Southern Oregon News

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.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked the Department of the Interior for an additional 30 days for public comment on the Coquille Tribe’s proposed casino in Medford, a controversial issue among Tribal leaders. …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An Oregon State Police (OSP) news release confirms that Chalino Tellez Cortez (19) of Phoenix was tragically killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 33, in Jackson County on Friday after crashing…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Fire Department notified residents that D Street between 6th Street and 7th Street will be closed from 5 PM to 8 PM on December 16, 17, and 18 as Josephine County Fire Departments undertake drills at the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Road work of the Oregon Department of Transport’s (ODOT) Oregon 99 project starts today (Monday). ODOT will do utility work and make improvements just south of Phoenix, from East Glenwood to Coleman Creek, resulting…

UPDATE: Jackson County I-5 Fatal Motorcycle Crash Victim Identified JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A motorcycle seen by multiple witnesses to be traveling recklessly on the I-5 north on Friday morning crashed near milepost 34 at 10:53 AM,…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A multiple convicted felon, David Ralston (35), was arrested in a traffic stop on Wednesday by members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation by detectives from the Douglas Interagency…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Medford judge handed down a sentence of life in prison with a minimum of 25 years to 26-year-old Dylan McLeod on Thursday for his role in the murder of 24-year-old Aaron Stitt in 2021. McLeod is the third person convicted…