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Grand Jury Clears Officer After Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot in Medford Park
MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County Grand Jury cleared Medford Police Officer David Leal in the July 4 shooting of Salvador Sanchez, 55, in Hawthorne Park, but Sanchez was indicted on multiple felony charges related to the incident.
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Portland Risks Losing $100 Million in Federal Funds Over Refusal to Drop DEI Programs
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland could lose $100 million in annual federal funding if it fails to eliminate some of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs demanded by the Trump Administration.
The City Cannot…
Oregon Invokes Conflagration Act Again as Elk Fire in Klamath County Grows Fast and Evacuations…
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Invoking the Conflagration Act, the Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized its Red Incident Management Team, along with several task forces, to the Elk Fire in Klamath County, approximately eight miles north of Bonanza,…
Sanctuary Cities Like Portland Targeted as ICE Plans Sweeping Deportation Surge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Making the country ‘safe’ could come at a terrible price for sanctuary states such as Oregon. This is the grim picture painted by President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan.
He Warns That ICE Activities Will…
Neil Creek Fire Forces Evacuation Alerts and Closes I-5 as Flames Spread Near Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. — As firefighters have continued to battle the Neil Creek fire burning East of I-5 near Neil Creek Road since yesterday, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) upgraded the alert to level 2 across several zones.
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Federal Lawsuit From Oregon Athletes Seeks to Bar Transgender Competitors From Girls’ Sports
Three Oregon high school track and field athletes have filed a federal lawsuit calling for transgender students to be banned from all future girls’ events in the state, and to strip them of all sports records previously earned in girls’…
Tech Shock in Oregon as Massive Intel Job Cuts Hit Hillsboro and Aloha Campuses
The Intel Corporation announced yesterday that over 500 employees in Oregon will be laid off, with the first round of terminations slated to happen over 12 days, starting July 15.
The Tech giant said 523 employees at four facilities in…
Oregon Deploys Emergency Fire Teams to Rogue Valley as Heat and Lightning Stoke Wildfire Fears
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Two structural task forces from Benton and Lane counties have been mobilized to the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon by the Oregon State Fire Marshal through Immediate Response to boost capacity as local structural and…
Medford Police Shooting of Knife-Wielding Man Sparks Grand Jury Review and Public Debate
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has released the name of the man shot by a Medford Police Department (MPD) officer during an officer-involved confrontation in Hawthorne Park last Friday.
He is 55-year-old Salvador…
Oregon’s Bias Crime Numbers Drop but Experts Fear Underreporting and System Gaps
Oregon’s 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicated that, for the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024. Rather than a decline in incidents, the report suggests other reasons for…