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More than one-third of Oregon students missed at least 17 days of school in the 2024-25 school year. The 33.5% chronic absentee rate is the second highest rate of states that have released such data so far.

Josephine County Commissioners rejected the petition to leave the library district, deciding Mike and Winnie Pelfrey can reasonably access services.

The scope of U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling won’t be known until next week at the earliest, but his temporary ruling sides with Oregon Right To Life, the Keizer-based nonprofit that filed a lawsuit in 2023.

Some Bandon families are weighing homeschooling or online options as a parent-led survey raises concerns about district leadership and teacher absences.

The Democratic race for governor remains a toss-up, with Tom Steyer and Katie Porter most likely to benefit from Rep. Eric Swalwell’s withdrawal.

The May 19 primary will determine who will face off in the November general election.

Regulators will allow Chinook salmon fishing along California’s coast for the first time in three years, but restrictions remain in areas of Northern California.

The first debate between the candidates is scheduled for Thursday.

Swalwell said he would step down from the office he’s held since 2013 but continued to deny the allegations against him by four separate women.

President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration for Oregon following winter storms that brought record rainfall and caused flooding, landslides and mudslides in eight counties.

The California Republican Party failed to endorse a candidate for governor, demonstrating that Trump’s influence only goes so far in California, even among his party’s most faithful.

In most places, a county clerk race draws little attention. In Shasta County, it’s become a referendum on how elections should be conducted.