Lucille McNamara

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department (MPD) denies spying on political groups and individuals by gathering information from social media accounts, so breaching ORS 181A.250, a state law that prohibits law enforcement agencies from…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The appointment of a full-time investigator will reinforce measures to clamp down on illegal drug trafficking in Southern Oregon by MADGE, a local task force initiative. Drug Task Force Has Confiscated Large…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Rumors that the Asante Ashland Community Hospital will shut its doors have been dispelled by the group’s CEO, Brandon Mencini, in an email to employees. Staff at the 49-bed hospital which opened in Ashland in 1907 have…

TALENT, Ore. — Elevated levels of bacteria are being recorded in Oregon’s Wagner Creek in Talent that could have been caused by fecal matter. Warning Issued that Bacteria Levels Exceed Safety Standards Rogue Valley Council’s…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Fake Oregon State Troopers are involved in a scheme to scam residents of Jackson County. Oregon State Police are calling on the public to be aware of scammers who are impersonating State Troopers in attempts to…

Amid plummeting stock prices, Intel announced yesterday that it is going to cut 15,000 jobs in a massive drive to cut costs. How many Oregon workers will lose their jobs in the latest cutback is unclear, but what is painfully obvious is…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The John C. Boyle Dam was breached yesterday in the final stages of a $450 million project that is hoped will restore salmon to the Klamath River. Salmon Population Will be Restored This is the fourth and…

Portland State University (PSU) researchers will be working in collaboration with various tourist organizations on a project to install microplastic filtering devices, such as commercial dishwashers and dryer vents, that release tiny…

The closure of print media is a worldwide phenomenon and Oregon is no exception. The news industry in Oregon has not added a single job to its workforce since 2004 and has experienced double-digit losses for three consecutive years since…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Postal workers from Rogue Valley will be holding a rally on (Saturday August 3) in the hope of persuading the United States Postal Service (USPS) to revert a Delivering for America decision that they believe could have an…