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Joann Craft Store Bankruptcy Proposal to Close Half of All Locations Nationwide, Including Grants…
National fabric and crafts retailer Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and sought court approval to close over half its stores. This filing is the second in under a year, and two Southern Oregon stores, including Joann…
Striking Medford Nurses Told to Return or Forfeit Healthcare Benefits
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Providence Hospital group yesterday told striking Medford nurses that they have until the end of this month to return to work, or they will lose their healthcare benefits.
ONA Says Providence Should Focus on…
Oregon Man Tries to Break into Ex-Girlfriend’s Home with Power Tool Despite Restraining Order
A Sutherlin man, who has an active restraining order against him, nevertheless tried to break into his former girlfriend’s home using a power tool he had stolen from someone’s home.
Former Girlfriend Locked Herself in the…
Oregon Father Indicted Over Fentanyl Death of His Infant Daughter
Yesterday, a Coos Bay man, David Sigler, 32, was indicted by a Coos County grand jury for allegedly killing his 22-month-old daughter in fall 2024.
He is charged with criminally negligent homicide and criminal mistreatment. Sigler was…
Oregon Man Arrested by Roseburg Police After Multiple Hit-and-Runs, Meth Found in Possession
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Roseburg Police Department (RPD) arrested a 71-year-old Roseburg man, David Grant Tollefson, early on Monday morning. While allegedly driving impaired, Tollefson reportedly struck three vehicles and a telephone pole…
Medford Manhunt: Adam Hausa Arrested After Armed Standoff Near McLoughlin Middle School
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a report of a menacing with a handgun, the area around the 400 block of N. Grape St, Medford, was closed off yesterday as the Medford Police Department (MPD) attended the scene. By 6.30 pm, the suspect, …
Medford Woman Sues Carnival Operator for $600k After Being Thrown from Ride at Rogue Valley Mall
MEDFORD, Ore. — A Jackson County woman, Rachal Martinez-Orozco, 35, has filed a lawsuit seeking $600,000 from Davis Shows, the Medford Mall carnival’s operating company. She alleges she was thrown from a ride at Medford's Rogue Valley Mall…
Josephine County Sheriff Walks Tightrope on Immigration: Between Federal Law and State Sanctuary
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel has made it clear that he will not tolerate anyone who enters the United States illegally.
He Will Not Stand in the Way of Federal Immigration Practices
In a press…
Couple Found Shot in Yoncalla Home Have Been Identified
The couple found dead from gunshot wounds in their Yoncalla home on 31 January has been identified as Steven Curtis Bolin and his wife, Michelle Bolin.
The couple was found by Yoncalla Sheriff’s Office deputies who responded to a report…
Providence Healthcare Strike: St. Vincent Hospitalists Approve Contract, But Medford Nurses Reject…
MEDFORD, Ore. — While hospitalists and palliative care physicians at Providence St. Vincent in Portland have approved their tentative agreement, Providence Healthcare nurses in Medford have voted to reject it. St Vincent's agreement is the…