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Andrew Nixon/CapRadioIn a time when the president is signaling to an already amped up far-right base to head to the polls to ensure election security, activists and experts are asking should they be worried about violence at the ballot box? -
The 48-year-old judge solidifies the court's conservative majority, filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat just about a week before Election Day.
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Because of the pandemic, many school districts in Southern Oregon are holding all their classes via remote learning. Students and parents in Grants Pass held a protest Friday to call for a return to the classroom.
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Opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations in Oregon have seen a troubling spike compared to last year.
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For thousands in Shasta, Siskiyou and other counties who have lost their homes to wildfires this year, mail-in voting poses a unique set of challenges.
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The rallies, the crowd and the theatrics at each stop are straight out of Trump's 2016 playbook as the president casts himself as the upstart outsider fighting against the odds.
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Oregon’s devastating wildfire season forced thousands of firefighters to work and camp together during a deadly global pandemic. It seemed like a recipe for an outbreak, but officials only report seven cases of COVID-19 among the crews.
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The White House again faces the coronavirus in its ranks. But Vice President Pence, who has tested negative, plans to continue his breakneck campaign travel schedule.
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Dry conditions and gusty winds have led to a Red Flag Warning being issued for the Southern Oregon and Northern California Cascades and Siskiyous, including the Rogue Valley and much of the surrounding region.
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The idea, dubbed Project Turnkey, would offer up $65 million to turn distressed hotels and motels into shelters.
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In 1948, Portland hosted the United States’ first-ever nationally broadcast presidential debate. The face-off, between two candidates competing for the Republican nomination, is widely seen as the precedent for today’s debates.
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Dirty tricks and disinformation have been used to intimidate and mislead voters in the past. But they have been especially pervasive this year amid a chaotic and contentious election.
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State land-use planners made a series of emergency zoning changes on Thursday aimed at helping wildfire victims. It’s the latest step towards providing transitional housing for people displaced in this year’s wildfire disasters like the Almeda Drive Fire.
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The state health authority reported 550 new known coronavirus cases in Oregon Friday. That's the highest daily case count since the beginning of the pandemic.
