Southern Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two young men have been charged with arson following a fire at Rogue Community College’s Medford campus on Wednesday. Christian McLennan (18) of Medford and Nathan Svinth (20) of Central Point appeared in the Jackson…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Volunteers from Pacific Power, which has over 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington, and California, lent a helping hand to ACCESS, a Jackson County nonprofit offering vital services. Yesterday, they took part in a…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Charges laid in terms of the  Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 166.370 against Medford School Board member Michael Williams, who allegedly wore a sheathed knife on his belt during school board meetings and other school-related…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After receiving an alert through the Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon ECSO 911 Dispatch reporting a group of lost and stranded dirt bikers on John’s Peak outside of Jacksonville, Oregon, on Sunday night, an…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Two prospective graduates of the Douglas County H.O.P.E. Drug Court program have created a New HOPE for Heart Health event in partnership with Safe at Home and FARA that will take place at the Parkview Skating Center.…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked the Department of the Interior for an additional 30 days for public comment on the Coquille Tribe’s proposed casino in Medford, a controversial issue among Tribal leaders. …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An Oregon State Police (OSP) news release confirms that Chalino Tellez Cortez (19) of Phoenix was tragically killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5, near milepost 33, in Jackson County on Friday after crashing…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Grants Pass Fire Department notified residents that D Street between 6th Street and 7th Street will be closed from 5 PM to 8 PM on December 16, 17, and 18 as Josephine County Fire Departments undertake drills at the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Road work of the Oregon Department of Transport’s (ODOT) Oregon 99 project starts today (Monday). ODOT will do utility work and make improvements just south of Phoenix, from East Glenwood to Coleman Creek, resulting…

UPDATE: Jackson County I-5 Fatal Motorcycle Crash Victim Identified JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A motorcycle seen by multiple witnesses to be traveling recklessly on the I-5 north on Friday morning crashed near milepost 34 at 10:53 AM,…