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Asante Health Care Workers Claim Wrongful Dismissal After Refusing to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
MEDFORD, Ore. — Health Care workers who say they were forced to take unpaid leave after refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 have taken the Asante health care group to the U.S. District Court in Medford. They are claiming wrongful…
Heavy Metals in Klamath River Water are Not Dangerous to Health, but Do Not Drink It
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Concentrations of heavy metals in the water of the Klamath River are not a threat to public health but is not suitable as drinking water, says an environmental program manager with the North Coast Regional Water…
Many Of Jackson County’s Shelter Dogs Get Forever Homes, Others Still Hopeful
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Animal Shelter faced the heartbreaking prospect of having to euthanize dogs on April 3 because the shelter had more dogs than its capacity could handle. The participation of the shelter staff who…
Medford Man Facing Arraignment On Explosive Charges
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Medford, a 56-year-old Medford resident, Wesley Allen Armstrong Jr., is being charged with several offenses, including illegal possession and sale of explosives, and is…
Jackson County Opioid Overdoses Surge: Alert Issued
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An increase in emergency medical responses as well as admissions to the emergency department between March 24 and 29 in the county has led Jackson County Public Health (JCPH) to issue an overdose alert for opioid…
Appeal To Oregon Governor To Pause Coastal Wind Project By Seafood Industry
A coalition that includes numerous members of the seafood industry and other interested parties called on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to put a stop to the offshore wind energy development planned off the Southern Oregon Coast. The group hopes to…
Wildlife Crossing In Southern Oregon Gets Federal Funding Boost
An initiative of the Southern Oregon Wildlife Crossing Coalition (SOWCC) has made progress towards its funding goals with the addition of $400,000 approved by Congress for fencing to be erected in the Mariposa Preserve for a wildlife…
Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were subsequently found to be defective. Instead of renovating these, OHCS …
Lower Klamath Dam and River State of Emergency declared
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors has declared a state of emergency because of water quality issues in the Lower Klamath Dam and River. Presence of Heavy Metals Will Dissipate But the presence of…
Grants Pass Homeless Case Respondents File Scotus Brief
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Written arguments were filed yesterday with the Supreme Court of the U.S. (Scotus) by the respondents in a Supreme Court case that was initiated in Grants Pass, the matter of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan…