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JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Two people were arrested following a pursuit east of Medford. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said on October 14, a deputy saw a suspicious van parked at a church after hours. The vehicle immediately sped off when the …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire danger levels are increasing to “moderate” due to higher temperatures and windy conditions Monday. The Oregon Department of Forestry said lands protected by their agency in Jackson and Josephine Counties now have further fire restrictions in place. …

ASHLAND, Ore. – The executive director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is stepping down. Cynthia Rider has decided she won’t pursue contract renewal as executive director of the festival. She’ll continue to serve until an interim executive director is named. Rider, who …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Candidates for Jackson County Commissioner gathered today at the Medford City Council Chambers. The group, answering questions about a number of topics, from the housing crisis in the Rogue Valley to forest and fire management. Candidates only had a …

WHITE CITY, Ore. – Police are looking for a suspect who threatened a man with a cattle prod and robbed him. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the robbery happened at 2:15 p.m. on October 11 at Thunderbird Estates on Falcon Street …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Police are releasing the results of their latest sweep of the Bear Creek Greenway. The nearly 18-mile bike and walking path extends from Ashland to Central Point and has long been a haven for transient activity. The illegal …

MEDFORD, Ore. – An elderly man who has been missing since Monday was found. According to the Medford Police Department, 76-year-old Harold E. Poage left the Providence Plaza at 2:40 p.m. Monday. Police said Poage suffers from dementia and needed to be …

MEDFORD, Ore.– The future of the Country Crossings Music Festival is uncertain after Bi-Mart, it’s title sponsor, pulled out of it’s contract with the event. According to a Bi-Mart spokesperson, the company decided to pull out of the 2019 festival to focus …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A Shady Cove woman died after a crash north of Eagle Point. According to Oregon State Police, on the morning of October 4, 45-year-old Argelia Avina was driving a 2006 Chevy Aveo westbound on Highway 62. Avina came …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A driver was killed and his passenger injured in a head-on crash on Highway 140 Thursday. According to Oregon State Police, 37-year-old Richard Cota from Bonanza was driving eastbound on Highway 140 in a Dodge Neon with one …