Southern Oregon News

MEDFORD, Ore. — After 11 unsuccessful wage bargaining sessions, the largest-ever nurses strike in Oregon, involving 3,000 Providence hospital workers, will be staged for three days, starting at 6 a.m. on June 18. The strike involves…

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — After claiming victory in Josephine County when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) changed the plans to build a road that would have seen old-growth trees felled, activists have moved into a different BLM project…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Amazon, the online retail giant, has been opening new fulfillment centers across Oregon and has recently purchased property that will see a new delivery station in Klamath Falls. This comes after the company recently…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The case of Rachel Sager and Katie Medart, two educators who were fired after launching the I Resolve campaign, is being heard by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Monday, the Court heard oral arguments in their…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Residents of four Oregon counties have been warned not to touch or ingest water in Bear Creek watershed which is contaminated by elevated levels of bacteria. The warning has been issued by the Rogue Valley Council…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Seeking a sustainable balance among the competing demands for the Klamath Basin’s water, a recent Oregon State University (OSU) study sets out the detrimental economic effects that water shortages had on farms and…

A calamitous future facing Oregon schools has been painted by the superintendents of four school districts. Hundreds of people will lose their jobs, while severe funding cutbacks will impact the ability of schools to cope with increased…

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) attempt at modernizing its aging network by consolidating its postal delivery system is not working, says Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, and Medford Mayor Randy Sparacino. Consolidating postal services is part of a…

Pacificorp’s failure to switch off the power during the devastating 2020 wildfires is proving to be a costly error. The company is now facing lawsuits in the Multnomah County Circuit Court from around 30 wineries and vineyards in the…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The City of Talent has received two Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants from the Federal  Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support local wildfire resiliency efforts according to a joint statement on Friday by…