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JPR reporters discuss the week’s top Southern Oregon stories, including Ashland’s bike mechanic school, a proposed $15 million lifeline for SOU and aggressive deer.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens “Come From Away,” the true story of a town that welcomed thousands of stranded travelers after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Host Geoffrey Riley and master gardener Lynn Kunstman dig deep into the weeds with recommendations for late winter and early spring gardening.

Aid workers in Uganda are watching an Ebola crisis unfold in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but foreign aid cuts aren't helping.

Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.

Open-weight AI models with advanced capabilities and no safeguards are becoming much more accessible. While they can be useful, AI safety experts have concerns.

Climatologists are predicting an active fire season after a dry winter. Firefighters around the west are standing ready. That includes crews at California’s only smokejumper base.

As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview, Wash. that killed 11 people.