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This fall, students at Woodburn’s alternative high school will no longer have their own building. As Elizabeth Miller reports, the school is moving into the main high school so its former building can house the district’s preschool program.

The estate of a Springfield man who took his own life in a Lane County jail is suing the government for negligence.

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Eugene Springfield Fire will split into two departments, ending their 16-year-long consolidation.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports the two communities had been working on launching a shared fire government, but city officials say that’s no longer the best option.

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*** NOTE: HOLIDAY SPOT. Embargoed until Sat. July 5 ***

Oregon farmers dependent on water for irrigation started out this growing season with a bleak outlook. As OPBs Alejandro Figueroa reports – a few months in – conditions haven’t changed much.

Animal rights activists want to ban hunting, fishing and livestock slaughtering in what could be Oregon’s only statewide initiative on the ballot this fall.

More people have come forward with allegations of abuse by a deceased Southwest Washington pediatrician. OPB's Erik Neumann reports.

[WRAP] How Washington is working to fix lead contamination in public school drinking water fixtures

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HOST LEDE: Time's up for many schools in Washington to test drinking water for lead. Turns out, some lead contamination at older schools is more common than you think – but fixes are in the works. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has more.]

LEDE: Washington state’s new tax on millionaires will likely see a ballot challenge this fall. Voters could be weighing whether to repeal the tax or keep it. State Government Sarah Mizes-Tan [MYE-zehz tan] has more.

Three new names were recently engraved on the Oregon fallen firefighters’ memorial wall in Salem. Lauren Dake reports.