Southern Oregon News

After allegedly shooting a neighbor’s window and entering the property without permission during the early hours of Saturday morning, Paul McKiddy (42) was taken into custody by Coos County deputies. The incident occurred at a residence…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — In light of the increasing number of motor vehicle break-ins at local recreation area parking lots, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) warned the public to take precautions in recreation areas. JCSO…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police and Medford Fire, responding to a serious crash at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Maple Grove Drive at about 1:44 a.m. on Easter Monday morning, came upon a vehicle with three occupants. A male…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A man captured on video on Easter Sunday at around 4:00 pm is accused of stealing a bicycle momentarily left unattended near the intersection of SW H Street and SW 6th Street, Grants Pass, by a 14-year-old. The…

ASHLAND, Ore. — A 34-year-old Ashland resident, James David Lee Hergett, faces charges including kidnapping and sex abuse and was granted $750K bail yesterday arising from two incidents in downtown Ashland after holding a man captive on…

Two 23-year-old men from Texas were sentenced to a total of 199 months in federal prison for disguising themselves as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and conspiring to commit an armed robbery in Southern Oregon.…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has pulled the plug on its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, rescinding $882 million and impacting at least two Southern Oregon city projects. The…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A 30-year-old Grants Pass man, James Ross, a suspect in the death of 57-year-old Roy Harvey, was arrested on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at about 3:00 pm at the Robertson Bridge Boat Landing. Ross was sought for a…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Put the Phone Away or Pay is the slogan of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) campaign during its Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. Ashland Police Department, together with other law…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Following a two-month investigation, two Eagle Point cocaine dealers, 55-year-old Ulysses Timothy Chappel III and 52-year-old Stacy Lyn Cramer, were arrested on April 3 by Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE)…