# explore oregon (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover explore oregon. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Questions Belong to the Voters, and We’re Giving You More Time to Ask Them](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/the-questions-belong-to-the-voters-and-were-giving-you-more-time-to-ask-them/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ When the Grants Pass Tribune invited readers earlier this week to submit their own questions for candidates in the November election, we were trying something different. Instead of sitting behind the News Desk and deciding everything voters should want to know, we asked the community to help conduct the interviews. Many of you responded, and \[...\] ## [Eight Killed in Federal Charter Plane Crash Near Remote Alaska Military Radar Station](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/eight-killed-in-federal-charter-plane-crash-near-remote-alaska-military-radar-station/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A federal charter flight carrying personnel from Anchorage to one of Alaska’s most isolated military installations ended in tragedy Thursday when the aircraft crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site, killing all eight people aboard and setting in motion a federal investigation across a remote stretch of western Alaska where aviation remains essential \[...\] ## [Multi-Agency Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Found Dead in Rural Central Point](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/multi-agency-investigation-underway-after-2-year-old-found-dead-in-rural-central-point/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A multi-agency investigation is underway in rural Central Point following the death of a 2-year-old child who was reported missing early Wednesday morning and found deceased approximately 71 minutes after law enforcement was called to the Blackwell Road area. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division detectives are leading the investigation, with assistance from the \[...\] ## [Oregon’s Next Cannabis Debate Takes Shape as Youth Prevention and Business Costs Converge](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregons-next-cannabis-debate-takes-shape-as-youth-prevention-and-business-costs-converge/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Oregon’s legal cannabis market is approaching another period of regulatory change, with state lawmakers increasingly examining how marijuana products are packaged, sold and presented while public-health agencies confront cannabis use among teenagers at rates exceeding national averages. The policy discussion is expected to continue into the 2027 legislative cycle, carrying consequences not only… ## [Oregon Launches Statewide Campus Voting Challenge Ahead of 2026 General Election](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregon-launches-statewide-campus-voting-challenge-ahead-of-2026-general-election/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Oregon is expanding its efforts to bring college students into the electoral process with a new statewide initiative connecting colleges and universities around nonpartisan voter participation, civic education and long-term engagement in elections. Secretary of State Tobias Read announced the Oregon Campus Voting Challenge as students prepare to return to campuses ahead of the 2026 \[...\] ## [Quick Attack Holds Upper Applegate Road Fire to Two Acres Despite Power-Line Hazard](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/quick-attack-holds-upper-applegate-road-fire-to-two-acres-despite-power-line-hazard/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A fast-moving firefighting response along Upper Applegate Road kept a grass fire from gaining ground Thursday, despite an energized power pole that initially blocked firefighters from directly reaching part of the burning area during a day of critical fire weather. Firefighters responding with the Applegate Fire District and U.S. Forest Service Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest \[...\] ## [From Central Point Rescue to New Homes: Cats Seized in Neglect Case Cleared for Adoption](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/from-central-point-rescue-to-new-homes-cats-seized-in-neglect-case-cleared-for-adoption/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A Central Point investigation that began with a report of possible elder mistreatment and expanded into the removal of more than 80 cats has reached a significant new stage. After more than two months of veterinary care, forensic examinations and shelter housing, most of approximately 50 cats remaining in Oregon Humane’s adoption program have been \[...\] ## [Oregonians Face a Costlier Health Insurance Market in 2027 as Premiums Rise and Federal Assistance Retreats](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregonians-face-a-costlier-health-insurance-market-in-2027-as-premiums-rise-and-federal-assistance-retreats/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Oregon is heading into a more expensive health insurance year in 2027, with tens of thousands of residents confronting higher premiums at the same time that enhanced federal assistance that once softened those costs has disappeared. The increases reach well beyond a routine annual adjustment. They touch self-employed workers buying their own policies, families without \[...\] ## [When Parasites Are Hard to Find: Understanding the Limits of Testing and Diagnosis](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/when-parasites-are-hard-to-find-understanding-the-limits-of-testing-and-diagnosis/) _2026-08-21 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Parasitic infections can present physicians and laboratories with a complicated diagnostic challenge. Although modern testing can identify many intestinal parasites with considerable accuracy, no diagnostic method detects every infection in every patient. The biology of the organism, the stage of infection, the type and timing of the specimen, laboratory technique, previous treatment and the… ## [America’s $40 Trillion Debt: The $32.3 Trillion Held by the Public Tells the Bigger Story](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/americas-40-trillion-debt-the-32-3-trillion-held-by-the-public-tells-the-bigger-story/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ The United States has entered financial territory it has never occupied before. Federal debt has surpassed $40 trillion, but the enormity of that number becomes more meaningful when the government’s balance sheet is opened and the debt is separated into what Washington owes within its own accounts and what it has borrowed from investors across \[...\] ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VJBk9MB3kOQf) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Grants Pass Opens Fall Tree Canopy Program, Offering $50 Street Tree Plantings](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/grants-pass-opens-fall-tree-canopy-program-offering-50-street-tree-plantings/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Grants Pass residents looking to add shade, greenery and long-term tree cover to their neighborhoods have an opportunity to do so at a relatively modest cost through the City of Grants Pass Tree Canopy Program, which is now accepting applications for the upcoming fall and winter planting season. Through the program, eligible property owners can \[...\] ## [$2 Million Payment, Korean Aluminum Dispute Draw Wyden Demand for Commerce Records](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/2-million-payment-korean-aluminum-dispute-draw-wyden-demand-for-commerce-records/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A $2 million business payment, an unannounced golf course project and a South Korean aluminum company fighting a federal trade determination have converged in Washington, prompting Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden to demand answers from the Department of Commerce about what administration officials knew and whether the separate financial and government dealings ever intersected. The \[...\] ## [Oregon’s Health Care Debate Moves Toward 2027 as State Leaders Focus on Cost, Coverage and Access](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/oregons-health-care-debate-moves-toward-2027-as-state-leaders-focus-on-cost-coverage-and-access/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ The future of health care in Oregon is already emerging as a significant issue ahead of the 2027 legislative session, with state lawmakers examining how Oregon can maintain access to medical services, control rising costs and respond to federal policy changes that could affect Medicaid coverage and the financial stability of health care providers across \[...\] ## [Evacuations Lifted as Firefighters Tighten Their Hold on Fielder Mountain Fire](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/evacuations-lifted-as-firefighters-tighten-their-hold-on-fielder-mountain-fire/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ The emergency posture surrounding the Fielder Mountain Fire has eased considerably, with all remaining evacuation notices now lifted as firefighters continue securing the 573-acre burn west of Rogue River and strengthening containment across rugged portions of the fireline. Containment has reached 53 percent, a substantial change from the opening hours of the incident, when the \[...\] ## [Rogue Valley Symphony Opens Diamond Season with an American Musical Celebration](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/rogue-valley-symphony-opens-diamond-season-with-an-american-musical-celebration/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Southern Oregon’s summer arts calendar will carry a distinctly American soundtrack into Medford this weekend as the Rogue Valley Symphony opens its 60th season with Americana Pops, a two-performance celebration spanning orchestral tradition, jazz, popular music and some of the most recognizable voices in the American musical repertoire. The concerts will be presented Saturday, August \[...\] ## [The Hidden Parasite Crisis: How Cryptosporidium Became America’s Overlooked Threat](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/the-hidden-parasite-crisis-how-cryptosporidium-became-americas-overlooked-threat/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Cryptosporidium is one of the most widespread waterborne parasites in the United States, yet it remains almost invisible in public conversation, and this silence is becoming increasingly difficult to justify. Every year, an estimated eight hundred thousand Americans become infected, many suffering through days or weeks of relentless diarrhea, dehydration, nausea, cramping, and malabsorption. Yet… ## [Early-Morning Crowbar Assault in Grants Pass Leaves Two Injured, Two Jailed](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/early-morning-crowbar-assault-in-grants-pass-leaves-two-injured-two-jailed/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ An early-morning confrontation involving several people in a Grants Pass neighborhood escalated into an alleged crowbar assault Saturday, leaving two people injured and sending two local residents to the Josephine County Jail following an investigation that continued for several hours. Grants Pass Police were dispatched shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, to the 800 \[...\] ## [From a Tribune Article to City Hall in Hours, Police Headquarters Financing Returns to the Council Table](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/from-a-tribune-article-to-city-hall-in-hours-police-headquarters-financing-returns-to-the-council-table/) _2026-08-20 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ A financial question raised in the Grants Pass Tribune Wednesday morning traveled from the newspaper into the hands of a concerned Grants Pass resident, reached City Hall, and by late afternoon had prompted City Manager Aaron Cubic to tell the mayor and City Council that an alternative for handling millions of dollars in Police Headquarters \[...\] ## [OHSU’s $1.4 Million Hire Lasted Months. Now His Firing Has Become a $15.5 Million Court Fight](https://www.grantspasstribune.com/ohsus-1-4-million-hire-lasted-months-now-his-firing-has-become-a-15-5-million-court-fight/) _2026-08-19 · John Oliver · Grants Pass Tribune_ Oregon Health & Science University spent nearly two years searching for someone to take permanent command of its sprawling health system. The search stretched across the country and eventually landed on Tarek Salaway, a veteran health care executive with 28 years of leadership experience and a résumé that included Kaiser Permanente, Providence, Stanford Health Care \[...\]