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FILE: With Fruitdale Elementary School in the background, a homeless person walks near a tent in Fruitdale Park, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants Pass, Ore. The rural city of Grants Pass in southern Oregon became the unlikely face of the nation's homelessness crisis after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld its rules restricting where people can camp. The case has broad implications for cities, after the court held local officials can fine or jail people for camping in public.

Calls to alter Oregon homeless camping laws face uphill climb

Following U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the state’s most powerful Democrats have given little sign they want to alter state policies.

A one-story beige building with a parking lot in front. A sign on the left says "Klamath Basin Behavioral Health, Phoenix Place (arrow pointing to the left), Visitor parking (left or right)"

Klamath County behavioral health clinic faces insurance barriers to providing sobering services

This week staff at a Klamath Falls community mental health program asked county commissioners to help them find insurance.

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, seen here in 2023, is where Judge Tanya Chutkan presides over the case accusing Donald Trump of conspiring to overturn the 2020 US election.

Trump election interference case returns to D.C. after immunity ruling

Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan must decide what to do in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

Remembering the life and work of NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe

Longtime NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe has died. She was 75 years old, and had been living with cancer for the past few years.

New evidence suggests 'Screaming Woman' mummy died in pain

The mummy is believed to be a relative of Senmut, an architect who worked during the reign of ancient Egypt’s most powerful female leader, Queen Hatshepsut. Senmut’s final years also remain a mystery.

Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat from Knoxville, announces her candidacy for the U.S. Senate during an event Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Johnson won the Democratic primary on Aug. 1, 2024, and will face U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November.

Johnson, one of the so-called Tennessee 3, will face Blackburn in U.S. Senate race

After gaining national attention as one of the "Tennessee Three," state Rep. Gloria Johnson will try to ride Democratic enthusiasm in her run against U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November.

The video-sharing app TikTok is being accused by the DOJ of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.

DOJ sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

The complaint comes as the U.S. and the prominent social media company are embroiled in yet another legal battle that will determine if — or how — TikTok will continue to operate in the country.

Rogue Valley restauranteur broadcasts food and other adventures on public TV

Vincent DiConstanzo local series on Southern Oregon PBS, "All Across Oregon." His on-camera adventures taking him from notable farms and kitchens to ziplining near Crater Lake.

Watery tomatoes, and other harvest season happenings in Garden For Life

Lynn Kunstman Master Gardener with gardening advice.

Oregon heats up its program to install cooling units in rental housing

Stephanie Kruse, Facilities Engineer with the Oregon Department of Energy about making money available for the installation of heat pumps--for heating and cooling--in rental housing.

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