Jackson County Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the November 23 Medford Police Department officer-involved shooting, 30-year-old Shane Wesley Smith, was taken to the Jackson County Jail after being released from the hospital. Smith, of Medford, received…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland City Council has partnered with OHRA, which will run the severe weather shelter to provide a good experience for those using the service. With grant funding, the city purchased the land in 2023, and OHRA was…

MEDFORD, Ore. — An officer-involved shooting took place yesterday morning on Mallard Lane, Medford, when police investigated a report of an armed individual who was threatening self-harm. The incident, which involved shots being fired,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — At the November 19 meeting, the Medford City Council approved revised plans for a 19,050-square-foot addition to the Children's Museum of Southern Oregon. The Medford Urban Renewal Agency (MURA) board then resolved to…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford confirmed that the Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Street, operated by ACCESS with the City of Medford’s Office of Emergency Management, will be open this winter to ensure that the…

A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Florida Man Sentenced for Distributing…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A bus driver and passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries, and one child suffered minor Injuries after a passenger truck ran a stop sign and crashed into a Jackson County School District 6 school bus at the…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The 2025 winter skating season at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink starts this Friday, November 21. Ashland Parks and Recreation will be welcoming everyone back at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink on Friday.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two people were seriously injured when their car crashed into a tree on Friday night. They claimed that they had been fleeing another vehicle after being menaced with a firearm, but Medford Police determined that this claim…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police arrested two people yesterday in connection with a shooting at the OK Market at 1192 N. Riverside Avenue in Medford. Medford Police officers responded to the OK Market on Saturday at approximately 5:19 p.m.…