Jackson County Oregon News

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Firefighters at the Fielder Mountain Fire in southwest Oregon- estimated to cover 450 acres-  worked to suppress the fire overnight after a relentless air and ground attack throughout the afternoon and evening.…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland Police Department has arrested a 39-year-old man from Grants Pass following a strong-armed robbery, in which a woman was pulled from her vehicle and her purse was stolen, on Monday evening. Michael Scott…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) claims in a statement that the closure of Asante clinics in Medford and Grants Pass is an example of healthcare executives ‘collecting massive personal paychecks’ at the expense of…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Over 2,000 child pornography images led to a multi-task force search warrant being served on an apartment in Ashland on Wednesday morning. The search warrant of an apartment in the 400 block of Russell Street was served…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A mosquito pool at Eagles Point in Jackson County has tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time in 2026 West Nile Virus Identified In Eagle Point Trap After the West Nile virus (WNv) was been…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — While firefighters have made significant progress holding containment lines over the last 36 hours, taking advantage of a brief window of cooler weather to reach 8% containment on the 13,999-acre blaze, ODF South West…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Firefighters on the East Evans Creek Fire continue to battle challenging conditions as wind gusts of up to 30 mph persist. Despite the active fire behavior, cooler temperatures and increased relative humidity have…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 28-year-old Jackson County, Oregon, man, Eduardo Cortes Cortes, was sentenced to 5½ years in federal prison last Thursday on fentanyl distribution-related charges, after police linked an overdose death to Cortes…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — ODF Southwest Oregon District confirmed yesterday that the East Evans Creek fire remains active as spot fires drive suppression efforts, as firefighters continue their battle in the first major response deployment for…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A fast-moving vegetation fire at a White City biomass facility temporarily shut down local roads on Monday afternoon as a three-alarm response attended to the fire. The incident began at approximately 2:31 p.m. at…