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Hundreds turn out for eclipse - 05/21/2012
A few hundred amateur astronomers littered the field in front of ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum Sunday evening in Ashland, waiting for the clouds to...
Fire District 5 asks voters to approve levy - 05/21/2012
TALENT — Voters in Jackson County Fire District No. 5 will decide in November whether to approve a $1.
Police: Washington state man ran synthetic drug ring - 05/21/2012
PORTLAND — Prosecutors have accused a Vancouver, Wash.
Row with the flow - 05/19/2012
Toni Martinez is barking into a bullhorn across the water at four women who are awkwardly moving backward in a boat.
Homeless men catch suspected thief - 05/19/2012
A 25-year-old man who snatched a woman's purse from a stroller in Lithia Park Thursday was chased down and held by a group of mostly homeless men...
Bear found by teen will stay in Wisconsin zoo - 05/19/2012
An infant black bear illegally plucked from the woods by a Gold Hill teenager and taken home last month is now living in a Wisconsin zoo, the latest...
Distemper confirmed in Ashland - 05/19/2012
Wildlife biologists are investigating an apparent outbreak of canine distemper in the local fox population, and health officials are warning dog...
Police and fire reports May 19 - 05/19/2012
Police reports
Ashland adopts ban on feeding deer - 05/18/2012
It will soon become illegal to intentionally feed wild animals in Ashland.
At an urban L.A. campus, nature — and test scores — looking up - 05/18/2012
LOS ANGELES — Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street.
Prohibition on public camping strengthened - 05/18/2012
The Ashland City Council has moved to strengthen the town's ban on camping on public property.
Heat lamp fire sparks another chicken tragedy - 05/18/2012
Twenty chickens died Tuesday morning in a Talent fire caused by a heat lamp, the fifth such fire in Jackson County this year.
Grubbs reward fund hits $21,180 - 05/18/2012
The Ashland City Council has added $10,000 to the David Grubbs reward fund, pushing the amount to $21,180 for anyone who helps solve the brutal 2011...
Police and fire reports May 18 - 05/18/2012
Police reports