Southern Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department recently shared details of two big Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) drug busts, which contributed to the almost 40-pound haul of methamphetamines that the police have…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A four-year-old girl was killed by a dog at a home in the 1800 Block of Laurel Road, Cave Junction, at lunchtime on Saturday. The child was pronounced dead on the scene despite efforts by deputies from the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff Oregon (JCSO) confirmed that the body of the 27-year-old Medford man who drowned while kayaking in Agate Lake on Saturday has been found. Responding to a 9-1-1- call at 7:48 PM Saturday…

MEDFORD, Ore. — After receiving input from several sectors, the City of Medford released a draft of its new Economic Opportunity Analysis (EOA) that reflects a significant update to its long-range economic policies, using projected steady…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — After stealing a phone, a charger, and a small quantity of marijuana, a 33-year-old Roseburg man cooked himself a hearty breakfast before police arrived and took him into custody. The home owners 17-year-old son alerted…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The recent agreement reached between the lawyers for the City of Grants Pass and Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) on enforcement of camping codes in the city is welcomed as a move in the right direction for homeless…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two men from Texas, in their early twenties, have been sentenced to federal prison for posing as Drug Enforcement Administration agents during an armed robbery in Oregon, involving the attempted theft of more than 200 pounds…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) placed a recreational use advisory on Odell Lake in Klamath County yesterday following the discovery of algae blooms. The OHA advisory, issued about a month after a similar…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation into an illicit marijuana grow in Curtin culminated in the detention of 8 people on Wednesday. Two were arrested. Armed with a search warrant obtained after…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — High-achieving, low-income students studying Cybersecurity and computer engineering at the Technology Department of the Klamath Community College (KCC) will receive financial support from a generous National Science…