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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival said goodbye to a major supporter and friend of the organization, Paul Allen. The 65-year-old Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist passed yesterday due to complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allen donated more than 2 billion dollars to charity, including major …

Grants Pass, Ore. – Southern Oregon is breathing a little easier these days, but some businesses around the region are now looking at their bottom lines to see the impact from fire season. Some say the smoke in the valley this summer …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Commissioners met with the county administrator and Sheriff Nathan Sickler to discuss funding and a new location for a new county jail. For over 30 years the Jackson County Jail has suffered from overcrowding. It houses just …

Klamath Falls, Ore. — Firefighters are working to keep homes safe today near the Stukel Mountain fire in Klamath County. The fire is burning in grass, brush, and scattered juniper in steep terrain. New, more accurate mapping now has it at 500 acres …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A man who was found dead in the Rogue River over a month ago has been identified. The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety said on September 11, 2018, a couple walking along the Parkway Bridge spotted a …

MEDFORD, Ore. — National Drug Take Back Day is fast-approaching. It’s an opportunity for people to get rid of their unused or unwanted prescription drugs in a safe and anonymous manner. This October 27, you’re encouraged to bring prescription drugs you no …

Salem, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State, Dennis Richardson, says Oregon’s voter registration list may be being sold online. According to a release from Richardson’s office, Oregon is one of 19 states potentially affected. Oregon voter information is publicly available to anyone through …

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled her plan for preparing the state for a massive earthquake. Seismologists say an quake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could reach a magnitude 9.0 or higher, presenting a huge threat to southwestern Oregonians. And …

Gold Beach, Ore. —  Level 2 and 3 evacuations are still in place for people in Agness, after the Klondike Fire roared back to life over the weekend. An infrared flight Monday night, mapped the Klondike Fire at nearly 173,000 acres. That’s …

AGNESS, Ore. — Fire officials thought they had a handle on the Western the side of the Klondike Fire burning out by Gold Beach. Fire officials say they were getting ready to send firefighters home. But that all changed yesterday. Governor Brown …