https://www.ijpr.org/tags/top-stories Top Stories en-US Copyright JPR Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:43:56 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-29/courts-issue-conflicting-rulings-on-trump-executive-order-restricting-vote-by-mail A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:43:56 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-29/courts-issue-conflicting-rulings-on-trump-executive-order-restricting-vote-by-mail Jacob Fischler https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2026-07-29/siskiyou-land-trust-40000-acre-conservation-project A new conservation easement completes the Siskiyou Land Trust's largest project, protecting 40,000 acres of working forest, wildlife habitat and wildfire buffers. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:20:29 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2026-07-29/siskiyou-land-trust-40000-acre-conservation-project Roman Battaglia https://www.ijpr.org/poverty-and-homelessness/2026-07-29/https-roseburg-explore-homeless-urban-campgrounds In an effort to address the city's longstanding homelessness crisis, Roseburg will look at possible urban campgrounds on city-owned parking lots downtown. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:02:36 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/poverty-and-homelessness/2026-07-29/https-roseburg-explore-homeless-urban-campgrounds Jane Vaughan https://www.ijpr.org/education/2026-07-29/bandon-school-district-hires-interim-superintendent Incoming superintendent Steve Sugg says rebuilding trust is among his main priorities. The district has been mired in turmoil for months. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:58:52 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/education/2026-07-29/bandon-school-district-hires-interim-superintendent Theo Greenly https://www.ijpr.org/immigration/2026-07-28/a-judge-sent-a-doctor-to-evaluate-californias-largest-ice-detention-center-heres-what-he-found Immigration and Customs Enforcement quickly opened a new detention center in a former California state prison last year. Detainees now are suing over their access to healthcare. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:57:30 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/immigration/2026-07-28/a-judge-sent-a-doctor-to-evaluate-californias-largest-ice-detention-center-heres-what-he-found Nigel Duara https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-28/curry-county-commissioners-say-sheriffs-used-donations-to-buy-jet-ski-speed-boat-and-more-for-private-gain County officials have accused the Curry County Sheriff’s Office of inappropriate use of undisclosed funds. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:29:40 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-28/curry-county-commissioners-say-sheriffs-used-donations-to-buy-jet-ski-speed-boat-and-more-for-private-gain Justin Higginbottom https://www.ijpr.org/2026-07-28/oregon-wildfires-explode-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down People on the Warm Springs Reservation have evacuated, and other communities in Central and Eastern Oregon are threatened as more than 1 million acres in Oregon have been consumed by wildfires. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:49:03 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/2026-07-28/oregon-wildfires-explode-with-no-signs-of-slowing-down April Ehrlich, Jen Baires, Amanda Linares, Monica Carrillo-Casas https://www.ijpr.org/poverty-and-homelessness/2026-07-28/https-homelessness-decreasing-some-california-counties The number of homeless people in some far Northern California counties appears to be dropping, according to a count conducted in January. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:32:27 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/poverty-and-homelessness/2026-07-28/https-homelessness-decreasing-some-california-counties Jane Vaughan https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-27/administration-asks-us-supreme-court-to-uphold-sweeping-trump-order-restricting-vote-by-mail The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order restricting vote-by-mail. Oregon, California and 21 other states have sued to prevent the order from taking effect. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:31:06 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/law-and-justice/2026-07-27/administration-asks-us-supreme-court-to-uphold-sweeping-trump-order-restricting-vote-by-mail Jacob Fischler https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-07-27/help-is-on-the-way-for-overworked-norcal-behavioral-health-workers Five million dollars in California state funding was awarded to a Redding non-profit for a project to help rural behavioral health groups better communicate with each other. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:51 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-07-27/help-is-on-the-way-for-overworked-norcal-behavioral-health-workers Peyton Gast