Crime & Justice

UPDATE: Jackson County man indicted in Lowe’s parking lot death investigation

A Jackson County man has been indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury on charges of second-degree murder…

Crime & Justice

Jail log: Friday, May 2

Arrests Theft, burglary — Stormy Cheyenne Burrus Gonzalez Hernandez, 26, of the 800 block of Overcup Street, Medford.…

Opinion

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Oregon

A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials

Senate Bill 1098 aims to prevent removal of books about protected classes in Oregon

Local News

Study could serve as a guide for future Ashland business development

Ashland city leaders reviewed a draft study last Tuesday intended to help launch a long-term plan to boost…

Local News

Report: Deschutes sheriff van der Kamp violated ‘moral fitness’ standards by lying

Oregon’s law enforcement certification agency found that Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp violated the state agency’s…

Crime & Justice

Before his arrest by FBI, Jacksonville businessman faced backlash over unpaid Ultimate Frisbee players

Before he was indicted on nearly two dozen charges for allegedly spending federal COVID-relief money on professional Ultimate…

Local News

May Day protesters hit Medford’s streets to rally against Trump administration

Scores of protesters lined Oakdale Avenue in Medford on Thursday afternoon to participate in a May Day rally…

Business

‘The dream came true’: Anvil Motorcycle Company goes full throttle in first month

Two Rogue Valley residents’ shared love for motorcycles, the mechanical side of choppers and putting in the elbow…

Homeless

Massive sweep forces hundreds of homeless people from Deschutes National Forest

National Homelessness Law Center said may be ‘the largest federal eviction’ of its type in the U.S. A…

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