Diane Megaw

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) issued an alert warning residents of common scams that have again arisen in the county. Scammers pretend to be law enforcement officers and insist on payment to avoid jury…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The Klamath Falls Police Department Homicide Investigation into a shooting on Thursday night at 2328 Biehn Street in Klamath Falls in which Jai Jackson, 23, died, indicated that Jackson was shot in the chest after a…

Another person has been held accountable in Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell’s crackdown on jail deputies. On Friday, ex-sheriff’s deputy Johnathan Lee Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree official…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A North Bend woman, 27-year-old Lanie Denton, and a Coquille man, 41-year-old Joshua Felker, are facing serious charges after an incident in Coos Bay early Saturday morning. Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD)…

Several Oregon lawmakers have targeted high application fees and deposits- two significant expenses that can prevent renters from finding a new home. Proposals were presented last week that could: Ban landlords from charging…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A recent AGU (Advancing Earth Sciences) study of mountain cities in Oregon rated Medford, Bend, and Grants as the top three smokiest cities in the US from 2019 to 2023, but Medford was the smokiest. Survey Says…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Fire crews from Jackson County Fire District 3 responded to reports of an RV fire on Quebec Circle, White City, shortly after 7.30 a.m. on Sunday, March 2. They managed to extinguish the fire, but the person and…

Mass DOGE federal firings at the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been criticized by Oregon climatologists. They say the layoffs will negatively affect weather tracking in Oregon, which in…

Chipmaker Microchip Technology indicated that it will lay off factory workers on Monday at its  Oregon and Colorado plants following poor results postings driven by declining sales. Arizona-based Microchip manufactures embedded chips…

A two-vehicle crash on Highway 138W near milepost 6 in Douglas County on Wednesday ended in tragedy as the driver of one of the vehicles was declared deceased on the scene despite being pulled from his burning car by bystanders. After…