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California Governor's mental health advisor and former director of National Institute of Mental Health talks about what ails the mental health system.

Legislation in Maine would mimic Oregon’s system of giving a recycling cooperative unclaimed deposits. California is mulling changes as well.

Joni Auden Land is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.

Sixteen young plaintiffs in Montana last week successfully sued to overturn a state law they said violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment. A similar federal suit is underway in Oregon.

Police say Travis Ikeguchi fired at officers when they confronted him. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

The storm drenched lower-lying areas as it moved from northern Baja California in Mexico into the United States, drenching California along the coast, in the mountains and in the Coachella Valley.

Cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro and Dragon Ball Z introduced me to anime — and started an ongoing love for the artform and its stories that explore what it means to be human.

As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

More than a quarter million cases of chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. The virus can cause debilitating joint pain. Now the U.S. FDA has approved a new vaccine.