Southern Oregon News

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) announced that Multi-Agency Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) High-Visibility Enforcement Patrols will be conducted across the county on New Year’s Eve.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — No agreement was reached by the conclusion of the expedited mediation between Providence Health & Services and almost 5,000 frontline healthcare workers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) on December 20,…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — On Wednesday, a Josephine County, Steven Shirley, 52, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. Shirley was manufacturing marijuana illegally and filing false tax returns-…

MEDFORD, Ore. — In an ongoing bitter struggle, three Indian tribes have filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Washington D.C. to stop the Coquille Tribe from opening a casino in Medford. Lawsuit Cites Violations of the U.S.…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Following the discovery of three dead bodies, the Oregon State Police (OSP) and Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) are conducting a joint investigation into an incident that took place at about 12:00 PM on Friday,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two young men have been charged with arson following a fire at Rogue Community College’s Medford campus on Wednesday. Christian McLennan (18) of Medford and Nathan Svinth (20) of Central Point appeared in the Jackson…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Volunteers from Pacific Power, which has over 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington, and California, lent a helping hand to ACCESS, a Jackson County nonprofit offering vital services. Yesterday, they took part in a…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Charges laid in terms of the  Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 166.370 against Medford School Board member Michael Williams, who allegedly wore a sheathed knife on his belt during school board meetings and other school-related…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After receiving an alert through the Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon ECSO 911 Dispatch reporting a group of lost and stranded dirt bikers on John’s Peak outside of Jacksonville, Oregon, on Sunday night, an…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Two prospective graduates of the Douglas County H.O.P.E. Drug Court program have created a New HOPE for Heart Health event in partnership with Safe at Home and FARA that will take place at the Parkview Skating Center.…