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Triple-Digit Heat Bears Down on Southern Oregon as Cooling Shelters Open
Oregonians will be subjected to extreme heat that could soar into the lower 100s in the Rogue Valley, prompting the opening of weather shelters.
The National Weather Service (NWS) states that high temperatures in the upper 90s will…
Grants Pass Will Enforce Public Camping Codes Again After Costly Settlement With Disability Rights…
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Following the interdict granted against the City of Grants Pass earlier this year, preventing the city from enforcing two camping municipal codes, the city council has now reached a settlement with the plaintiff,…
Coos Bay Mother Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Son’s Death in Back of Police Car
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Jennifer Smith, the mother of Nathan Bradford Smith (33), has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the City of Coos Bay, claiming her son died in the back of a patrol car while a Coos Bay Police officer…
Human Remains Found in Board Shanty Fire Believed to Be Missing Grants Pass Woman
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office (JSCO) indicated that the human remains found by investigators may be the woman reported missing on July 17 when the Board Shanty Fire was reported, 42-year-old Sarah Caron.…
Douglas County Crash Leaves Passenger Dead as Police Seek Armed DUI Suspect
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A warrant was issued for the arrest of a Merlin, Douglas County man, 65-year-old Craig Hindle, on Thursday. Hindle faces six charges arising from the fatal crash in April that resulted in the death of his passenger.…
Fentanyl Dealer Brought Down by Wiretaps Gets Five Years in Jackson County Court
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — 32-year-old John Steven Diaz of Eagle Point, one of the 15-member drug trafficking family arrested in January on fentanyl trafficking charges, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday.
Diaz played a…
Ashland Council Approves Pay Raise as Protesters Rally Against City Spending
ASHLAND, Ore. — Amidst the 'Take Back Ashland' protest outside of the City Council Chambers in Ashland, the City of Ashland pursued its council meeting on Tuesday afternoon and approved the city management's proposal for a salary increase.…
Douglas County First Responders Race to Two River Emergencies — One Ends in Tragedy
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to swimmers in difficulty on the North Umpqua River on Saturday, Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) deputies attended to two incidents: 33-year-old Andrea Norton of Myrtle Creek was injured and couldn't…
Ashland Residents Invited to Speak Up at Oregon AG’s Town Hall on Federal Overreach
ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is hosting a public “Federal Oversight Town Hall” on Thursday, August 7th at 6 pm at Southern Oregon University (SOU) and wants to hear directly from Oregonians personally affected by…
Oregon Wildlife Officials Hunt Poachers Who Vandalized Cameras and Stole Salmon From Jackson County…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division (OSPFWD) is looking for two people of interest in the vandalism of a cellular trail camera and theft of salmon from a fish trap at the Cole Rivers Fish Hatchery in…