Jackson County Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a menacing with a handgun, the area around the 400 block of N. Grape St, Medford, was closed off yesterday as the Medford Police Department (MPD) attended the scene. By 6.30 pm, the suspect, …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, Rachal Martinez-Orozco, 35, has filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 from Davis Shows, the Medford Mall carnival’s operating company. She alleges she was thrown from a ride at Medford's Rogue Valley Mall…

MEDFORD, Ore. — While hospitalists and palliative care physicians at Providence St. Vincent in Portland have approved their tentative agreement, Providence Healthcare nurses in Medford have voted to reject it. St Vincent's agreement is the…

Heavy snow and ice increase the risks of falling tree branches and downed power lines. Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management issued an advisory yesterday as residents brace for continued winter storms, urging the public to be alert,…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Effective immediately, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) issued a Winter Weather Advisory yesterday in light of the moderate snowfall and overnight sub-freezing temperatures expected over the next two days.…

The storms raging across Southern Oregon have affected almost 11,000 Pacific Power customers, but the utility’s crews are working hard to ensure power is restored in storm-affected areas. Pacific Power Sends Crews To Respond To…

ASHLAND, Ore. — An Ashland youth rally planned for Tuesday, February 4, seeks to draw attention to the scheduled vote on the ordinance incentivizing efficient, all-electric construction. The speakers at the rally will address climate…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Officers involved in the Medford Police Department (MPD) 's proactive retail theft enforcement operation arrested 12 people at Target. Funded by an Oregon Criminal Justice Commission grant, MPD partnered with Target in a…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A suspect, Jason Allan Baker, 40, of Rogue River, is in custody and facing charges arising from a hit-and-run accident on Sunday, January 26, at about 5.51 pm in a rural area near Rogue River involving his vehicle and…

After Governor Tina Kotek urged striking healthcare workers to end the strike, Providence Health Oregon and the unions representing striking healthcare workers said yesterday that in-person talks would resume. The walkout includes staff…