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Nearly three years after a young man died by suicide in Klickitat county jail in south-central Washington, a new audit finds conditions are better there. That’s after county commissioners removed the jail from the sheriff’s oversight. Lawyers for the family say their settlement helped spur these changes.

KUOW’s Amy Radil explains.

The Eugene Emeralds will play their first home games of the season this weekend. As KLCC’s Nathan Wilk reports, it comes as the minor league team continues its search for a new stadium.

Thousands of artifacts are returning to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The tribes celebrated the transfer with a signing ceremony yesterday [TUE 3/31].

Thousands of artifacts are returning to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The tribes celebrated the transfer with a signing ceremony yesterday [TUE 3/31].

The Eugene Saturday Market will kick off its 57th season on Saturday. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

The union representing support staff at Klamath Falls City Schools has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the district, the third since 2021.

The Klamath Falls City School District is facing its third unfair labor practices complaint in less than five years.

Oregon began 2026 with a drop in the unemployment rate. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports on new figures released today [Wednesday]:

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Lane County says it has lost more than $5 million in fees from waste hauler Sanipac exporting waste to its parent company’s southern Oregon landfill. That’s left the county short on the funds it needs to operate its 15 transfer stations.

As the rainy season begins to taper off, there are major concerns across Oregon and California about the water supply.