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The California Supreme Court has accepted a case that asks whether it is constitutional for judges to set bail at amounts far higher than a defendant can pay.

Rahul Lal

CalMatters

How a lost credit card and $7 cheeseburger reignited California’s debate over excessive bail

Nigel Duara

California has conflicting laws and court decisions on what judges should prioritize when setting bail. A case involving a homeless man with a long criminal record could resolve some uncertainty.

There is growing evidence that suggests there could be a fourth distinct population of orcas living in the deep ocean off Oregon and California. In this file photo taken on Sep. 9, 2021, an orca swims roughly 110 miles west of Bandon, Oregon.

Robert L. Pitman

Oregon State University

Science & Technology

Pacific Northwest orca discovery, cleaning up pesticides and a new path to parenthood for same-sex couples

Jes Burns

Dave Hodges is the founder and pastor of the Church of Ambrosia, which considers magic mushrooms a sacrament. Hodges says the effects of psilocybin are profoundly spiritual because they “allow people to connect to their soul.”

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Health and Medicine

First responders, veterans hail benefits of psychedelic drugs as California debates legalization

Bernard Wolfson

Bob Jenks, executive director of the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board.

Oregon State Legislature

Economy and Finance

Record number of Oregonians disconnected from electric, gas service as rates climb

Courtney Sherwood

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Oregon patients needed fentanyl, but got tap water — and it went unchecked for nearly two years

Kaylee Tornay

Poor data and coordination between regulatory agencies contribute to hospital drug thefts, experts say.
As the Ashland Film Festival bounces back, it (re)presents the heroic journey of an athlete

Vanessa Finney

The Ashland Independent Film Festival has almost reached its fundraising goal through the "Out of the Ashes" campaign to reboot for 2024. While they sort through submissions for the October festival, they're offering "Wednesday at the Movies."

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Vintage Trump remarks after convictions renew dilemma for news media and voters alike

Ron Elving

Trump's remarks full of falsehoods were another reminder that as the November election gets closer, he can be expected to test and exceed the boundaries of fact and fiction once again.
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7 surprising facts about dreams -- why we have them and what they mean

Andrea Muraskin

Dreaming is often misunderstood. But in a new book, a neuroscientist argues that it’s one of the most vital functions of the human brain, and just about anyone can tap into dreams’ insights.

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Blossoms bloom in front of the Washington County Courthouse. On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a federal judge who previously ruled that defendants held in jail for more than seven days without an attorney must be released from custody. The case arose out of Washington County, where 10 people held at the county jail, charged with crimes — but who were not appointed attorneys — filed a class action habeas corpus petition through Oregon’s federal public defender’s office.

Michael Clapp

Law and Justice

Appellate court affirms ruling, releasing defendants from jail who don’t get public defender

Conrad Wilson

In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court called Oregon’s public defense system a “Sixth Amendment nightmare,” referencing the part of the U.S. Constitution that requires the state to provide defense attorneys to those it charges with crimes if they cannot afford a lawyer.