Southern Oregon News

BROOKINGS, Ore. — Concerns over homeless encampments on the beach are driving a movement to ban beach camping in Brookings, similar to bans imposed in two counties and 8 cities on the Oregon coast. As a result, the Oregon State Parks and…

MEDFORD, Ore — The Medford Police Department (MPD) responded to 911 calls on September 12 that described a shooting incident near Dutch Bros, across from Kinsington Oak Grove Memory Care, a nursing home at 77 Oak Grove Road in west Medford,…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — In rural Phoenix, Oregon detectives from the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET) executed a search warrant yesterday morning at a suspected black-market cannabis operation. Conducted at the 4000 block of Fern…

BROOKINGS, Ore. — The City of Brookings has agreed to pay $400,000 in legal fees after losing an acrimonious legal battle against St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in an attempt to limit free meals for homeless people served by the church.…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore — The latest U.S. Forestry Service news release indicates that the Middle Fork Fire covers 5,286 acres and is 70% contained. Some Areas Still Closed Due To Middle Fork Fire The service has urged people in the…

MEDFORD, Ore — In the case involving Dani Marie Schofield, a former Asante nurse accused of administering tap water to patients instead of fentanyl, another lawsuit was filed against Medford’s Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC) on…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore — An early morning collision in Douglas County, Oregon turned fatal on Monday, September 9, 2024. Two vehicles collided on Highway 138E- near milepost 18, about one mile east of Glide and the driver of one of the…

MEDFORD, Ore — Rogue Community College (RCC) has become one of the top community colleges in Oregon after gaining a 19% increase in enrollment of full-time equivalent (FTE) students. RCC is significantly ahead of the 5.7 percent – the…

MEDFORD, Ore — In one of the civil actions Dani Marie Schofield- the former Asante nurse accused of drug diversion at the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC), is facing, a stay was granted by a judge in Jackson County. The civil…

Police in Southern Oregon are increasingly relying on the services of armed security guards to help them keep crime under control. There are 2,300 Armed Guards Patrolling Oregon Streets In the last year, the number of armed…