Jackson County Oregon News

ASHLAND, Ore. — Asante announced that Ashland Community Hospital will close its hospital license at 11 am today and will, in the future, operate as Asante Ashland, an emergency medical services satellite under the license of its parent…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drunk driver is in a serious condition in a local hospital after driving the wrong way on the I-5 before crashing head-on into an oncoming SUV, according to Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO). The incident…

A recent study shows healthy income gains in the Rogue Valley, but it’s not just about paychecks- retirement income and transfer payments may be obscuring the real difficulties locals are facing in stretching their monthly paychecks.…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run case after a pedestrian was killed in a Gold Hill hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning. A crash occurred sometime between…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The measles virus has been found in a sewage sample from the Jackson County treatment plant. Jackson County Public Health Finds Measles in Sewerage Sewage samples collected by Jackson County Public Health…

ASHLAND, Ore. — After trimming one-fifth of its budget under recommendations from consulting firm Deloitte, Southern Oregon University must now serve as a model for other higher education institutions confronting similar financial strain.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A caregiver, who was attacked with a taser by a man posing as a utility worker at a rural Medford mobile park home, was saved by an 85-year-old resident who intervened, giving the woman time to escape to her vehicle. A…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jason Allan Baker (41), who was driving with a revoked license when he struck a pedestrian in Jackson County and left her seriously injured on the roadside when he fled the scene, has been sentenced to eight years in…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Citing several factors, Asante noted that the organization is facing a cumulative operating loss of $16 million for the first half of the year and anticipates further job cuts of 300 or more roles. Asante Mulls…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 28-year-old man from Bandon was arrested by deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Office after an act of road rage in which he yelled at a female motorist and fired gunshots towards her and into the ground.…