Medford News

MEDFORD, Ore. — As part of an ongoing effort to preserve the integrity of one of the City’s oldest burial grounds, 22 of the historic monuments at Eastwood Cemetery were repaired in mid-October using funds from a grant from the Oregon…

MEDFORD, Ore. — An unanimously approved resolution in Wednesday’s Medford City Council means City staff can now start working on the Economic Improvement District (EID) formally in partnership with the Downtown Medford Association.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Several positions for Medford City Boards and Commissions are open. The city's Mayor and City Council invited community members to step forward and serve on various Boards, Commissions, and Committees, but you must apply by…

MEDFORD, Ore. — If you missed the City of Medford’s Open House on October 2, there’s still a way to comment on the council’s Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP): A survey is now open for public comments. Medford Survey To…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect who recklessly fired a handgun and struck multiple houses and unoccupied vehicles in a neighborhood on North Ridge Terrace in south Medford, 24-year-old Chase Benjamin Smith of Medford, was taken into custody on…

Starbucks announced that it is shutting down hundreds of stores and cutting more jobs as part of a restructuring plan, which includes several Starbucks stores in Southern Oregon. About 1% of Starbucks' North American locations, including…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Sunset magazine awards named Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, Great Falls, Montana, and Medford, Oregon, as the best small towns to travel to in the West. In Medford, they found a getaway with something for everyone,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A $780,593 grant from the State of Oregon’s Local Government Grant Program will go towards renovating and revitalizing Jackson Park in West Medford. Jackson Park, which was constructed in the 1960s, is managed by the…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents are invited to an upcoming open house in October to help the City Council shape its Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP)- a community effort seeking to reduce and ultimately eliminate serious injuries…

Phillip Michael Valeriani, who flew into the Tampa International Airport from Medford, Oregon, with 64 pounds of marijuana inside three suitcases on May 12, 2024, could spend 75 years in a federal prison. Guilty of Possessing…