Southern Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — Responding to reports of a person down in the Lowe's parking lot at Crater Lake Plaza at about 2 am on Thursday morning, officers from the Medford Police Department (MPD) found an unconscious man with a significant head…

Acting on a custodial interference investigation from the Woodstock Police Department, Cherokee County, Georgia, the Oregon State Police (OSP) arrested a mother, 32-year-old  Haley Noel Nelson, in the company of a convicted felon,…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The pretrial conference of a Medford woman, 36-year-old Cassie Jane Cavagnaro, was moved to August 18 after her defense team brought a motion. She is accused of striking and killing biker 41-year-old Jason Thomas, a…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police (OSP) is investigating an incident of Tuesday, April 22, near the O'Brien Country Store in O'Brien, when a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Deputy fired at 33-year-old Clinten Anthony…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — In a joint operation with the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement team (RADE), the Grants Pass Police Department recently seized over ten ounces of fentanyl headed to Grants Pass. According to the US DEA, depending on a…

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…