In Central Oregon, a Deschutes County committee has reconvened to again decide where a new landfill should go. Kathryn Styer Martínez reports.

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A proposed solution to homelessness has gotten some residents excited in Grants Pass. As Jefferson Public Radio's Jane Vaughan reports, the city has faced an increasingly visible homelessness problem in recent years, including a series of lawsuits.

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A new proposal to address the homelessness crisis in Grants Pass has been gaining some traction.

A Roseburg nonprofit is reeling after the Trump administration made cuts to Americorps. KLCC’s Sajina Shrestha reports.

State Representative Courtney Neron (NEE-ron) is headed to the state Senate. The Wilsonville Democrat was appointed Wednesday to a vacant seat created by the death of Senator Aaron Woods. Dirk VanderHart reports.

The Chinook Indian Nation of Southwest Washington has been trying to get federal recognition from the U.S. government since the mid-90s. As OPB's Erik Neumann reports, recently they started looking for a new champion in Washington D.C.

A popular, private ferryboat service between Port Angeles [Washington] and Victoria B.C. is reducing its summer sailings in June.

The University of Washington has banned and suspended 21 students who were arrested at a protest at the Seattle campus Monday night. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has more.

Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Canada are being blamed for service reductions on the Black Ball Ferry.

Oregon is expected to have an extremely hot and dry summer, setting the state up for a potentially devastating wildfire season ahead. OPB's April Ehrlich [[ER-lick]] reports.