The Debrief

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The JPR Newsroom leads conversations with JPR reporters and regional journalists about the issues and events that impact Southern Oregon and Northern California communities. Listen for a deeper look at the stories unfolding in our region.

Episode Date
JPR News: SOU financial plan, Shasta County election results, and animal welfare investigation
Jun 05, 2026
School consolidation, smokejumpers and redistricting
May 29, 2026
JPR roundtable: Southern Oregon election results, Grants Pass homeless update, financial woes in Shasta County
May 25, 2026
JPR roundtable: SOU recovery plan, Oregon solar project and fire season
May 15, 2026
SOU, Asante experience financial challenges and a punk rock band attracts thousands in Medford
May 08, 2026
Regional news: JPR reporters discuss Shasta elections, SOU cuts and Asante deal
May 01, 2026
JPR reporters discuss medical ambitions at Simpson University, zoo scandals, and local elections
Apr 25, 2026
JPR reporters discuss salmon fishing, wildfire risk and library ruling
Apr 17, 2026
JPR Regional News: Tensions rise over resource scarcity, government regulation and potential misconduct
Apr 10, 2026
JPR News: Legal and ethical tensions rise across southern Oregon governance
Apr 04, 2026
A cooking contest, election ruling, fraud case and salmon return
Mar 27, 2026
Hospital rescue, offshore wind gaps and rural healthcare training
Mar 20, 2026
Competitive elections and fiscal challenges in the Pacific Northwest
Mar 16, 2026
Inside the week’s news: bikes, budgets and bold deer in Ashland
Mar 06, 2026
SOU budget crises, Medford baseball stadium update, Easter Lily pollution rules for Del Norte County
Feb 28, 2026
New Josephine County leaders, Wiyot land return, Oregon's wind roadmap
Feb 23, 2026
Bandon board seats new members, Josephine narrows commissioner search
Feb 13, 2026
Jackson County peer respite program, SOU budget crisis and Redding funds auditorium
Feb 06, 2026
Bethel Church apologizes, Oregon counties welcome more logging revenue
Jan 31, 2026
JPR News: OSF reports successful 2025 season | Asante decision triggers backlash in Ashland | JCLS fires director
Jan 24, 2026
JPR reporters discuss library backlash, civil rights claims and aging city buildings
Jan 17, 2026
JPR News: Fire in Arcata, library leadership shake-up and a recall vote
Jan 09, 2026
JPR looks back at 2025's biggest stories
Jan 02, 2026
JPR News: Resignations erode parent trust at Bandon School District
Dec 19, 2025
Medford taxpayers mull baseball stadium; food banks prep for SNAP impact
Nov 26, 2025
Court rules in favor of former Medford timber business on proposed development
Nov 21, 2025
JPR News: Green cemetery in Humboldt County; Salmon return, farmers dismayed
Nov 14, 2025
Jackson County DA sues state DOC; Grants Pass awards $1.2M to address homelessness (again)
Nov 07, 2025
Grants Pass selects $1.2M grant recipient to address homelessness
Oct 24, 2025
Shasta County elections chief under fire | Pollution from illegal cannabis grows
Oct 17, 2025
Sheepdog competition in Alturas; Grants Pass school board settles with 'I Resolve' activists
Oct 10, 2025
Southern Oregon test scores lag behind state; youth mental health programs launch
Oct 03, 2025
Jail contractor sued for inmate death; Fire District 5 owes $1.4M; Josephine County reverses meeting ban
Sep 19, 2025
Impact of the Almeda fire, five years later
Sep 12, 2025
Feds pull $427M from wind project; Oregon DOJ won't probe fire district; Curry County to lease forest lands
Sep 05, 2025
Eureka asks CalPERS to divest from Israel; multiple indictments for roadside zoo owner
Aug 29, 2025
Divers recover the dead; Dark sky ordinance; Wyden visits Medford airport
Aug 22, 2025
Coos County hospital deal dies; Shasta County voting system plan derailed
Aug 15, 2025
Redding fire dept charges response fee; Curry County recall; Ashland Council pay hike
Aug 08, 2025
SOU president cuts own salary; Yreka homeless camp cleared
Aug 01, 2025
Schools nervous about funding; Transportation District tumult; All-Star Pacific Rim Bowl
Jul 25, 2025
RVTD reduces service; Ashland plans to reduce wildfire risk
Jul 18, 2025
Homeless mobile service van deployed; tattoo removal for youth in prison
Jul 11, 2025
Oregon bill: Affordable housing for seniors, disabled
Jul 07, 2025
Lions, guns and meth; SOU layoffs expected; GP homelessness
Jun 27, 2025
Surveillance tactics raise alarm; 'No Kings' protest attracts thousands
Jun 20, 2025
SOU budget cuts; Shasta County elections budget; Will polluters pay for reforesting?
Jun 13, 2025
County News: Josephine may restore 4-H; Ground sinks in Tehama; Klamath mulls potential budget solutions
Jun 06, 2025
Indian tribe sues California; Feds to sell Medford courthouse; Crowded race for Fire District 5 board
May 09, 2025
Medford doc's viral podcast reveals research into telepathic autistic kids
May 02, 2025
Klamath basin water; Curry County sheriff clashes with county leaders; Oregon seeks to limit rent increases
Apr 25, 2025
'Permanent extinction event' watch: Humboldt cannabis market struggling to survive
Apr 18, 2025
How 'bout them Pears! Medford considers a new baseball team
Apr 11, 2025
Ending vote-by-mail; Court protects old growth forests; Asante drug diversion lawsuits
Apr 04, 2025
Wind project; homeless lawsuit; cannabis tax; another Shasta County clerk resigns
Mar 29, 2025
NW forest plan; Cal Poly budget; police response to mental health crises; chicks
Mar 07, 2025
New mobile crisis unit, cannabis growers risk losing permits, and public safety challenges in northern California
Feb 28, 2025
Ashland youth activists; homeless restraining order; forest service layoffs
Feb 21, 2025
Native-owned online lending; counting the homeless; Eel River agreement
Feb 14, 2025
Foreign guest workers, immigration crackdown, reprieve for homeless in Grants Pass
Feb 07, 2025
Oregon Hoedads; Northwest forest plan; Disability Rights Oregon lawsuit
Jan 31, 2025
Scotia biomass plant; a breached levee; and a county suing its own sheriff
Jan 24, 2025
Deterring wolves; nurses to strike; new state laws; homelessness report
Jan 03, 2025
Commissioner recalled; Big donation for Ashland schools; Overdoses in Oregon increase
Dec 20, 2024
High school library bans two books; Feds look into Shasta County election; Yreka's first adult homeless shelter faces delays
Dec 13, 2024
OHRA has a new director; Ashland expands Enhanced Law Enforcement Area
Dec 06, 2024
Top stories: Oregon education report card, lead poisoning in condors, lawsuit names Oregon land management
Nov 22, 2024
Grants Pass elderly care center closes & Medford was the venue for a psilocybin concert
Nov 15, 2024
Top news: Lethal bird flu; Pacific Power switch in Talent; and homeowners in high hazard wildfire areas
Nov 08, 2024
Top news stories of the week: America First, wildfire liability, seaweed-eating cows
Nov 01, 2024
JPR news team roundtable discussion
Oct 25, 2024
JPR reporters discuss top news stories of the week
Oct 18, 2024
California sues a hospital; two towns mull psilocybin bans
Oct 04, 2024
OSF's new director and an update on homelessness in Grants Pass
Sep 20, 2024
OSF's new director and an update on homelessness in Grants Pass
Sep 20, 2024
JPR News Team Debrief
Sep 13, 2024
The Debrief: Wildfire hazard maps, Talent protests and the Klamath River flows free again
Aug 30, 2024
The Debrief - Botulism, Police and Lavender
Aug 23, 2024
Fires and Broke Fire Districts
Aug 16, 2024
Fire chief terminated, and more
Aug 09, 2024
Park fire and prison returns top the news of the week
Aug 02, 2024
Struggling school districts, fire maps, and more keep reporters busy
Jul 26, 2024
Arsenic fears, a response to the Grants Pass Supreme Court decision, and the resignation of a Josephine County Commissioner
Jul 19, 2024
Wildfire issues and investigating inappropriate behavior from a Josephine county commissioner
Jul 12, 2024
JPR news heats up as summer takes hold
Jun 28, 2024
Analysis of the analysis: The week's news, revisited
Jun 25, 2024
Medford nurse arrested in drug diversion case, conflict on the Upper Rogue River, and more
Jun 14, 2024
The news heats up just as the weather gets warm
Jun 07, 2024
Mailing it in, and other major stories of the week
May 31, 2024
Douglas Fir deaths, restricting natural gas use in Ashland, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2025
May 24, 2024
Hope Kitchen, the USPS, and managing the Cascades-Siskiyous National Monument
May 17, 2024
Contaminated drinking water in California and big ballot measures in Jackson and Josephine Counties
May 10, 2024
Contaminated drinking water in California and big ballot measures in Jackson and Josephine Counties
May 10, 2024
Student protests, picketing nurses, and a messy sheriff's race top the news this week
May 03, 2024
SCOTUS learns about Grants Pass, and other big news of the week
Apr 26, 2024
Asante lawsuits and Klamath water allocations top a busy news week
Apr 19, 2024
Tents and courts and more make the headlines for the week
Apr 12, 2024
School district layoffs, renewable energy storage, and more news of the week
Apr 05, 2024
A federal lawsuit in Brookings, housing for wildfire survivors in Phoenix, Shasta County recall results, and more
Mar 29, 2024
Spring, but no break: JPR reporters discuss OSF return and more
Mar 22, 2024