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Mt. Ashland Opens Tomorrow With Limited Terrain as Snowfall Hits 70% Below Average
ASHLAND, Ore. — Despite 70% below-average snowfall, Mt. Ashland is gearing up to open on December 29, but with limited terrain.
Conditions are early season, with thin, limited cover, and any activity off the groomed piste is for experts…
Medford Secures $147 Million Federal Loan to Fix Wastewater Plant After Years of Rogue River…
MEDFORD, Ore. — A $147 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) loan under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) was approved to support major wastewater infrastructure investments in Medford. It will be used…
Oregon Supreme Court Overturns DOC Policy That Led to Dozens of Early Releases Without Warning to…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Months of pressure from the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office culminated in victory yesterday when the Oregon Supreme Court reversed the Department of Corrections (DOC) sentencing credit policy that led to the…
Oregon Woman Lived the High Life on Embezzled Money From Her Medford Employer for Years
MEDFORD, Ore. — A 53-year-old Oregon woman lived the high life, traveling, visiting casinos and restaurants, and renting exotic cars, with the hundreds of thousands of dollars she embezzled from her employer.
Notja Michelle Brower has…
Homemade Sauna Ignites Late Night Fire in Medford Backyard as Firefighters Rush to Contain Flames
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fire crews from Medford Firefighters Local 824 doused a fire caused by a homemade, wood-burning enclosed sauna in the early hours of yesterday morning. Still, the fire had caused extensive damage to the sauna and deck.…
Medford Police Arrest 19 Year Old After December 5 Shooting Investigation Expands
MEDFORD, Ore. — Nineteen-year-old Audrik Darling of Medford has been arrested in connection with a shooting on December 5 and a kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon on October 11, 2025.
In a news release, the Medford Police…
Ashland Ice Rink Closed All 2025-2026 Season After Canopy Permit and Engineering Delays Derail…
ASHLAND, Ore. — Because of an uncompleted engineering analysis after operational issues experienced by the canopy manufacturer, unresolved permitting delays mean that the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink will not open for the 2025-2026…
Medford Neighbor Hears Breaking Glass Confronts Suspect and Helps Stop a Burglary in Progress
MEDFORD, Ore. — Thanks to a watchful Medford neighbor, a burglary in progress was abruptly halted when a suspect fled the scene on foot after being confronted by a neighbor.
The Medford Police Department reports that the incident…
Oregon Man Changes His Plea to Guilty Mid-Hearing and Gets More Than Six Years in Prison
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Forty-year-old Christopher Michael Jenkins, who, without coercion, changed his plea to guilty halfway through his hearing, was sentenced to 76 months in an Oregon Department of Corrections prison.
Jenkins appeared…
Oregon 2020 Labor Day Fire Survivors Could Lose Housing Help if They Miss the December 31 Deadline
Survivors of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires and straight-line winds risk losing benefits if they don’t apply for the Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program (HARP) before the final opportunity ends in December.
Tidings Context…