Jackson County Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — As the game of pickleball gains in popularity throughout the U.S., the City of Medford will be home to 19 state-of-the-art lighted pickleball courts expected to attract national and regional tournaments. As part of an…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation of an officer-involved shooting at Hawthorne Park in Medford on Friday. The officers involved in the incident were not injured. However, a suspect was…

MEDFORD Ore. — Thanks to support from Medford's Council Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), the nonprofit Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon (CCCS) helped 22 families avoid falling into homelessness. In September 2024,…

Ashland in Oregon has been named as offering one of the ‘most envied lifestyles’ in the United States, according to a poll of 3,012 respondents. Two other Oregon locations – Lake Oswego and NorthWest Crossing in Bend – also made it to the…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responding to reports that a man had disappeared into deep water after falling from a cliff on Thursday evening at a swimming hole off of Dead Indian Memorial Road outside…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Offering many new features for families—and their dogs—the upgraded Howard School is now open to visitors, who can relax in the sun or shade or engage with the new attractions. After nearly a year of construction, Howard…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials issued a recreational use advisory for Lost Creek Lake in Jackson County on Tuesday after potentially dangerous levels of cylindrospermopsin, a toxin produced by harmful algae,…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) deputies arrested a 51-year-old Prospect transient, Allen Lee Bicknell, for intentionally starting a fire Wednesday, June 18, in the Red Blanket Road area east of Prospect.  A…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Shortish and long runs on the longest day of the year are happening in Medford today as runners line up to participate in the 2025 Summer Solstice Run. Medford Parks, Recreation, and Facilities, in partnership with…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A fatal two-vehicle crash in Jackson County near Ashland on Tuesday at about 2:50 p.m. led to the death of a passenger after a black Honda Civic, driven by 68-year-old Terielizabeth Smead of Lemon Grove (CA), careened…