Jackson County Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — In a dramatic arrest, involving the closure of several suburban roads, the Medford Police SWAT team used chemical irritants to flush a 44 year-old burglary suspect from a home in the 1800 block of Grandview Drive. The…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An 80-year-old man from Wimer is lodged in the Jackson County Jail after the death by shooting of his domestic partner in the early hours of Saturday morning. Norman Henry Chapman contacted 911 at 12.35 a.m. He…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 21-year-old man from out of state is recovering in the hospital from a gunshot wound inflicted when he allegedly attempted to rob a residence in the 800 block of Gilman Road in Medford on Sunday night. According to a…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Sportsman’s Warehouse in Medford is closed today after a tragic suicide occurred on the premises at 9.52 a.m. yesterday (Saturday). When Medford Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at the premises, they…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Cash-strapped Southern Oregon University (SOU) released a Vitality Plan yesterday that provides a roadmap for financial stability and an innovative vision to allow the university to thrive. Higher Education…

JACSKON COUNTY, Ore. —  A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion and bank fraud and agreed to pay more than $1 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Joel Matthew Caswell (31) pleaded guilty in…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 65-year-old woman from Medford has been charged with seven counts of first-degree animal neglect following the discovery of several dead cats on her property. The discovery was made by Medford Police Department officers…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 19-year-old has been arrested following the death of a woman in an attack near the railroad tracks in Medford on Tuesday afternoon. According to the police, the victim was known to the suspect, but their relationship…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Following a DUII crash on Sunday that resulted in the nearly 100-year-old Lampman Road Bridge over Galls Creek in Gold Hill being significantly damaged- including structural damage- the driver was arrested. The bridge…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Twenty-one-year-old Ivan Ortiz has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old male at the In-N-Out restaurant on Crater Lake Highway in Medford. The shooting took place at 11.40 p.m. last Friday.…