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Klamath County Cuts All Animal Control Funding, Leaving Just Two Clerks to Cover Entire Region
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) indicated that staffing cuts following the removal of all county general fund dollars from Animal Control for this fiscal year included the loss of four Animal Control…
Drive-By Shooter Still at Large as Medford Police Hunt for Blue Dodge Pickup
MEDFORD, Ore. — As part of a drive-by shooting investigation, the Medford Police Department (MPD) has asked the public to help identify the blue Dodge Pickup in this video:
The blue Dodge pictured in the video was…
Fentanyl Dealer Busted in Douglas County After Weeks-Long Narcotics Investigation
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A weeks-long Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) investigation has resulted in the arrest of an alleged fentanyl dealer, 60-year-old Robert Dennis, of Riddle, on Thursday.
DINT detectives launched an…
Dogs and Kids at Risk as Toxic Algae Spreads in Upper Klamath Lake
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use advisory for Upper Klamath Lake on Thursday morning, warning that children and dogs should be kept away from the water due to toxic algae.
Upper…
Ashland Man Indicted for Attempted Murder After Firing at Police on I-5
ASHLAND, Ore. — A suspected shooter, 29-year-old Devanta Mader of Ashland, was indicted on First Degree Attempted Murder, among other charges, following Saturday's early morning shooting incident along Ashland's Interstate 5, which included…
Drone Tracks Down Gunman Who Fired at Police and Hid in the Woods Near Eagle Point
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drone deployed by Eagle Point Police Department located an armed male suspect who abandoned his car on Interstate 5, fleeing on foot down an embankment and into the undergrowth.
A Drone Was Used to Avoid…
Oregon Man Gets 3 Years for Selling Fatal Dose of Fentanyl to Childhood Friend
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Enrique Rodriguez-Banuelos (32) has been sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison for selling a $20 packet of fentanyl powder to an old school friend who died from toxicity.
Friend Had Been Sober For More…
Medford Travelers Lose Budget Airline Option as Avelo Pulls Out of West Coast
MEDFORD, Ore. — Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has indicated that its flights out of Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) will cease by December 2, 2025, marking the end of its West Coast operations as its focus shifts to…
Klamath County Sheriff Warns of Scam Posing as Final DMV Notice With Legal Threats
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) issued a scam alert yesterday after being made aware that a fraudulent message claiming to be a “Final Notice” from the Oregon DMV was circulating via text and email.
The…
City Pushes for Tax Boost to Turn Medford Into Oregon’s Next Major Events Hub
MEDFORD, Ore. — Residents of Medford will be asked to vote for a 2% increase to the maximum allowable Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) on the November 2025 ballot.
The proposed increase is part of the City Council’s broader vision to…