The Debrief

Stories of the week: Josephine County proposes a new tax to support the Veterans Service Office; Klamath Falls kidnapping trial update; and the Douglas County clerk race are among the list of news stories JPR reporters are working on this week. The news team gathers to discuss them in The Debrief.

The JPR news team gathers to discuss the top news stories they worked on this week on The Debrief. California is suing a Eureka hospital over a refusal to perform and abortion, two towns are considering bans on psilocybin, and the Redding rodeo grounds may get a new lease (maybe).

JPR Reporter Justin Higginbottom leads the JPR News team in a roundtable discussion of their top news stories of the week.

• OSF has a new Executive Director
• Homeless in Grants Pass (Update)
• Erik Neumann is leaving JPR

JPR Reporter Justin Higginbottom leads the JPR News team in a roundtable discussion of their top news stories of the week.

• OSF has a new Executive Director
• Homeless in Grants Pass (Update)
• Erik Neumann is leaving JPR

The JPR news team gathers for The Debrief, a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

The JPR News Team discuss their latest stories on The Debrief. Here's a sample: Oregon's draft wildfire hazard map, protests in Talent over ongoing power outages, and the Klamath River is flowing again through its historic channel for the first time in a century after removal of the final dam in the Klamath Dam Removal project.

JPR reporters discuss their top stories on The Debrief. A combination of botulism and bird flu has led to thousands of birds dying in the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge this summer. Medford Police Department faces charges of unlawful surveillance, and an Ashland lavender shop is rebranding after its supplier mysteriously disappears.

The Boise fire rages near the City of Orleans, California while the Jackson County First District in Talent, Oregon faces bankruptcy. JPR reporters provide a status update during their roundtable discussion of the top news they're working on this week.

In more money problems, Southern Oregon University President announces a plan to sell campus property to cover a budget shortfall created by unexpected technical difficulties in the rollout of the new FAFSA. And the City of Eureka has a mystery developer.

Jackson County Fire District 5 terminated its Chief over a string of sustained allegations. Ballot measures contain new taxes for voters to consider. The Karuk tribe launches a new canoe for the first time in 60 years. And Jackson County faces allegations of an assault on a jailed inmate. Those are among the stories JPR News has covered this week.

We'll add details to these and other events when our reporters gather for a new edition of The Debrief.

We get used to very large wildfires burning very close to our communities. But it's only the beginning of August, with a lot of fire season ahead, and the Park fire on the California side is a source of major concern.

That's among the stories JPR News has covered this week. We'll add details to this and other events when our reporters gather for a new edition of The Debrief. Our panel includes at least a few of the following: News Director Erik Neumann, reporters Roman Battaglia, Jane Vaughan, and Justin Higginbottom, and intern James Kelley.

We also get a visit from Alec Stutson at North State Public Radio, who's been tracking the Park fire.