Longview is taking steps to close its homeless shelter this month while also tightening restrictions on public camping. OPB's Erik Neumann reports.

The Southwest Washington city of Longview plans to close its homeless shelter by October 1st. There are about 21 people still living at Hope Village. They’re being connected with other housing options.

The Ducks and Beavers meet for their annual Rivalry Game tomorrow [today/ Saturday] at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.

The Ducks and Beavers meet for their annual Rivalry Game Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene.

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Firefighters in Grants Pass are getting a major pay raise for next year. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports the costs could spell trouble for the city’s budget.

The Grants Pass City Council approved a four percent pay raise for firefighters starting next year.

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Last year, thousands of Eugene-area patients were dropped by Oregon Medical Group after it was acquired by a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare.

A bill sponsored by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley would ban insurance companies from owning medical clinics.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

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Multiple Washington organizations have cancelled or adjusted their Hispanic Heritage Month events amid ongoing immigration crackdowns.

But one Spokane Latina is heading into the month finding different ways to help.

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College football season is here! If you follow college athletes on Instagram, you may have noticed -- they're doing a lot more commercials lately. And for doing this work, some athletes are raking in big bucks.

A court settlement this summer determined that students have a right to make money from sports and universities can be the ones to pay them. How this new money flows will determine which college athletic programs thrive, and which ones will watch from the sidelines.

On today's episode of Booming, KUOW's economy podcast: Who should profit from college sports?

A clarinet professor from the University of Oregon has been chosen as the artistic director for ClarinetFest. It’s the world’s largest gathering of clarinet artists, performers, and educators. KLCC’s Sajina Shrestha spoke with him about how his work at UO and teaching philosophy will inform the next ClarinetFest.