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USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, FileCalifornia officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. -
Jane Vaughan/JPROregon has sued the companies that allegedly botched construction of homes for Jackson County wildfire survivors.
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California鈥檚 northernmost seven counties have made a concerted effort to combat poverty and outmigration in their communities. -
The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 acres, about half of that federal land, according to the legal complaint filed Thursday. -
Some residents of Northern California are trying a new tactic to stop U.S. military aid to Israel: a class-action lawsuit against their Congressional representatives. -
Oregon will soon have more than 200 federally-funded electric school buses shuttling kids to and from school following an announcement that the state will get money for more early next year. -
The JPR news team gathers for The Debrief, a roundtable recap of the top stories reporters have worked on this week -
Oregon ranks last in the country went it comes to providing mental health services to youth in need. -
In her new memoir, 鈥淩each Up: My Beautiful Journey with James DePreist,鈥� Ginette DePreist describes the renowned conductor's work with the Oregon Symphony. -
Since the pandemic, public schools across Oregon have struggled to reach kids who are still enrolled, but just not showing up. -
A federal judge denied a timber companies鈥� complaint that firefighters did not do everything possible to stop the spread of the Beachie Creek Fire. -
In a special election Tuesday, Josephine County Commissioner John West was recalled by a decisive margin. The people behind the recall say they were surprised by the results. -
The US EPA granted California鈥檚 waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts. The state鈥檚 zero-emission vehicle mandates have been the driving force behind California鈥檚 progress in cleaning up dangerous air pollutants. -
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