Southern Oregon News

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A portion of the City of Phoenix will rise like the ashes of the 2020 Almeda Fire with the construction of 120 homes in Royal Oak Mobile Manor, replacing dwellings gutted by flames in one of the worst-ever wildfires…

More than 75,000 birds have died in wildlife sanctuaries on the Oregon-California border this month from a rare combination of avian flu and botulism, bringing to more than 80,000 the number of birds recorded dead in the last two-and-a-half…

Following several challenges to the first-ever Oregon offshore wind auction scheduled for October, bidders withdrew, leaving just one potential buyer. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has now canceled the auction. …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Following the recent donation of their Grants headquarters building the Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon, the organization has indicated that the building will be transformed into an Early Education Center. …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — Bullets through the door of a business, slashed tires and broken fences are some of the increasing acts of vandalism frustrating residents of Talent and Phoenix, Oregon. A Talent police spokesman said his department…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — Armed with a search warrant, the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) in collaboration with local law enforcement conducted a search on Thursday, September 19 in a remote area along Yale Creek Road, south of…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The public is asked to respect ‘Trail Closed’ signs on Dollar Mountain where construction of five miles of new trails on the eastern side of Highlen Loop started earlier this month. Construction will continue until early…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The recently updated rankings of U.S. News and World Report's 2025 Best Colleges rankings indicate that the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT, Oregon Tech) has maintained its position as one of the nation's top…

UPDATE: News Of Oregon Offshore Wind Auction Cancellation Welcomed Auctions set to take place in October related to wind energy developments off the Oregon Coast by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…

MEDFORD, Ore — The U.S. Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, has been asked to reverse his position on the handling of outgoing mail in Medford by two of Oregon’s State Senators. Senators Challenge USPS Mail Handling Demanding that…