Mariah Mills
NBC5 News reporter Mariah Mills is a Medford native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor's Degree in journalism. She also minored in sociology. In school, she covered Oregon athletics for the student-run television station, Duck TV. When she's not reporting, she’s reading, hiking and rooting for her favorite teams, the Seattle Seahawks and the Oregon Ducks.
Mariah's most recent stories:
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A trio of locals are working to make others feel happier by giving out free hugs. Breanna Ferrel is a full-time mom. Most days she’s wrangling up kids, but this week, she’s wrapping her arms around strangers. Ferrel …
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — One person was rescued last night after a huge tree fell onto their two-story home. It happened on Peco Road in Merlin around 6:45 last night. According to Rural Metro Fire, the tree appears to have uprooted and …
MEDFORD, Ore. — Tonight local non-profit organizations are teaming up to get an estimate on how many people are affected by homelessness across Jackson County. The groups do it once a year. The Point in Time count or PIT, attempts to keep …
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford Police cited a man living in an assisted living facility for making a bomb threat. MPD says a resident at Ridgeview Assisted Living became upset with staff and threatened to “blow up the place”. It happened last night …
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Around 500 people gathered for a pro-life march in downtown Grants Pass this afternoon. The March for Life lands on the 47th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in the U.S. People …
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A car crashed into a ditch in Eagle Point, after neighbors claim someone chased and shot at it. Around 11:30 this morning, a woman crashed her car into a ditch on Stevens Road. Neighbors say she was trying …
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford School District is looking for people to join its strategic planning team. The team of 50 volunteers would be in charge of planning what to do with funds, including those awarded through the Student Success Act, a …
WHITE CITY, Ore. — After a local man used social media to plead for help, the Jackson County Sheriff’s office is reminding people you can text 911. A man in White City posted on a Facebook scanner page this week, saying he …
WHITE CITY, Ore. — Early Tuesday morning, a 49-year-old man posted on a Facebook group saying he was being held hostage and needed help. The Jackson County Sheriff’s office responded to a home on Carr Street around 1 am. They say the …
MEDFORD, Ore. — People gathered to sip wine and raise money for a local non-profit that specializes in peer mentorship for children with disabilities. Inclusion Works was founded in 1979. They provide resources for youth with disabilities and down syndrome within local …
