Josephine County Commissioners approved a new lease with the community library in Grants Pass. But, Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports last minute changes created some problems for the library.

The Josephine Community Library continues to face an uncertain future after county commissioners made changes to a negotiated lease at the last minute.

Juan Heredia [hur-re-dia] is a volunteer rescue diver with a gift for finding victims. For the last year, he’s shown up at stretches of water across California to Oregon. As Jefferson Public Radio's Justin Higginbottom reports, the problem is… not everyone wants his help.

The National Weather Service has issued an ‘extreme heat warning’ for most of western Oregon and Southwest Washington.

OPB’s Riley Martinez has more on what that means for the Hood to Coast relay tomorrow ((FRI)).

White House Border Czar Tom Homan visited Portland this week/Wednesday as part of a larger visit to the West Coast. As Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports, Homan confirmed visits to several sanctuary cities that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agents.

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The University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights is warning that federal immigration action has crossed a new boundary, breaking international humanitarian law. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero has more.

Faculty at the University of Oregon are raising concerns about an impending set of layoffs.

Christine Drazan hasn’t revealed her political plans for 2026. But as Dirk VanderHart reports, a fundraising site may offer a hint of what lies in store for the former GOP candidate for Oregon governor.

The University of Washington is one of many schools grappling with federal pressure against international students.

It’s been one year since Ruth Dalton, an 80-year old professional dogwalker, was killed during a carjacking in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood.

And as KUOW’s Noel Gasca reports, Dalton’s friends and family have a new spot to remember her.