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MEDFORD, Ore. — A controversial Medford man known for numerous runs at public office is back at it again. This time, Curt Ankerberg is taking another shot at the Medford School Board, but the description he provided in the voters’ pamphlet may …

SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon House bill that would ban styrofoam from being used by restaurants, food trucks, and supermarkets is awaiting votes in the Senate. The Oregon House voted Tuesday in favor of House Bill 2883, that would prohibit food vendors from …

MEDFORD, Ore. – The city of Medford is working on a plan to find a solution to homelessness in the Rogue Valley. The Homeless System Action Plan has been a community effort, with more than a dozen community groups. The goal: to identify …

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, 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 …

MEDFORD, Ore — A missing teen from Idaho may have been spotted in Medford. According to the Twin Falls Sheriff’s Office, 16-year-old Aaliyah Marie Arambula left her home in Kimberly, Idaho last week. It said phone activity first showed her in Meridian, Idaho, …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Two brothers are behind bars in Josephine County, accused of burglarizing Grants Pass businesses. On Wednesday, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety got a call from detectives from Visalia, California. They were investigating a rash of business …

BROOKINGS, Ore. — A second lane of Highway 101 will be opened next week as workers prepare to pave the slide area north of Brookings. In February, heavy rain caused the land under the pavement to slide destroying a quarter mile of highway …

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon State Legislature may soon allow lottery winners in the state to remain anonymous. House Bill 3389 passed 55 to 2 Tuesday. If signed into law, the legislation would protect the identities of certain lottery winners, unless the winners …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Police have made an arrest in connection with a 2018 armed robbery at a Medford market. Last April, a masked man walked into the Woodland Heights Market at the corner of Prune Street and Columbus Avenue. He jumped over …