Southern Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — A recent survey by the Medford Livability Team- part of the Medford Police Department (MPD)- indicates that the number of illegal encampments was 13, down from 186 in March of 2023. Medford Police Livability Team…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A shooting incident near milepost 15 on Interstate-5, near Ashland, ended in a five-year federal prison sentence for 29-year-old Devanta Bell Mader, of Jackson County, this week. Tidings Insight The sentence came…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A domestic altercation involving multiple gunshots and attempted strangulation ended with the arrest and incarceration of Kai M. Dendy by Coos County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Oregon State Police. Dendy (38) has…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A suspect with gunshot wounds, 22-year-old Julian Moon Haight, was hospitalized after being shot by the occupant while trying to break into a Medford apartment with an axe on Tuesday at approximately 4:55 a.m. Medford…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — As the Klamath Falls Basin deals with low snowpack and limited water supplies, farmers have been asked to leave tens of thousands of acres idle, forcing them to abandon profitable crops. Klamath Falls Basin…

Early learning providers in southern Oregon have received a financial boost aimed at tackling a shortage of childcare, one of the region’s most persistent challenges. Douglas, Klamath, and Lake Counties are the Successful…

A multi-agency law enforcement crew who identified a drug trafficking organization operating out of Wolf Creek, Oregon- supplied with methamphetamine from Corning, California, successfully executed 3 warrants in Oregon and one in…

COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Coos County Sheriff's Office, responding to a motor vehicle crash on Fairview Road near Mile Post 5 in Coquille, Oregon, shortly before midnight on Friday, found a pole had been hit, a utility line dangling between two…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The driver of a vehicle written off after colliding with a power pole in Medford during the early hours of Sunday morning was cited for DUI and other misdemeanors. The accident, which caused a large power outage in the…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A convicted felon from Medford, 31-year-old Devon James Wright, was sentenced to federal prison yesterday after being caught on two occasions with firearms. Court documents indicate that Wright was caught with firearms…