Ashland News

ASHLAND, Ore. — In a coordinated operation, the Ashland Police Department (APD) resolved a distressing situation last night for two children who were held hostage by a Central Point man in an Ashland apartment. Following a call received…

ASHLAND, Ore. — "Parents Demanding School Shooting Safety," a group advocating for safety in schools, has given notice to the Ashland School District that they intend to file legal action. A coalition of concerned parents, including this…

ASHLAND, Ore. — While a helicopter lifts hundreds of dead trees from the Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon, Ashland Fire and Rescue coordinates a project to thin 5,000 acres of dead and dying Douglas firs before the wildfire season…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s (OSF) 2025 Season is set to entertain and delight as it celebrates 90 years of theatre productions in this season, aptly named "Homecoming." Founded in Ashland in 1935 by Angus L. Bowmer, the…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Despite a slow start to voter turnout for the Oregon Primaries, students at Southern Oregon University (SOU) plan to make time in their busy timetables to head to the booths on Tuesday’s Election Day to have their voices…

ASHLAND, Ore. — In the  Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District, the U.S Forest Service and other groups are performing controlled fire, also known as a prescribed fire over a 70-acre section near Horn Gap in Ashland Forest Resiliency Unit 37.…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Two robbers who threatened a man at gunpoint and then ran off with his possessions were later arrested by Ashland Police Department. Man Held at Gunpoint While Walking Home from Work The man was accosted while…

ASHLAND, Ore. — As spring returns to Ashland, Jackson County's bears are waking up from their winter hibernation, eager to refuel. They're hungry, and the Ashland Police Department (APD) is appealing to residents to help keep the bears at a…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The President of the Southern Oregon University (SOU), Rick Bailey (Richard J. Bailey, Jr.), is on a mission to implement an entrepreneurial fiscal scheme that will pave the way for future financial resilience. SOU has…

ASHLAND, Ore. — At a special meeting on Wednesday, the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission (APRC) discussed the aging Ashland ice rink, limitations on ADA parking at Lithia Park on Winburn Way at the Japanese Gardens, and other…