Cougar seen in Ashland neighborhood

Jenna King January 6, 2023

Last Updated: January 9, 2023

ASHLAND, Ore. —A scary wake-up call for one Ashland resident Friday morning.

Drew Allen says around 2:30 in the morning, a cougar walked across his deck near Liberty Street Park.

He says he’s seen a handful of bears while living there but this was a first.

“It was quite scary, and it just came down my steps, crossed my deck, paused for a moment on the other side of the deck, and then that was it,” said Allen.

Allen says he reported the sighting to Ashland PD.

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.