A dry, mild spring and a hot summer have led to a boom in yellow jackets this year in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Gavin Roberts of Eugene and Jeff Choate, a gardening expert in Eugene, share their sting stories. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]

Lauren Card describes surviving the Las Vegas shooting, an event that inspired her to become a police officer at the Springfield Police Department. Her first day was Monday. [Chelsea Deffenbacher/The Register-Guard]

Youth plaintiff Kiran Oommen, a Eugene native who now attends Seattle University, talks about the potential impact of the federal case and why it makes sense for members of his generation to sue the government over climate change.

Robert Noble of Springfield describes encountering the Terwilliger Fire on Sunday as he and his son Parker Noble fled Terwilliger Hot Springs in the Willamette National Forest. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]

Jennifer Velez, spokeswoman for the interagency team fighting the Terwilliger Fire, gives an update about the blaze on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. [Dylan Darling/The Register-Guard]

Oregon will have a new kicker and snapper with competition ongoing for returnees at punter and returner.

Pritchard ranked among the top-10 three-point shooters in the Pac-12 last season.

The first-year coach has the competition he desires at tight end.