Jennifer Elliott

ASHLAND, Ore. — Roughly 5,000 Oregon workers may soon walk off the job.  Tensions are coming to a head between several Oregon public colleges and their classified staff.  The union representing some 200 staff members at Southern Oregon University said it may …

O’BRIEN, Ore. – Update 8/14/19 10:30 am: The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges against the driver involved in a deadly crash. 49-year-old Craig Clow is facing charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, assault and manslaughter. The …

 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Newly uncovered court documents are shedding light on the suspect killed in an officer-involved shooting this week. Court records show Brandon Christopher Jones was a registered sex offender and had a history of sexual abuse charges dating back …

UPDATE, 8/6/19 8:10 p.m. — In a 4 to 1 vote, Ashland City Councilors approve Ordinance 3176 Tuesday night, allowing Ashland Police to charge a person with a crime if they didn’t identify themselves in some cases. Violators face a Class C misdemeanor. …

CANYONVILLE, Ore. – Crews have made more progress Tuesday fighting a wildfire burning in Douglas County. The Douglas Forest Protective Association said the Milepost 97 Fire was first reported at about 10:00 p.m. on July 24 along Interstate 5 south of Canyonville. …

UPDATE 8:30 p.m. — The fire is now estimated at 25 acres. UPDATE 7:40 p.m. — Several resources from the MP97 fire are diverting to this fire. No evacuations or road closures at this time. —————————— WILLIAMS, Ore. – Air tankers are …

MERLIN, Ore. – Pacific Power is planning a short-term outage late Thursday into Friday morning. The outage will allow crews to work on postponed upgrades at their Merlin substation. In a release, Pacific Power says some 6,000 customers will be impacted. The …

REEDSPORT, Ore – A 5.3 earthquake struck off the Oregon coast Wednesday morning. According the U.S. Geological Survey the quake shook around 8 a.m. some 175 miles west of Reedsport. Residents can plan for natural disasters with a free handbook offered in Jackson …

UPDATE, 8/6/19 8:10 p.m. — In a 4 to 1 vote, Ashland City Councilors approve Ordinance 3176 Tuesday night, allowing Ashland Police to charge a person with a crime if they didn’t identify themselves in some cases. Violators face a Class C misdemeanor. …

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Around 5 p.m. Tuesday night a small vehicle left their lane and crashed head on with a large dump truck. The head on collision was at milepost 4 on Upper Applegate Rd. Traffic was backed up as a result. …