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Extreme drought now grips 85% of California so the governor is seeking voluntary action. Newsom expanded the drought emergency to nine more counties, mostly along the Central Coast and in the Bay Area.

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration enacted temporary rules Thursday after Gov. Kate Brown directed the agency earlier this week to protect workers laboring in excessive heat.

Oil prices were surging, but a dramatic meeting of many of the world's crude producers has thrown things into a bit of turmoil.

New research from China suggests people infected with the delta variant have, on average, about 1,000 times more virus in their respiratory tracts than those infected with the original strain.

The CDC sent in a team to investigate a delta variant hotspot in Mesa County, Colo. That didn't stop tens of thousands of people from flocking to the state's largest country music festival.

The Pulitzer-winning composer began her career with a creative blank check, but she's spent much of the past decade moving sideways. Her latest trick: reinventing as a songwriter.

The extremely low water year in the Klamath Basin is prompting the Karuk Tribe to push for new water restrictions to protect salmon in Northern California’s Scott River basin.

The report concludes that people of color, low-wage earners and women were more likely to suffer job losses during the pandemic.

The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.

Ashland is home to Southern Oregon University, recognized as one of the top 30 LGBTQ-friendly college campuses in the country. The city prides itself on…