MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford School District is starting a new partnership with the Medford Police Department to put retired armed law enforcement officers in schools. MSD said the “School Marshal Program” will provide dedicated security in elementary schools to ...
Author: Sabinna Pierre PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A Southwest Portland high school is celebrating 50 years since the activation of Title IX for their sports program. Ida B. Wells High School honored alumna Lucy Bledsoe at a school ceremony on ...
(KGW) Last year, Lincoln High Schools counselor Jason Breaker dealt with an unusually high number of suicide screenings. Things are getting better this year, but depression and anxiety remain incredibly frequent among his students. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loca… Watch more The ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The final town hall for Southern Oregon University‘s “realignment plan” is Thursday. The university hopes to erase a projected $14 million deficit by 2026. SOU’s realignment plan will be presented to the board of trustees later this month. Last ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A local air and ground ambulance service will use new grant money to start an emergency medical services apprenticeship program in Southern Oregon. Mercy Flights announced this week that it was given $267,813 in the first round ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The head of Southern Oregon University is publicly outlining the specifics of SOU’s “financial realignment plan, which includes over two dozen employees losing their jobs. Thursday morning, SOU President Rick Bailey met with faculty and staff to ...
Author: Ashley Koch, Brenda Braxton (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — As communities in Oregon and across the country deal with the effects of the pandemic, rising crime, including gun violence and hate crimes, and economic hardship and uncertainty, those issues ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon’s statewide graduation rate for the class of 2022 was 81.3%, the Oregon Department of Education reported Thursday, the second-highest rate ever recorded in the state. In a news release, the department said ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Rogue Community College is set to receive federal funds to create a new health training facility in Grants Pass. RCC said Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley helped get $3.61 million approved in Congress to ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has received millions of dollars from the National Science Foundation to help close the nation’s gap in cybersecurity employment. The $4.8 million grant, which is part of the NSF’s “CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service” program, ...