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Medford Open Streets Returns This Saturday With Food, Music, and Car-Free Fun Downtown
MEDFORD, Ore. — The popular Medford Open Streets, a free community event, returns to downtown this Saturday, May 31.
Medford citizens are invited to walk, roll, or take the bus to Medford Open Streets on Saturday to enjoy the free event…
Jealous Man Attacks Couple With Hammer for Talking to His Girlfriend Outside Roseburg Motel
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Herculano Gonzales-Lopez of Winchester is facing multiple charges following an attack with a hammer on guests at a motel in Roseburg late at night on 23 May.
According to the Roseburg Police Department, Gonzales-Lopez…
Grants Pass Teen Held at Knifepoint in Facebook Marketplace Robbery by Trio of Youth Suspects
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Police Officers arrested 20-year-old Aiden Steven McCarroll and two juveniles yesterday in connection with a robbery with a knife on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at about 5:24 p.m. in the 1200 block of Rogue River…
Roseburg Man Arrested for Stealing Seven Exotic Lizards from Local Business
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A Roseburg man, 29-year-old Jesse Lee Proffitt, was arrested on Wednesday night after surveillance videos in Jungle Things Oregon, a Roseburg business, showed him stealing seven exotic lizards.
Responding to reports of a…
Coos County Woman In Custody After Crashing Into School Bus In High-Speed DUII Incident
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Deputies from the Coos County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) arrested Amanda Vancannon, a 38-year-old Coos County woman, on Tuesday morning after she allegedly crashed her vehicle into a school bus that had stopped to pick up a…
Teen Tragically Killed in Klamath County Crash After Being Thrown into River from Highway 140 Bridge
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A 17-year-old boy was thrown over a bridge barrier into the Klamath River after a two-vehicle crash as he was checking for faults under the hood of one of the vehicles- a Honda CRV, on Saturday on Highway 140, near…
Jackson County Undocumented Mexican Migrant Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — On Monday, a Mexican citizen illegally living in Jackson County, 24-year-old Saul Uriel Nunez-Vega, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing the firearm involved in a White City crime in 2023.
Firearm In…
Grants Pass Machete-Wielding Man Arrested After Lady Friends Fail To Deliver His Drugs
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A low-level drug deal at Ogle Park on NW Washington Boulevard got the attention of Grants Pass Police Officers on Saturday at about 11:10 p.m. when 58-year-old Baron Messier chased down two females with a machete after…
Port Orford City Jail in Oregon Earns National Historic Places Status for Ties to Mayor Gilbert E…
Nominated for its significant connections to Port Orford's early city governance and its first mayor, Gilbert E. Gable, the Port Orford City Jail is one of Oregon’s newest entries in the National Register of Historic Places, which could…
Ashland Unveils Bold Community Wildfire Protection Plan to Safeguard 90% of Properties by 2036
ASHLAND, Ore. — An impressive Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has been developed by the City of Ashland, Fire and Rescue, and the CWPP management advisory committee after extensive community participation.
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