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:

Inaugural conference discusses sex trafficking awareness

April 24, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– Public officials and community members from across Jackson County and the state gathered on Wednesday to learn more about sex trafficking and ways to prevent it. The inaugural Jackson County Community Justice Conference was held at the Smullin Center where about …

Medford, Grants Pass top national charts for bad air quality

April 24, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– Two cities, Medford and Grants Pass, are topping the charts in a recent report for having some of the worst air quality in the nation and in the state. The study came from the American Lung Association’s “State of the …

Jackson County Mental Health cuts ties with local facility

April 23, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– Jackson County Mental Health is parting ways with Westwind Enhanced Care, a local health care facility also known as Sapphire at Westwind, after changes in leadership at Westwind. According to Jackson County Mental Health, five positions will be vacated and …

Into the fringe: Oregon Fringe Festival kicks off in Ashland

April 23, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– A celebration of art is taking place in Ashland this week at the annual Oregon Fringe Festival. Started six years ago by students at SOU’s Oregon Center for the Arts, the festival has since expanded to new areas across the …

Double homicide suspect in court for aggravated murder charges

April 22, 2019

SHADY COVE, Ore.– A double homicide has shaken residents in a small Shady Cove neighborhood. A mother and her daughter gunned down over the Easter holiday and now one man is in custody accused of pulling the trigger. “I was kind of shocked …

Hundreds celebrate Easter Sunday with annual egg hunt in Ashland

April 21, 2019

ASHLAND, Ore.– Hundreds of kids, hundreds of eggs and pounds of candy was all that was needed for Ashland’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. Put on by the Rotary Club of Ashland for its 62nd year, families gathered in Lithia Park to celebrate …

Homicide investigation underway in Shady Cove

April 21, 2019

Update: Police have identified the victims killed in a double homicide as 62-year-old Shirley K. Gann and her daughter, 43-year-old Judy M. Gann. The suspect has been identified as Kit Warren Wilkens. He was arrested and is facing two charges of aggravated …

17-year-old stabbed with a box cutter, four juveniles under arrest

April 21, 2019

Update: Police said they’ve arrested the juvenile female for luring the teen male out of a residence so he could be assaulted. GRANTS PASS, Ore.– On Saturday night, officers from the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety responded to 1327 NE Evans …

Teen mural celebrates Jackson Care Connect’s new initiative for families

April 20, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore.– A colorful upgrade is being given to a local organization’s building in downtown Medford, all thanks to the hard work of some teen student artists. In a partnership between Jackson Care Connect and LIFE Art, an organization that helps youth …

Hornbrook residents wait for decision on Klamathon Fire suspect

April 17, 2019

HORNBROOK, Calif.– The San Franciso man charged with starting the deadly Klamathon Fire in Sisikiyou County made an appearance in court Wednesday. During the hearing, attorneys on both sides agreed this case is a complicated one, mired in factual and legal issues …