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The tireless work of promoting the growth of native plants

The Native Plant Society of Oregon provides a wealth of information and research into native plants, and holds regular programs to get more people involved in promoting the growth of native plants. Rachel Werling is President of the Siskiyou Chapter.

Why California needs so many caregivers for the elderly, and pays them so little

The average pay for caregivers in Siskiyou County is $15.50 per hour: minimum wage. Fernando Torres-Gil is Director at the UCLA Luskin Center for Policy Research on Aging.

To save more money, avoid these 5 common financial mistakes

Financial missteps can cost you money. Make better-informed decisions about budgeting, investing and borrowing money.

There are currently 20 large fives burning in Oregon, including two that are over 100,000 acres. The Durkee Fire, which burned nearly 300,000 acres in Baker and Malheur counties and is pictured here, is almost fully contained.

Oregon DEQ issues another air quality advisory and more may come this month

The Department of Environmental Quality issued an alert Wednesday for southern and central Oregon, where wildfires are filling the air with smoke.

Roseburg Police Chief Gary Klopfenstein spoke to City Councilors about the proposed code changes at a meeting on Aug. 12.

Roseburg considers jail time for some public camping violations

The City of Roseburg is considering whether to punish some camping code violations with jail time.

Retail medications are displayed on shelves at a Walgreens pharmacy store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, July 25, 2024. America's drugstores are testing smaller locations and making bigger bets on health care as they adjust to customers who need them less for convenience.

Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry.

Surf from Tropical Storm Debby breaks over a sea wall in Cedar Key, Fla., in August 2024. Abnormally hot ocean water is contributing to a very active Atlantic Hurricane season. Climate change is the main driver of record-breaking ocean temperatures, but scientists are trying to figure out what other causes may be at play.

The oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out why

Scientists knew that climate change would cause the oceans to heat up a lot. But current ocean temperatures are even higher than expected.

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Chris Hagen

The Federal Communications Commission announced its plans to launch a new nationwide alert code for missing and endangered Indigenous people who do not fit the criteria for an Amber Alert or Silver Alert. Here, family and friends of the missing and murdered march around the California State Capitol at the second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Summit and Day of Action in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 13.

FCC adopts an alert system for missing Indigenous people

The agency announced it is launching a new alert system similar to Amber Alerts for missing children. California and some other states have already adopted alerts for missing Indigenous persons.

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