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Ashland to Issue Revenue Bonds to Finance The Construction of The Water Treatment Plant
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Three controversial measures – one addressing Oregon’s drug laws and two seeking to increase taxation on property values - came under the spotlight on ballots for Southern Oregon voter approval.
Rogue River…
Oregonians Vote YES to Impeaching Public Officials and Allowing the Creation of Labor Unions in the…
Oregonians have voted to impeach public officials and to allow labor organizations to talk to cannabis industry employees while retailers and processors remain neutral.
These were two of five ballot measures seeking approval from voters.…
Oregon Man Who Escaped Prison by Walking Away from a Work Crew Rearrested
Dressed in prison garb when he made his escape by walking away from a prison work crew and jumping onto a downtown Salem bus, T.J. Harvey Bennett was rearrested in Portland on Sunday.
Bennett (44) was imprisoned at the Santiam…
Vulnerable Oregonians May Access Housing Benefits Under New OHP Initiative
Eligible members of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) with certain specific health conditions will now have new benefits. The initiative seeks to address housing stability as a determining health factor and includes several forms of help.…
Oregon Woman Files Petition for Wrongful Conviction After Spending 41 Years in Prison
An Oregon woman who has already spent 41 years in prison and whose crime was made into a movie starring Farrah Fawcett has filed a petition calling for relief from a wrongful conviction.
Diane Downs Shot Dead One Child, Paralyzed…
Southern Oregon Law Enforcement Units Prepared to Handle Post-Election Disruption
Following recent fires in ballot drop boxes, Southern Oregon law enforcement units say they are geared to handle any disruptive situation to the national election today, or in the following days.
Recent Drop Box Fires Sparked…
Medford DUII Pick-up Truck Driver Hits Motorcyclist Causing Serious Injury
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police issued a news release confirming that a motorcyclist was struck by a pick-up truck on Sunday night in Medford. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and police arrested the pickup driver on DUII, assault,…
Wild Birds Sheltered Indoors Following Outbreak of Avian ‘Flu in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Resident wild birds and clinic patients of the Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center have been moved to enclosures indoors as a safety precaution following an outbreak of avian ‘flu at a nearby farm in…
Oregon Attorney Suspended for Obstructing Justice While Representing Real Estate Developer
The law license of Portland attorney Derek Ashton has been suspended for 60 days by a state bar disciplinary panel, citing obstruction of justice during his representation of real estate developer Terry Bean in a sex abuse case.
Ashton…
SOU Computer Scientist Awarded $250K Grant To Research Transfer Of AI Knowledge
ASHLAND, Ore. — An assistant professor in Southern Oregon University’s Computer Science Department, Bernadette Boscoe, has been awarded a $250,000 grant to research archived protocols and help keep track of tacit knowledge in different…