Southern Oregon News

ASHLAND, Ore. — The city of Ashland’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund is offering up to $200,000 in funding for projects that aim to create affordable housing in the city. Ashland Funding For Affordable Housing Ashland’s…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A small-scale emergency housing project to get drug addicts off the street and into emergency housing started by nonprofits in Medford two years ago has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the model replicated…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon's U.S. senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced this week that the Klamath Basin will receive a $50 million federal grant to support irrigators facing prolonged drought conditions. Klamath…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Providence Health & Services has reached an agreement with the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association Southern Oregon Providers for the Providence Medford Emergency Department. Providence Healthcare…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Negasi Zuberi, 31, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche, was sentenced in the Oregon U.S. District Court Eugene to life in federal prison yesterday for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women and…

LAKE COUNTY, Ore. — To preserve unique and special landscapes, cross-country off-highway vehicles will have limited access to about 70,000 acres within the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Lake County. The new ruling also affects other…

An attempt by Oregon state to recoup some of the millions lost with the purchase of defective modular units to replace homes destroyed in the 2020 wildfires yielded 22 cents on the dollar at auction. The state paid more than $170,000 for…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Applications for the Planning, Infrastructure, and Economic Revitalization (PIER) Program, which supports economic recovery for businesses affected by the 2020 Labor Day fires in Jackson County, will open soon.…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 43-year-old man was arrested on Friday, January 10th, as a result of investigations by detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT). Several people were detained during the execution of a search…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Coquille Tribe has emerged triumphant after a decade-long struggle to gain permission to open a casino in Medford. The Casino Faced Strong Opposition They have been strongly opposed by three main rivals – the…