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Some farmworker advocates say many farms can afford to pay workers more, and worry employers could avoid accountability.
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From Fires to Flowers, a program run by the non-profit Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, creates vibrant gardens in the scorched footprint of the 2020 wildfire, helping create a landscape that heals both people and pollinators.
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JPR's Vanessa Finney gets recommendations for this season's reading from three local booksellers: Lynn and Kat from The Book Exchange and Megan from Bloomsbury Books.
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As firefighters battle five blazes and as hundreds of thousands of residents face evacuation orders, authorities are warning people not to turn to looting. They say 20 have been arrested already.
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The service, which lasted roughly two hours, was packed with heartfelt and vivid remembrances that recalled both a powerful president and politician as well as a thoughtful and giving man of faith.
- Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
- Powerful winds fueling the California wildfires are expected through Friday
- World Health Organization head on bond with Jimmy Carter: 'I consider him my mentor'
- Photos: See the California wildfires' destructive force, in satellite images
- Photos: Los Angeles wildfires threaten lives, homes and cultural landmarks
The Biden administration is dropping its plan to conserve old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.
Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works in favor of the state’s water supplies.