Miles Furuichi

NBC5 News Reporter Miles Furuichi graduated from Chapman University with degrees in English and Journalism. He received post graduate experience in Los Angeles in photojournalism and commercial photography. He also spent time in Dublin, Ireland working in print journalism and advertising. Miles is a Rogue Valley native, raised in Ashland. He enjoys hiking, mountain biking and photography.

Miles's most recent stories:

Buttercloud Bakery looking to hire for new location

October 16, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– Progress is being made on the new location for Buttercloud Bakery. The store’s new building located on Front Street in downtown Medford will be much larger than its current building. The company is looking to hire more staff as a …

‘Cat’astrophe averted, firefighters rescued trapped cat

October 16, 2019

PHOENIX, Ore.– It was the “purr”fect outcome to what was a “claw”ful situation. On Tuesday morning, Jackson County Fire District #5 responded to a bit of a “cat”tastrophe. When they arrived at the home, they found a cat with its head stuck …

Deploying Overseas: Spc. Patricia Jones

October 16, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– For Patricia Jones, life after graduating from South Medford High came with uncertainty. “I didn’t know if I wanted to pursue nursing in college or what exactly,” she said. “So I just decided the National Guard, why not.” Jones says …

Deploying Overseas: The Kirkley Family

October 15, 2019

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Hundreds of local National Guard families said goodbye to loved ones this past weekend in a farewell ceremony. On Monday. the 1-186 Infantry Battalion in Southern Oregon headed to Somalia and Djibouti to provide support to the United States’ …

Stores prep for flavored vaping ban rollout

October 14, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– Flavored vapes will be banned in the state of Oregon starting Tuesday. The executive order signed by Governor Kate Brown is banning all flavored liquids. Businesses have begun to shuffle their stock, sell off as much as they can and …

Deploying to Africa, National Guard troops receive final farewell

October 13, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– The day has finally arrived. On Sunday, 450 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers said their final farewells to their loved ones at a mobilization ceremony at Southern Oregon University. For about the next 10 months, the troops will be on a …

Parading with Pride for the 9th annual SO Pride Parade

October 12, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– Southern Oregon celebrated with pride today as thousands gathered in Ashland for the annual Pride parade. This year, the parade celebrated 50 years since the Stonewall Riots an event that marked a turning point for LGBTQ rights. Saturday was a day …

Ashland combines key positions to save money

October 8, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– Ashland’s financial budget issues are causing the city administration to combine two key positions in order to save costs. Ashland City Administrator Kelly Madding is taking on the job of finance director for the remainder of this biennium. The Ashland …

Decision draws closer for Ashland City Hall update

October 8, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– Ashland’s city hall is in need of a seismic revitalization – literally. The city hall, which was built in 1891 and expanded upon in 1913, has not had any structural improvements made to it since that time. In its current …

Dutch Bros. co-founder gives talk at SOU

October 8, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– Students at Southern Oregon University got a chance to learn from a local entrepreneur about how he started his multi-million dollar company. Dutch Bros. co-founder and SOU alum Travis Boersma met with dozens of students and faculty at Stevenson Union …