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The Chemical Safety Board is now investigating the cause of the tragic implosion at a paper and packaging mill in Longview.

Events are planned for the Juneteenth holiday across the Rogue Valley. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports.

People in Seattle will honor Black history on Friday for Juneteenth.

KUOW's Casey Martin reports the holiday steps onto a new stage this year with the World Cup in town.

The federal government will soon propose ramping up logging in the Blue Mountains area in Oregon and Washington. OPB's April Ehrlich [[er-LICK]] reports.

The Trump administration aims to triple logging in national forests in the Blue Mountains area.

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At World Cup watch parties across the U.S. one of the most cheered teams is Mexico – as the largest immigrant population here. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero has this preview as Seattle fans gear up for Mexico’s second match tonight.

Earlier this month, Grant County voters approved the creation of a new library district. The move will sustain the Eastern Oregon county’s only library after it was on the chopping block.

A wind-fueled fire has been burning since Tuesday near a densely-populated neighborhood in Spokane Valley, Washington. The fire has burned more than two hundred acres, but it appears the area has avoided large scale disaster.

Oregon coast lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to stop removing buoys that track ocean conditions. The bipartisan group says the move is placing the safety and economy of coastal communities at risk. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

The Eugene Water and Electric Board is using $2.2 million in grants to make its electrical grid more resilient against extreme weather and wildfire. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports: