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HIGHLAND FIRE UPDATE: Fire 5% contained as of Monday morning, evacuations levels unchanged

As fire suppression efforts continue on the Highland Fire in Juniper Canyon, officials have updated the level of…

Wildfires

MORNING UPDATE: ODF Team 3 takes command of local fires; crews continue to make progress

Neil Creek Road Fire south Ashland stays at 250 acres with some lane closures continuing to affect I-5;…

Wildfires

LATE UPDATE: Fire crews hold line against So. Oregon wildlands blazes; I-5 open with some lane closures

Update 8 p.m.: Fire crews are holding the line on 72 blazes across Southern Oregon after lightning-thick thunderstorms…

News

Investigation continues into officer-involved Hawthorne Park shooting; suspect ID’d

Fifty-five-year-old transient Salvador Alex Sanchez was shot by a Medford police officer after wielding a large, fixed-bladed knife,…

Public Safety

Region’s 911 system restored after thunderstorms rake Rogue Valley

Update 10:42 p.m.: 911 service through ECSO has been fully restored, officials said late Monday night. See previous…

Public Safety

Multi-vehicle collision closes key stretch of McAndrews Road in Medford

A multi-vehicle collision at the intersection of McAndrews Road and Poplar Avenue has caused street closures in Medford.…

Crime & Justice

Oregon police erred in use of aerial surveillance camera for marijuana bust, appeals court says

The ruling was lauded by civil rights advocates and privacy watchdogs fresh off of a fight in the…

Government

Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall

Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in…

Government

Oregon, Washington sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement

Oregon and Washington’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration…

Public Safety

Local fire chiefs react with heartbreak, dismay to Idaho firefighter ambush shooting

Top officials at fire agencies around Southern Oregon reacted with a mix of heartbreak and dismay to the…

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