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Oregon Drought Emergency Expands as Coos, Klamath and Wheeler Counties Face Worsening Conditions
Governor Tina Kotek declared the third drought emergency this year yesterday, this time in Coos, Klamath, and Wheeler counties.
Drought Emergency Declared in Coos, Klamath, and Wheeler Counties
According to the U.S. Drought…
Jackson County Man With Revoked License Gets 8 Years After Pedestrian Was Left Injured on Roadside
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jason Allan Baker (41), who was driving with a revoked license when he struck a pedestrian in Jackson County and left her seriously injured on the roadside when he fled the scene, has been sentenced to eight years in…
Coos County Man Accused of Running Toxic Drug Lab Across From Two Schools
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Coos Bay resident Richard Joyner has been arrested for operating an illegal, clandestine drug laboratory within a thousand feet of Bunker Hill Elementary School and The Lighthouse School.
He was lodged at the Coos…
Southern Oregon Healthcare Giant Asante Warns of More Than 300 Job Cuts as Losses Mount
MEDFORD, Ore. — Citing several factors, Asante noted that the organization is facing a cumulative operating loss of $16 million for the first half of the year and anticipates further job cuts of 300 or more roles.
Asante Mulls…
Bandon Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing at Woman in Jackson County Road Rage Incident
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 28-year-old man from Bandon was arrested by deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Office after an act of road rage in which he yelled at a female motorist and fired gunshots towards her and into the ground.…
Medford Illegal Encampments Drop From 186 to 13 in Two Years New Survey Shows
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 Man Gets 5 Years After Shooting at Drivers on I-5 Near Ashland
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.
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The sentence came…
Coos County Man Jailed After Allegedly Firing at Woman During Domestic Violence Incident
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 Man Shot After Allegedly Trying to Break Into Apartment With Axe
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 Basin Farmers Told to Idle Tens of Thousands of Acres as Water Crisis Deepens
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…