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Following the National Weather Service’s (NWS)  Extreme Heat Watch warning issued earlier this week, the Medford National Weather Service Office issued an Excessive Heat Warning in Southwest Oregon from 1 p.m. Friday, August 22, until 8…

A 28-year-old Washington man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison after a traffic accident in Oregon led investigators to uncover a large stash of fentanyl. Jesus Paul Zazueta of Yakima was ordered this week to…

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…

In a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something one can no longer take for granted. This is the ominous warning by an expert reacting to the AI bot surge in the Oregon job market. ‘Frankencandidates’ Use AI to Generate…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of large dogs fighting a puppy in the backyard of 66-year-old  Edward Andrew Whitely's home, a Roseburg Police Department, accompanied by a Douglas County Sheriff's Office animal control deputy,…

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…

Eric Lappin died in May 2024, but his corpse remained in a bedroom for another five months while his mother, Melissa Lappin (44) of Beaverton, collected his state benefits amounting to nearly $24,000. Eric Lappin was 26 when he died. He…

EUGENE, Ore. — After rear-ending his girlfriend’s vehicle and chasing her onto Willamette Street, Adam Cole Young (35) was arrested by officers from the Eugene Police Department after a sequence of dramatic events. After the incident…

Threats to eradicate Oregon’s immigration sanctuary policies by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi have been dismissed by Governor Tina Kotek, who denies that public officials and law enforcement officers have violated federal immigration…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department is looking for 33-year-old Anthony Boyd Mooney of Grants Pass, who was indicted on charges related to a spree of commercial burglaries between September 2024 and January 2025 in the…