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Daniel Tharp said the LGBTQ community has really needed a space of its own in the region. The nearest q***r bar is Nite ...
01/06/2026

Daniel Tharp said the LGBTQ community has really needed a space of its own in the region. The nearest q***r bar is Nite Owl in Klamath Falls.

The owner of a local party bus company is now planning on opening the first LGBTQ nightclub in the Rogue Valley.

It was a turbulent year in Oregon politics. Here are four political stories to follow this year.
01/05/2026

It was a turbulent year in Oregon politics. Here are four political stories to follow this year.

Many of the biggest political stories from 2025 are not going away.

Snowfall levels in the Cascades of Southern Oregon and Northern California, which were around 4,000 to 5,000 feet Sunday...
01/05/2026

Snowfall levels in the Cascades of Southern Oregon and Northern California, which were around 4,000 to 5,000 feet Sunday, are expected to drop to about 3,500 to 4,000 feet by Monday morning.

Much of Oregon is facing a mix of winter weather impacts, with mountain snow building in the south, strong winds easing in parts of Eastern Oregon, and minor coastal flooding expected during high tides.

The children's advocacy center provides medical examinations, therapy and other support for abused minors.
01/05/2026

The children's advocacy center provides medical examinations, therapy and other support for abused minors.

A Roseburg organization that helps children who have been assaulted — the only one of its kind in the rural county — is pausing services amid a budget shortfall.

Following three months of weekly meetings by an advisory committee, elections officials are mulling tweaks to improve th...
01/03/2026

Following three months of weekly meetings by an advisory committee, elections officials are mulling tweaks to improve the process.

The proposals come after revelations that hundreds of possible noncitizens were registered to vote in error.

The law, which grants more powers to the California Public Employment Relations Board, is a response to the National Lab...
01/02/2026

The law, which grants more powers to the California Public Employment Relations Board, is a response to the National Labor Relations Board lacking a quorum.

A new law backed by California unions gives a state board the right to regulate working conditions and labor rights as the federal labor board’s fate is in limbo.

As southwest Oregon prepares for winter colds and flus, public health officials worry that not enough kids are vaccinate...
01/02/2026

As southwest Oregon prepares for winter colds and flus, public health officials worry that not enough kids are vaccinated against childhood diseases.

Despite state vaccine requirements, many southwest Oregon counties and schools aren’t reaching immunization levels needed for herd immunity.

Redding residents affected by recent flooding will soon have a place to turn for help.
01/02/2026

Redding residents affected by recent flooding will soon have a place to turn for help.

As Redding residents clean up after a pre-Christmas downpour, more resources are being deployed to those in need.

Most bills in the California Legislature are barely talked about in public before lawmakers take action, often after sec...
01/01/2026

Most bills in the California Legislature are barely talked about in public before lawmakers take action, often after secret negotiations with lobbyists. But a handful of controversial proposals broke through the usual rushed process, drawing hours of testimony and intense public lobbying.

California lawmakers spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduced. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025.

The increase coincides with a provision of the tax and spending bill approved by Congress in July, that requires BLM to ...
12/31/2025

The increase coincides with a provision of the tax and spending bill approved by Congress in July, that requires BLM to increase the timber it makes available for harvest by 20 million board-feet each year through 2034.

The Bureau of Land Management’s state office in Oregon increased its timber sales in 2025, leading to one of its largest years for sales by board-feet and dollars in decades.

The upshot was a barrage of laws designed to curb tech harms but often in watered down form. https://buff.ly/ya5Ro5y
12/31/2025

The upshot was a barrage of laws designed to curb tech harms but often in watered down form. https://buff.ly/ya5Ro5y

California showed it was serious about regulating Big Tech in 2025 — and Big Tech showed it was serious about coming to the statehouse and fighting back.

Earlier this month, a library employee said he saw a patron at the Talent branch watching videos he called child po*****...
12/31/2025

Earlier this month, a library employee said he saw a patron at the Talent branch watching videos he called child po*******hy.

Jackson County commissioners are weighing whether to intervene after a patron at the Talent library was reported for viewing videos of naked children, raising concerns from other library patrons and prompting a police investigation.

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