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Progressive challenger tops Oregon Rep. Schrader, after ballot issue delayed count

Thursday, May 26, 2022

In Oregon's 5th Congressional District, centrist incumbent Rep. Kurt Schrader, who had President Biden's backing, lost to his more progressive opponent, Jamie McLeod-Skinner.

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Rural residents can't get their medicines or COVID-19 help with pharmacies shuttering

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Rural residents are waiting in line for hours to get prescriptions filled because pharmacies are closing down or limiting hours. Pharmacy companies blame high insurance fees and employee burnout.

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Wells Are Running Dry After Farms And Homes In Oregon Compete For Water

Friday, August 27, 2021

Farmers in southern Oregon are pumping groundwater onto fields. They're not getting lake water for irrigation because water levels there were too low. Now, homeowners' wells are running dry.

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As Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For Help

Thursday, July 01, 2021

An investigation into FEMA claims after 2020's historic wildfires in Oregon and California reveals wide fluctuations in approval rates and denials of people who met aid criteria.

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Oregon Town Grapples With Shooting Death Of 19-Year-Old Aidan Ellison

Friday, December 04, 2020

The Black teenager was killed Nov. 23 by a white middle-aged man who confronted him for playing loud music. Ellison's death is causing soul searching in the mostly white community where he lived.

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Shooting Death Of Aidan Ellison Rocks Oregon Town

Friday, December 04, 2020

The shooting of a Black teenager by a white middle-aged man who confronted him for playing loud music is causing soul searching in the mostly white community where he lived.

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Students In Southern Oregon Show Signs Of Stress After Catastrophic Wildfire

Monday, November 30, 2020

Hundreds of students in southern Oregon lost their homes to a wildfire. Some are showing signs of extreme stress, causing school leaders to consider resuming in-person classes to help them.

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Cyclists Bring Food And Water To People In Oregon Towns Destroyed By Fire

Friday, September 11, 2020

Fires have destroyed many homes in small towns in the West. An ad hoc bicycle team visits Talent, Ore. — a town largely destroyed by fire — and offers aid to those who stayed behind.

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Tens Of Thousands Of People Ordered To Evacuate Medford, Ore.

Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Strong winds and dry conditions are driving wildfires across southern Oregon. Much of the city of Medford is under an evacuation order. A fire destroyed almost all of Malden, Wash., on Tuesday.

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'Your Help Doesn't Help Me.' Unsheltered In Oregon Tire Of Being Shuffled Around

Friday, July 17, 2020

As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.

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Law Enforcement Officials Argue Rural Homeless Services Worsen Problem

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Rural homelessness in Oregon isn't as visible as its urban equivalent, but it's a major problem. Even when money is available, local officials say providing resources could make the problem worse.

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Some Fire Evacuees Refused To Be Separated From Their Pets

Thursday, August 02, 2018

People escaping the Carr fire in northern California didn't want to part with their pets. So a separate shelter opened up for people and their pets.

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