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PROSPECT, Ore. – While checking for illegal campfires near Prospect, deputies arrested three people who had outstanding warrants for their arrest. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday, they sent out a “special detail” of deputies targeting illegal campfires started by …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — There’s an update in the civil lawsuit accusing the city of Grants Pass of trying to run the homeless out of town. The plaintiff, Debra Blake, claims she’s been repeatedly fined for prohibited camping by police. New court …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Smoke is settling into the Rogue Valley as the Mile Post 97 Fire burns for a third day causing air quality to bounce around from moderate to unhealthy. While many can get away from the smoke by staying indoors others …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — “There are men being attacked and robbed, there are women being robbed and raped,” said Keishan Andersen. “I had a gun held to my head at one point.” Andersen is a recovering drug addict and one of many people …

MEDFORD, Ore. — More security is coming to downtown Medford and the Bear Creek Greenway with the help of a project that’s been in the works for over a year. The ‘Livability Team’ will devote more resources to those areas and crack down …

 ASHLAND, Ore. — The triple digit temperatures affected everyone around the Rogue Valley Tuesday, but it hit the homeless community especially hard. Because it’s so early in the season, resources for some of the region’s most vulnerable are scarce. But one organization’s …

Medford, Ore — Dozens of organizations dedicated to fixing the homeless problem in Jackson County gathered at the Medford Armory for a great cause. For the last 11 years, Project Community Connect served hundreds of homeless and helped disadvantaged residents find services …

ASHLAND, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh learned about the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland. They do a lot of work to help people struggling with homelessness by …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh learned about an organization call Joe’s Place. They focus on helping homeless and disadvantaged youth get off the streets …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh met with a man who experienced homelessness in Ashland. He suffers from multiple disabilities and heard about an organization …