Southern Oregon News

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 17-year-old Oregon driver has been arrested on a criminally negligent homicide charge after a rollover crash in rural Jackson County killed his passenger and sparked a wildfire that eventually grew to more than…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A Coos County bookkeeper has been arrested on allegations of embezzling more than $300,000. Forty-eight-year-old Maria R. Padgett was arrested and lodged at the Coos County Jail and is facing 16 counts of first-degree…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A 50-year-old Klamath Falls man has been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting incident in which a woman was injured. The incident occurred during the early evening on Sunday, September 13, 2026, when…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police arrested 35-year-old  Jing Chen from California after a local resident reported more than $200,000 in gold was stolen from him. Police confirmed yesterday that the Grants Pass Police Major Crimes…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — The 53-year-old office manager of a North Bend company has been arrested by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and charged with first-degree aggravated theft and the unlawful use of a credit card. Brandie H. Hughson was…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Zoro, a member of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, helped arrest a suspected burglar after tracking him in a field in Myrtle Creek late Saturday night. A report of a burglary in progress at a private…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 36-year-old Coos Bay man, who stabbed a nine-year-old with a spear when he became angry over a game of Pokemon, has been sentenced to life in prison. Tidings Insight Oregon requires life imprisonment for second…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County resident avoided losing money after becoming suspicious of a scammer posing as a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official by going to the Sheriff’s Office for help before any money was transferred.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — After a high-speed car chase on Interstate 5, when spike strips finally brought their vehicle to a stop, suspected armed robbers at a pharmacy chain store were arrested by Medford Police officers. The couple, whose…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Drivers in Medford at the intersection of E. Barnett Road and Highland Drive take note: photo enforcement cameras begin operating Tuesday, September 1. The cameras, installed earlier this year, will monitor red-light and…