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Ashland High School Grieves After Crash Claims Two Students and Injures Three More
ASHLAND, Ore. — Late Saturday night, the teenage driver of an Audi 6 was killed after hitting a tree in the 1350 block of East Nevada Street in rural Ashland. The four other 17-year-old occupants were taken to the hospital, where a second…
Grants Pass Police Arrest Hit-and-Run Suspect After He Rolls His Truck While Trying to Flee
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Police Department arrested 43-year-old Mario Mota, a hit-and-run suspect, after he lost control attempting to turn onto Foothill Blvd from NE D Street, rolling his truck into a private yard on NW 6th…
PacifiCorp Reaches $575 Million Settlement With Federal Government Over Major Wildfires in Oregon…
PacifiCorp confirmed yesterday that the utility agreed to pay $575 million to resolve the United States’ claims for damages resulting from six wildfires in Oregon and California in 2020 and 2022.
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Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental…
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A 35-year-old teacher from the Fremont Middle School in Douglas County has been taken into custody on allegations of initiating unwanted and offensive physical contact with several special needs children in the school’s…
SOU Alumni Director Mike Beagle Dies During Hike on Wagner Butte as Search Teams Battle Winter…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A Central Point man, 63-year-old Southern Oregon University (SOU) Alumni Director, Michael James Beagle, passed away following a medical incident near the summit on the Wagner Butte Trail on Sunday.
Jackson…
Grants Pass Robbery Victim Beaten and Held at Gunpoint Before Police Arrest Three Suspects on I-5
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Police arrested three suspects shortly after an armed robbery in the Lil Pantry parking lot on Monument Drive in Grants Pass on Valentine's Day. The suspects stole the victims' shoes, pants, and wallet before fleeing…
Sutherlin Police Search for Two Men Who Posed as Officers to Rob the Offyce Bar Early Sunday Morning
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Sutherlin Police are hunting for two suspects who posed as law enforcement officers to rob the Offyce Bar at 208 W. Central Avenue during the early morning on Sunday.
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Ashland’s Historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain Will Be Recreated by Two Local Sculptors Using Vermont…
ASHLAND, Ore. — Thanks to generous community support, the Ashland Parks Foundation has raised $800,000 to recreate the historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain in Lithia Park.
The fountain was originally carved from marble in Italy for the 1915…
Rogue Valley Prepares for a Rare Lower Elevation Snow Event as Forecast Calls for On and Off Snow…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm alert yesterday, predicting snow with multiple rounds of precipitation across the Rogue Valley, varying in depth at different elevations. The storm is expected…
Two Roseburg School Assistants Arrested After Children Suffer Injuries During Class, Deputies Say
UPDATE: Roseburg Teacher Arrested After Deputies Link Him to Misconduct Allegations in Developmental Learning Center Program
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Following an investigation into the suspicious injuries of two children at a school for…