Medford News

Phillip Michael Valeriani, who flew into the Tampa International Airport from Medford, Oregon, with 64 pounds of marijuana inside three suitcases on May 12, 2024, could spend 75 years in a federal prison. Guilty of Possessing…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Stabbin’ Wagon, a harm reduction nonprofit, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Medford and the Medford Police Department, alleging that they engaged in a campaign of unlawful retaliation, targeted…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford City Council approved $611,750 in funding to several local programs aimed at strengthening community well-being, enhancing public spaces, and expanding educational and cultural opportunities at their September 3…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the shooting incident in Carnelian Street, Northeast Medford, late July, Joel Matthew Caswell, was arrested Wednesday and has been indicted on several charges, including Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The court…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Following a six-month-long investigation, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Oregon and the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET), armed with 11 search warrants, conducted searches at residences and warehouses…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police Department (MPD) detectives arrested 31-year-old Joel Matthew Caswell yesterday in connection with a July drive-by shooting when shots were fired into a home. After asking the public for help identifying…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford has concluded three-year National Opioids Settlement Fund funding agreements for a teen substance abuse prevention program launched in schools in late March that has already supported 56 students across…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, 36-year-old Cassie Cavagnaro, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for a DUII crash on South Pacific Highway that killed 41-year-old Jason  (Jimilee) Thomas, a former Bend chef, as he was…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department recently shared details of two big Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) drug busts, which contributed to the almost 40-pound haul of methamphetamines that the police have…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff Oregon (JCSO) confirmed that the body of the 27-year-old Medford man who drowned while kayaking in Agate Lake on Saturday has been found. Responding to a 9-1-1- call at 7:48 PM Saturday…