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The Debrief — 119 episodes

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Missing whales, crematory protests and SOU's finances

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A truck-only lane, an AI-assisted climb and a $77,000 incinerator

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Klamath ambulance cuts, Curry County sheriff dispute and Medford development reveal

4

Winston drops Flock, KCC faces labor complaint, Shasta election office draws scrutiny

5

Shasta County clerk reprimanded, Ashland clinic sued, tariffs favor Oregon seafood industry and coastal martens win protection

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Ashland voters, Port Orford seafood and a Bandon schools ruling

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SOU budget, tribal dispute and Bandon schools

8

SOU cuts, $300K boat salvage in Coos Bay, Talent rejects truck stop

9

Oak savannas, emerald ash borers and Roseburg's camping debate

10

Tule Lake's legacy, housing for older adults and a mining debate

11

JPR news: Animal rescue scandals, housing wins, and legal upheaval

12

SOU cuts and Shasta County lawsuit

13

Jackson County cuts, fish hatchery reopens, Bandon schools

14

JPR News: SOU financial plan, Shasta County election results, and animal welfare investigation

15

School consolidation, smokejumpers and redistricting

16

JPR roundtable: Southern Oregon election results, Grants Pass homeless update, financial woes in Shasta County

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JPR roundtable: SOU recovery plan, Oregon solar project and fire season

18

SOU, Asante experience financial challenges and a punk rock band attracts thousands in Medford

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Regional news: JPR reporters discuss Shasta elections, SOU cuts and Asante deal

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JPR reporters discuss medical ambitions at Simpson University, zoo scandals, and local elections

21

JPR reporters discuss salmon fishing, wildfire risk and library ruling

22

JPR Regional News: Tensions rise over resource scarcity, government regulation and potential misconduct

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JPR News: Legal and ethical tensions rise across southern Oregon governance

24

A cooking contest, election ruling, fraud case and salmon return

25

Hospital rescue, offshore wind gaps and rural healthcare training

26

Competitive elections and fiscal challenges in the Pacific Northwest

27

Inside the week’s news: bikes, budgets and bold deer in Ashland

28

SOU budget crises, Medford baseball stadium update, Easter Lily pollution rules for Del Norte County

29

New Josephine County leaders, Wiyot land return, Oregon's wind roadmap

30

Bandon board seats new members, Josephine narrows commissioner search

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Jackson County peer respite program, SOU budget crisis and Redding funds auditorium

32

Bethel Church apologizes, Oregon counties welcome more logging revenue

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JPR News: OSF reports successful 2025 season | Asante decision triggers backlash in Ashland | JCLS fires director

34

JPR reporters discuss library backlash, civil rights claims and aging city buildings

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JPR News: Fire in Arcata, library leadership shake-up and a recall vote

36

JPR looks back at 2025's biggest stories

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JPR News: Resignations erode parent trust at Bandon School District

38

Medford taxpayers mull baseball stadium; food banks prep for SNAP impact

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Court rules in favor of former Medford timber business on proposed development

40

JPR News: Green cemetery in Humboldt County; Salmon return, farmers dismayed

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Jackson County DA sues state DOC; Grants Pass awards $1.2M to address homelessness (again)

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Grants Pass selects $1.2M grant recipient to address homelessness

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Shasta County elections chief under fire | Pollution from illegal cannabis grows

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Sheepdog competition in Alturas; Grants Pass school board settles with 'I Resolve' activists

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Southern Oregon test scores lag behind state; youth mental health programs launch

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Jail contractor sued for inmate death; Fire District 5 owes $1.4M; Josephine County reverses meeting ban

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Impact of the Almeda fire, five years later

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Feds pull $427M from wind project; Oregon DOJ won't probe fire district; Curry County to lease forest lands

49

Eureka asks CalPERS to divest from Israel; multiple indictments for roadside zoo owner

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Divers recover the dead; Dark sky ordinance; Wyden visits Medford airport

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Coos County hospital deal dies; Shasta County voting system plan derailed

52

Redding fire dept charges response fee; Curry County recall; Ashland Council pay hike

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SOU president cuts own salary; Yreka homeless camp cleared

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Schools nervous about funding; Transportation District tumult; All-Star Pacific Rim Bowl

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RVTD reduces service; Ashland plans to reduce wildfire risk

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Homeless mobile service van deployed; tattoo removal for youth in prison

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Oregon bill: Affordable housing for seniors, disabled

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Lions, guns and meth; SOU layoffs expected; GP homelessness

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Surveillance tactics raise alarm; 'No Kings' protest attracts thousands

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SOU budget cuts; Shasta County elections budget; Will polluters pay for reforesting?

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County News: Josephine may restore 4-H; Ground sinks in Tehama; Klamath mulls potential budget solutions

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Indian tribe sues California; Feds to sell Medford courthouse; Crowded race for Fire District 5 board

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Medford doc's viral podcast reveals research into telepathic autistic kids

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Klamath basin water; Curry County sheriff clashes with county leaders; Oregon seeks to limit rent increases

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'Permanent extinction event' watch: Humboldt cannabis market struggling to survive

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How 'bout them Pears! Medford considers a new baseball team

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Ending vote-by-mail; Court protects old growth forests; Asante drug diversion lawsuits

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Wind project; homeless lawsuit; cannabis tax; another Shasta County clerk resigns

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NW forest plan; Cal Poly budget; police response to mental health crises; chicks

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New mobile crisis unit, cannabis growers risk losing permits, and public safety challenges in northern California

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Ashland youth activists; homeless restraining order; forest service layoffs

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Native-owned online lending; counting the homeless; Eel River agreement

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Foreign guest workers, immigration crackdown, reprieve for homeless in Grants Pass

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Oregon Hoedads; Northwest forest plan; Disability Rights Oregon lawsuit

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Scotia biomass plant; a breached levee; and a county suing its own sheriff

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Deterring wolves; nurses to strike; new state laws; homelessness report

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Commissioner recalled; Big donation for Ashland schools; Overdoses in Oregon increase

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High school library bans two books; Feds look into Shasta County election; Yreka's first adult homeless shelter faces delays

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OHRA has a new director; Ashland expands Enhanced Law Enforcement Area

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Top stories: Oregon education report card, lead poisoning in condors, lawsuit names Oregon land management

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Grants Pass elderly care center closes & Medford was the venue for a psilocybin concert

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Top news: Lethal bird flu; Pacific Power switch in Talent; and homeowners in high hazard wildfire areas

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Top news stories of the week: America First, wildfire liability, seaweed-eating cows

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JPR news team roundtable discussion

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JPR reporters discuss top news stories of the week

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California sues a hospital; two towns mull psilocybin bans

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OSF's new director and an update on homelessness in Grants Pass

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OSF's new director and an update on homelessness in Grants Pass

89

JPR News Team Debrief

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The Debrief: Wildfire hazard maps, Talent protests and the Klamath River flows free again

91

The Debrief - Botulism, Police and Lavender

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Fires and Broke Fire Districts

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Fire chief terminated, and more

94

Park fire and prison returns top the news of the week

95

Struggling school districts, fire maps, and more keep reporters busy

96

Arsenic fears, a response to the Grants Pass Supreme Court decision, and the resignation of a Josephine County Commissioner

97

Wildfire issues and investigating inappropriate behavior from a Josephine county commissioner

98

JPR news heats up as summer takes hold

99

Analysis of the analysis: The week's news, revisited

100

Medford nurse arrested in drug diversion case, conflict on the Upper Rogue River, and more

101

The news heats up just as the weather gets warm

102

Mailing it in, and other major stories of the week

103

Douglas Fir deaths, restricting natural gas use in Ashland, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2025

104

Hope Kitchen, the USPS, and managing the Cascades-Siskiyous National Monument

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Contaminated drinking water in California and big ballot measures in Jackson and Josephine Counties

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Contaminated drinking water in California and big ballot measures in Jackson and Josephine Counties

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Student protests, picketing nurses, and a messy sheriff's race top the news this week

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SCOTUS learns about Grants Pass, and other big news of the week

109

Asante lawsuits and Klamath water allocations top a busy news week

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Tents and courts and more make the headlines for the week

111

School district layoffs, renewable energy storage, and more news of the week

112

A federal lawsuit in Brookings, housing for wildfire survivors in Phoenix, Shasta County recall results, and more

113

Spring, but no break: JPR reporters discuss OSF return and more

114

Expanding Oregon's behavioral health workforce and claims that one county is violating elections law top the week's news

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The Shasta County shift in the election tops the news of the week

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Top stories include a wrongful death lawsuit and California's primary

117

Drama at a Rogue Valley fire district, drama surrounding a Crater Lake concessionaire, and more

118

A long election year begins to heat up locally, and other regional stories

119

Outreach Court, Stabbin' Wagon, and more, in this week's regional news