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UPDATED: Sunday, Sept. 4, 10:30 a.m. Two wildfires near Weed, California continued to grow over the weekend, but favorable weather allowed firefighters to begin containment.

Oregon counties are still processing ballots from Tuesday's mail-in election. Unofficial results from state and local elections will be updated daily. Certified results will be posted by June 13th.

News organizations and nonprofit groups in Oregon have teamed up to learn what voters want candidates for governor to be talking about as they compete for votes. They seek Oregonians to participate in a "Let's Talk" 90-minute virtual listening session soon to share their understanding of the race through the media. There is no cost to join in this nonpartisan event.

The fire grew to 5,850 acres by Friday morning, destroying at least 25 structures and threatening about 9,000 more.

This week marks a year since wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in Jackson County over the Labor Day weekend.

The Jefferson Public Radio newsroom is among this year's winners of the regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, the regional SPJ Contest, and the PMJA Awards.

The festival was held to celebrate America's newest national holiday. Juneteenth marks June 19th, 1865, when enslaved African-Americans in Texas got news — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued — that they were free.

A new wildfire started in Douglas County Tuesday night, a few miles southwest of the town of Elkton.