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Jungho Kim/CalMattersBuilding homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen? -
Antonio Sierra/OPBA DMV official says the problem could get worse if the transportation funding gap leads to budget cuts.
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As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country. -
Decades after newspaper publisher Amos Voorhies died, a chance find at a garage sale saved thousands of rare photographs of early life in Josephine County. -
The redistricting plan puts California voters at the center of a national tug-of-war over political boundaries. In Northern California, it would unite inland and coastal communities, but some worry this would silence rural voices. -
Medford voters are being asked to approve a hotel tax increase this November. It started as an effort to bring a minor league baseball team to Medford. But the idea has now turned into a major conference center with a possible baseball stadium on the side. -
Insurance experts say it’s a national warning sign, as the effects of climate change cause private insurance companies to pull back on coverage in disaster-prone areas, leaving states and their residents to assume more of the risk. -
Congress remains gridlocked as federal lawmakers jockey over changes to health insurance policy that could affect nearly 140,000 Oregonians. -
Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon. -
A menagerie of costumed demonstrators and dance parties have drawn national attention to Portland amid protests over federal troops. -
A massive heat wave is hitting the Pacific Ocean from Kamchatka to California. -
Social media personalities, conservative media outlets and the Trump administration itself are blending online content to serve the administration’s policies. -
Some farmworkers say they’re making less money, not more. And growers say they can’t afford to pay the overtime. -
Rogue Valley animal shelters are often at capacity, desperately trying to find foster families. And there’s a growing population of stray and feral cats. But a hidden group of volunteers are on a mission to help the region’s forgotten animals.
