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These Oregon Small Towns Are the First to Reveal Financial Strain Before the State’s Economy Shifts
While Wall Street watches global markets as an indicator of economic stress, businesses on the main streets of small, local communities watch grocery bills and gas pump prices. They are the precursors of financial change.
To uncover the…
Infant Survives Coos Bay Highway Four-Car Crash That Took the Lives of Her Parents
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) reports indicate that a fatal multi-car crash in Coos County near Lakeside on Friday at approximately 1:06 p.m. in which a beige Kia Optima crossed the centerline, crashing into a black Toyota…
Medford Park Shooting Leaves Suspect Hospitalized as Sheriff’s Office Takes Over Case
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has taken over the investigation of an officer-involved shooting at Hawthorne Park in Medford on Friday.
The officers involved in the incident were not injured. However, a suspect was…
New Medford Program Uses Credit Counseling to Keep Families From Losing Their Homes
MEDFORD Ore. — Thanks to support from Medford's Council Community Initiative Fund (CCIF), the nonprofit Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon (CCCS) helped 22 families avoid falling into homelessness.
In September 2024,…
Illegal Grow Site in Klamath County Drained 85,000 Gallons of Water Before Deputies Moved In
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The discovery of an illegal marijuana grow site on Canadian Honker Lane in Sprague River, Oregon, led Klamath County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies to the property yesterday, where they found 234 marijuana plants…
DNA From Skull Found in 1997 Leads to Arrest in 41-Year-Old Oregon Cold Case
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Teresa Peroni on the 4th of July 41 years ago, after the cold case was reopened by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO).
Mark Sanfratello…
Grants Pass Moves to High Fire Alert with Crackdown on Sparks, Campfires, and Outdoor Equipment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Fire & Rescue Fire Marshal has elevated the fire danger level to High (yellow) due to the current extended periods of high temperatures, which have dried out vegetation. The yellow alert starts at…
Three Oregon Towns Make National List of Most Envied Lifestyles Thanks to Work-Life Balance and…
Ashland in Oregon has been named as offering one of the ‘most envied lifestyles’ in the United States, according to a poll of 3,012 respondents. Two other Oregon locations – Lake Oswego and NorthWest Crossing in Bend – also made it to the…
Felons on the Run Caught After ATM Heist and Post Office Robbery Fail in Klamath Falls
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Two Klamath Falls men were arrested after a night of crime in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The pair stole an ATM, which they dragged with a tow strap, but abandoned it before breaking into the Post office to…
Cliff Fall Turns Fatal at Remote Swimming Spot Outside Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. — Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies responding to reports that a man had disappeared into deep water after falling from a cliff on Thursday evening at a swimming hole off of Dead Indian Memorial Road outside…