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Arrest, cleanup follow Medford Pint Rider theft
A six-rider beer bike was recovered in one piece — albeit “filthy” — and a suspect was apprehended in the wake of a theft report that was anything but usual for Medford police working Christmas day. ... → Read More
Grand jury adds robbery, burglary charges for In-N-Out Burger menacing suspect
A Jackson County grand jury has lodged a Measure 11 robbery charge and new weapon-use and burglary charges against the suspect accused of terrifying dozens of people inside the Medford In-N-Out Burger... → Read More
Snowy passes, falling temps loom in forecast
Southern Oregon motorists should prepare for snow on mountain passes Thursday as local meteorologists monitor a weather front coming into the Rogue Valley that’s expected to bring cold, wet conditions... → Read More
Flu cases on the rise in Southern Oregon
Flu cases are spiking in Southern Oregon, according to the latest influenza data from the state. Southern Oregon health care providers recorded 295 confirmed flu cases Nov. 13-19, according to the lat... → Read More
Hidden Valley coach accused of kissing student
New details have surfaced surrounding the sexual abuse arrest of a Grants Pass man who worked as a youth basketball coach. Vincent Reyes Aguilera, 34, was charged Friday by the Josephine County Distri... → Read More
More smoke, warm, dry weather in Rogue Valley forecast
Smoke from a megafire burning in Lane County is expected to continue billowing into Southern Oregon through at least Tuesday, although not at the same rates as in Central Oregon and some surrounding c... → Read More
White City man accused of abusing child for years
A White City man faces felony charges accusing him of abusing a female juvenile over a span of three years, allegedly threatening the girl if she told her parents. Kim Jackson Dyer, of the 4300 block ... → Read More
McGrath’s Fish House closes in Medford
After more than two and a half decades in south Medford, a local seafood mainstay has closed. McGrath’s Fish House at 68 E. Stewart Ave. closed this week, according to a voicemail greeting left by the... → Read More
Rum Creek Fire 87% contained
Rain forecast through Wednesday is helping crews battling the Rum Creek Fire to make progress on containment ahead of drier days later this week. The fire burning near Galice had a footprint of 21,347... → Read More
Central Point fire near freeway stopped at 4 acres
With the help of two helicopters and crews on the ground, a grass fire north of Central Point was knocked down in a matter of hours and without impacting traffic on Interstate 5. Jackson County Fire D... → Read More
3 structures destroyed in Rum Creek Fire
Three buildings near Galice were destroyed after the Rum Creek Fire exploded over the weekend, including one home, and fire officials say they’re still in the midst of assessing structures in the fir... → Read More
Six wildfires along I-5 doused Sunday
Firefighters have completed mop-up, but investigators are still working to determine what sparked half a dozen wildfires along Interstate 5 between Gold Hill and Grants Pass Sunday morning. Six wildfi... → Read More
Thousands raised for family of man killed in Williams Highway crash
In the span of one day, a crowdfunding campaign had raised more than $9,500 to bury a 23-year-old father killed Friday in a crash on Williams Highway. As of early Monday afternoon, the family had rai... → Read More
Jackson County returns to high COVID risk
After one week downgraded to medium, Jackson County's COVID Community Level is back to high. Citing a new case rate that crosses a key threshold, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention escalat... → Read More
Heat wave on the horizon
Local meteorologists are bracing for a heat wave expected to bring 100-degree temperatures all next week — with no clear end in sight. Southern Oregon’s forecast calls for multiple triple-digit days, ... → Read More
NTSB report: Crashed pot plane was using wrong tank
A plane that crashed in an east Medford neighborhood in the summer of 2019 did so because it was drawing fuel from an empty reserve tank rather than the primary tank the pilot had filled before takeof... → Read More
Help wanted on the fire line
Calling it a “recipe for trouble” that could become “a four-alarmer,” U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden sounded the alarm this week over the Pacific Northwest’s 20% vacancy rate for wildland firefighters. The Rogu... → Read More
Domino effect – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Nearly reaching a world record, a Central Point elementary school — in dramatic fashion — collected enough cereal boxes to stock a local hunger nonprofit’s shelves for much of the summer. Despite set... → Read More
A working work in progress
Organizers behind the Butte Creek Mill restoration say there’s hope that reopening to the public could be only a matter of months, but more realistically it’s a matter of six figures. Butte Creek Mill... → Read More
Repeat felon gets 15 years for gun possession
A Medford man, among the longest-held inmates in the Jackson County Jail, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for the gun found in his possession during a 2019 traffic stop. James Calvin Patt... → Read More