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Passing Attempt on Oregon’s Highway 140E Leaves Two Klamath Falls Residents Dead and Children…
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Cadillac driver, 24-year-old Kaden Shakur Moses, and his passenger, 52-year-old Bonner Deb Conney, both of Klamath Falls, died tragically on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on Highway 140E, near milepost 16, in Klamath…
Dozens of Firefighters Respond After Smoke Pours From Roseburg Storage Unit on Diamond Lake…
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A fire in a commercial structure at 2405 NE Diamond Lake Boulevard, Suite L, on Wednesday, November 26, at 7:14 p.m. was extinguished by Roseburg Fire Department firefighters, and the cause is now under investigation.…
K-9 Trapper Helps Douglas County Detectives Uncover Meth Operation Tied to Myrtle Creek Woman
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Myrtle Creek woman was taken into custody on Tuesday after an investigation by the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) led detectives to believe that she was dealing in methamphetamine.
Laquita Twete (46)…
A 30 Year Old Medford Man Is Charged After Being Injured in an Officer Involved Shooting
MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect in the November 23 Medford Police Department officer-involved shooting, 30-year-old Shane Wesley Smith, was taken to the Jackson County Jail after being released from the hospital.
Smith, of Medford, received…
Ashland Plans to Grow Winter Shelter Capacity After Partnering With OHRA to Manage New Facility
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland City Council has partnered with OHRA, which will run the severe weather shelter to provide a good experience for those using the service. With grant funding, the city purchased the land in 2023, and OHRA was…
Grants Pass Woman Dies After Driving Wrong Way on I-5 and Hitting Semi Truck Head-On
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — After a tragic two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 62, in Josephine County, on Saturday, at 2:04 a.m., 34-year-old Annette Dea Dimmick of Grants Pass was declared dead at the scene.
Oregon State Police…
Armed Man Shot by Police on Mallard Lane in Medford After Threatening Self-Harm
MEDFORD, Ore. — An officer-involved shooting took place yesterday morning on Mallard Lane, Medford, when police investigated a report of an armed individual who was threatening self-harm.
The incident, which involved shots being fired,…
Medford Children’s Museum Set for Massive Upgrade After City Council Greenlights 19,000-Square-Foot…
MEDFORD, Ore. — At the November 19 meeting, the Medford City Council approved revised plans for a 19,050-square-foot addition to the Children's Museum of Southern Oregon. The Medford Urban Renewal Agency (MURA) board then resolved to…
Medford Confirms Severe Weather Shelter Will Open This Winter as Freezing Temperatures Loom
MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford confirmed that the Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Street, operated by ACCESS with the City of Medford’s Office of Emergency Management, will be open this winter to ensure that the…
Florida Kingpin Who Used Oregon Couriers to Move 2,200 Pounds of Marijuana Gets Two Years in Federal…
A drug trafficker from Florida, who used couriers from Oregon to move thousands of pounds of marijuana from the West Coast to Tallahassee, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Florida Man Sentenced for Distributing…