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It’s spooky season, which means people are going out of their way to add some fall decor to their spaces, which typically means adding a few festive pumpkins in and around the home. One zoo is proving that humans aren’t the only ones who get excited by this tradition by allowing some of its furry...

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Hunger doesn’t wait for paperwork to sort itself out — but for thousands of Arizona families, that’s exactly what federal policy changes have forced them to do. Now, the city of Phoenix is stepping in to make sure residents aren’t left navigating the system alone. Phoenix’s...

There are many things to consider when choosing a college, from opportunity to affordability. The location is often a deciding factor. Having a beautiful campus can increase morale and make college feel more like home. “Campus beauty is about more than attractive buildings or well-maintained landscaping,” enrollment management expert Stefan Hyman told U.S. News & World Report. “The most memorable campuses have a distinctive sense of place — an identity that creates an immediate feeling of belong

EUGENE, Ore. — Lane Community College is offering contracted faculty members thousands of dollars as an incentive to terminate their contracts. Eligibility is limited to contracted faculty working 0.501 to 1.0 full-time equivalent, who must be currently active on the payroll for the 2026 Fall term; must have been contracted to the college by no later than October 1, 2020; and must have been actively employed as a contracted faculty member since that time.

Ricocheting golf balls apparently are maiming players at the city-owned Dobson Ranch Golf Course in southwest Mesa. For the second time this year, the city has received a $5 million claim for an injury that a golfer claims he sustained at the course. The Sept. 28 claim states that Kelsey...

The Seattle Police Department was investigating after a spray of gunfire left over 80 shell casings in a North Seattle neighborhood Saturday. No one was injured, SPD Detective Shane Weatherford said, but the shooting has left neighbors with bullet-ridden vehicles and homes. Around 8:15 a.m., numerous 911 calls reported a...

PacificSource, the Oregon health insurer, will lay off 134 workers on December 31, 2026. The company filed a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, known as a WARN notice, with the state and four cities on October 20, and OPB reported it on October 22. The jobs are in Springfield, Bend, Salem and Portland. The […]

Las Vegas stays near 80 degrees through Thursday before cooler weather arrives for Halloween.

EUGENE, OR — Ten Guide Dogs for the Blind puppies got an early taste of air travel Saturday at Eugene Airport as part of a training event designed to prepare them for the busy, high-stimulus environments they may one day navigate with partners who are blind or visually impaired.