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Ashland Man Indicted for Attempted Murder After Firing at Police on I-5
ASHLAND, Ore. — A suspected shooter, 29-year-old Devanta Mader of Ashland, was indicted on First Degree Attempted Murder, among other charges, following Saturday's early morning shooting incident along Ashland's Interstate 5, which included…
Drone Tracks Down Gunman Who Fired at Police and Hid in the Woods Near Eagle Point
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A drone deployed by Eagle Point Police Department located an armed male suspect who abandoned his car on Interstate 5, fleeing on foot down an embankment and into the undergrowth.
A Drone Was Used to Avoid…
Oregon Man Gets 3 Years for Selling Fatal Dose of Fentanyl to Childhood Friend
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Enrique Rodriguez-Banuelos (32) has been sentenced to 37 months in a federal prison for selling a $20 packet of fentanyl powder to an old school friend who died from toxicity.
Friend Had Been Sober For More…
Medford Travelers Lose Budget Airline Option as Avelo Pulls Out of West Coast
MEDFORD, Ore. — Ultra-low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines has indicated that its flights out of Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) will cease by December 2, 2025, marking the end of its West Coast operations as its focus shifts to…
Klamath County Sheriff Warns of Scam Posing as Final DMV Notice With Legal Threats
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) issued a scam alert yesterday after being made aware that a fraudulent message claiming to be a “Final Notice” from the Oregon DMV was circulating via text and email.
The…
City Pushes for Tax Boost to Turn Medford Into Oregon’s Next Major Events Hub
MEDFORD, Ore. — Residents of Medford will be asked to vote for a 2% increase to the maximum allowable Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) on the November 2025 ballot.
The proposed increase is part of the City Council’s broader vision to…
Grants Pass Fentanyl Dealer Caught After Dropping Meth in Walmart Dressing Room
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An investigation by members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team of a person believed to be selling fentanyl in Grants Pass culminated in arrests after 40-year-old Bryan Beaman dropped a bag of methamphetamine…
Man Extradited to Oregon to Face Murder Charges in 1983 Josephine County Cold Case
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Justice is prosecuting 72-year-old Mark Sanfratello for the 1983 Murder of Teresa Peroni in Josephine County. He has been extradited to Oregon and was arraigned in court yesterday.
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Crews Contain Wildfires Near Jacksonville as Heat and Wind Keep Fire Danger High
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Firefighters are lining and mopping up three small fires burning in Southwest Oregon that were knocked down by yesterday afternoon.
Firefighting crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon…
Jackson County Detectives Raid Black Market Cannabis Farm in Eagle Point and Seize Cash, Plants, and…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) detectives seized 988 illegal marijuana plants, 22 pounds of processed cannabis, and $3,000 in cash during a search of a black market cannabis grow on a farm in rural…