Madison LaBerge
NBC5 News reporter Madison LaBerge graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Madison is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
She is excited to live in the Pacific Northwest. She can't get over "how green everything is!" When Madison is not at work, she looks for new and exciting cooking recipes and explores Southern Oregon.
Feel free to send her story ideas or the address of your favorite Mexican food restaurant!
Madison's most recent stories:
With counties moving into Phase II, the Grants Pass city council approved a creative way to help some restaurants with social distancing on Wednesday, June 3. In the Central Business District, restaurants will be able to apply for ‘parklets.’ Parklets would allow …
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Rogue Valley Symphony announced the cancellation of its Fall 2020 season due to COVID-19 on Thursday. The executive director of RVS, Joelle Graves said the decision was made with the safety of their staff, musicians and guests in …
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Commissioners finalized the county’s annual budget Wednesday morning. Commissioners first began discussions in April. Commissioner Colleen Roberts says that the budget has some increases. Most notable is the $42 million 911 call center that voters approved last …
MEDFORD, Ore. — Southern Oregon got some much needed rain in the valley over the weekend, but it brought lightning with it. The Oregon Department of Forestry says there were over 200 lightning strikes in southwest Oregon. ODF said that there was …
SALEM, Ore. – During a teleconference Friday morning, the director of Oregon’s Employment Department, Kay Erickson said the agency is taking responsibility for its shortfalls the past few months. Erickson says there are still 38,000 backlogged claims for unemployment, with more coming …
The incoming Oregon Shakespeare Festival Executive Director, David Schmitz, sat down exclusively with NBC5 News to discuss his new position and upcoming move. The 2021 season will mark the first year for the festival’s new executive director. Schmitz will be the festival’s …
Normally Memorial Day is the end of the annual Boatnik festival. This year instead of boat races, concerts and a carnival, there was a 30 minute ceremony to honor fallen soldiers. The cancellation was due to social distancing guidelines. Typically, the event …
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The body of a man was found in the Rogue River in Grants Pass Thursday night. Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel said the man was found near Pierce Riffle Park. He wearing only underwear. The man has not …
