Southern Oregon News

The Josephine County Sheriff’s office reported that a driver, 63-year-old Alec James Varner, who crashed into a stationary Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) engine shortly before midday on Wednesday, was arrested after failing field…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputies took delivery of Shawn Christian Higbee, 41, yesterday after he had been arrested by United States Marshals Service (USMS) officers in December in Cambodia on a 2019 arrest…

CURRY COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP), who responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 101, near milepost 359, in Curry County on Saturday at 10:49 p.m., confirmed that the pedestrian injured in the crash,  William…

A 20-year-old Coos County woman was charged with third-degree assault after shooting her boyfriend in the foot in an argument. Kendell R. Senn told Coos County deputies that she shot her boyfriend in the foot by accident when the…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Responding to reports of shots fired in the 800 block of Archer Dr. on Saturday just before midnight, Medford Police officers quickly deployed technology to follow, find, and arrest the suspects who had sped away from the…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A new scam has hit residents of Klamath County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. A Klamath Falls resident recently found a suspicious letter in their mailbox with a check for $9,900.74. The letter claimed the…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County Grand Jury has found that deadly force used by the Klamath County Sheriff and three of his deputies when arresting Joseph Michael Tancredi was necessary and justified, ending an investigation into the…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Representatives of healthcare workers at all eight Oregon Providence Health hospitals reached tentative agreements with the healthcare provider after three days of intensive bargaining earlier this week. The negotiations,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 24-year-old Medford man who admitted to police that he attacked Daniel Szabo (51) with a decorative sword is unfit to stand trial and has been committed to Oregon State Hospital for evaluation. Marzelle Omari Tyree…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Seeking to promote affordability and support residents' diverse needs, the city of Ashland has encouraged its citizens to develop accessory dwelling units (ADUs) within the city and offers guidance on getting plans approved.…