preventing future disasters. -
A damaged dock at the harbor in Crescent City seems to be the extent of the impact on the Southern Oregon and Northern California coasts after an earthquake near Russia. Lingering tsunami conditions could last until Thursday. -
A union representing workers along the Northern California coast and the Bay Area secured a last minute deal with the supermarket chain. -
Planned Parenthood clinics in southwestern Oregon are bracing themselves for closure. -
Despite active negotiations for better pay, Safeways in California are advertising temporary positions with higher wages than they’re currently paying union members.
