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Medford’s Livability Study Finds Homeless Encampments Have Decreased
MEDFORD, Ore. — The newest findings from the Medford Police Department's Livability Team suggest that the City of Medford’s efforts to improve community safety and address homelessness are paying off.
The number of illegal encampments…
New Rules for Motorized Boating on Oregon’s Upper Rogue River
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Proposed new rules that restrict motorized boating on the Upper Rogue River in Jackson County have been approved in principle by the Oregon State Marine Board.
The Rules Follow Safety and Congestion…
Hidden Spiked Boards On Southern Oregon Forest Service Roads
The U.S. Forest Service warned the public that homemade spike strips and booby-trap devices have been been placed along Forest Service roads in southwestern Oregon.
Booby Traps On Southern Oregon Forest Roads
Reports were…
Jackson County Fire District 5 Gets Lifeline From Fellow Firefighters
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The board of Jackson County Fire District 3 unanimously approved an agreement with troubled Jackson County Fire District 5 on Thursday that will ensure the districts continue to operate separately but share certain…
Former Jackson County Fire Chief Charles Hanley Threatens to Sue the Department
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Former Jackson County Fire Chief, Charles Hanley, who was fired in August amid allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct, has retaliated with a threat to sue the fire department.
Five More Allegations…
High-Speed Car Chase in Oregon Ends in Dramatic Arrest
ROSEBURG, Ore — A suspected drug dealer with a history of violent crime was involved in a high-speed car chase with detectives from the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) that ended in a dramatic arrest in the streets of Roseburg.…
Southern Oregon Local Police Target Traffic Violations Near Schools
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore. — Following the Medford police's move last month to crack down on school zone speed limits, Grants Pass and Eagle Point authorities have joined the initiative to help make school traffic areas safer.
Grants…
Jackson County Highway 140 Crash Results In 1 Fatality And 2 Injuries
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A collision between two vehicles on Highway 140 in Jackson County near milepost 31 on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of one person and left two others injured.
Fatal Accident On Highway 140 in Jackson…
Salmon Have Returned to the Klamath Basin After More Than a Century
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The long-awaited return of Chinook salmon to the Klamath Basin has happened less than a month after the removal of the four Klamath River hydroelectric dams that have blocked the salmon from returning to their…
Negasi Zuberi Found Guilty on All Counts
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon resident Negasi Zuberi was found guilty on all counts related to the kidnap and r*pe of two women on the eighth day of his trial before U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane in Medford yesterday.
He will remain in…