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Oregon Father Indicted Over Fentanyl Death of His Infant Daughter
Yesterday, a Coos Bay man, David Sigler, 32, was indicted by a Coos County grand jury for allegedly killing his 22-month-old daughter in fall 2024.
He is charged with criminally negligent homicide and criminal mistreatment. Sigler was…
Oregon Man Arrested by Roseburg Police After Multiple Hit-and-Runs, Meth Found in Possession
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Roseburg Police Department (RPD) arrested a 71-year-old Roseburg man, David Grant Tollefson, early on Monday morning. While allegedly driving impaired, Tollefson reportedly struck three vehicles and a telephone pole…
Medford Manhunt: Adam Hausa Arrested After Armed Standoff Near McLoughlin Middle School
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a menacing with a handgun, the area around the 400 block of N. Grape St, Medford, was closed off yesterday as the Medford Police Department (MPD) attended the scene. By 6.30 pm, the suspect, …
Medford Woman Sues Carnival Operator for $600k After Being Thrown from Ride at Rogue Valley Mall
MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, Rachal Martinez-Orozco, 35, has filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 from Davis Shows, the Medford Mall carnival’s operating company. She alleges she was thrown from a ride at Medford's Rogue Valley Mall…
Josephine County Sheriff Walks Tightrope on Immigration: Between Federal Law and State Sanctuary
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel has made it clear that he will not tolerate anyone who enters the United States illegally.
He Will Not Stand in the Way of Federal Immigration Practices
In a press…
Couple Found Shot in Yoncalla Home Have Been Identified
The couple found dead from gunshot wounds in their Yoncalla home on 31 January has been identified as Steven Curtis Bolin and his wife, Michelle Bolin.
The couple was found by Yoncalla Sheriff’s Office deputies who responded to a report…
Providence Healthcare Strike: St. Vincent Hospitalists Approve Contract, But Medford Nurses Reject…
MEDFORD, Ore. — While hospitalists and palliative care physicians at Providence St. Vincent in Portland have approved their tentative agreement, Providence Healthcare nurses in Medford have voted to reject it. St Vincent's agreement is the…
Armed Oregon Man Barricaded In Basement Arrested After Evading Police in Multi-County Chase
A Coos Bay man, Deven Dunn, 34, driving dangerously through populated areas as he led police on several chases on Wednesday, February 5, was arrested on Thursday night after barricading himself in the basement of a house in Eighth Terrace…
Oregon Family of Five Lose Their Pet Dog and Cat in Fire that Left Apartment in Ruins
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A pet dog and cat died in a fire at a Roseburg apartment on Thursday afternoon. The occupants, two adults, and three children, were not on the premises when the fire broke out.
Roseburg Fire Department was called to 844…
Fatal Klamath County Crash On Highway 97: Cause Under Investigation
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A fatal two-vehicle car accident on Highway 97 near milepost 249 in Klamath County on Sunday, February 2, led to the death of two people, Winnie Mae Hescock (41) of Klamath Falls and Laurice Lee Foster (41) of…