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Update: 2/24/19 6:35 p.m. –  Oregon State Police said Fanelli was taken into custody around 6:45 p.m. Saturday. Captain Timothy Fox with OSP said there are other suspects involved in this case. “There is a third person that I know was a suspect …

ASHLAND, Ore. – The Ashland Police Department is asking the community for help identifying and locating the man in these photos.  They believe he vandalized businesses in the Downtown area.  No further details were immediately available.  If you know who he is, …

Bend, Ore. — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Bend Police are trying to track down a cougar in southwest Bend after repeated sightings of it in backyards and near people’s homes. The agencies say the cougar is considered a public …

MEDFORD, Ore. — What was once home to first responders, could now be a home to a new neighborhood center in West Medford. “We envision this place being a dynamic part of the neighborhood,” said Matt Sweeney of Youth71Five Ministries, kids will …

ASHLAND, Ore. — An effort to make college campuses safer is set to get understand in Oregon’s Capitol. The proposed law is named after Kaylee Sawyer, who was 23 when she was killed by a Central Oregon Community College security guard in …

ROGUE RIVER, Ore.– Rogue River has a new police chief. Former Talent Police Chief Curtis Whipple was offered the position last Friday and began his first day as chief on Monday. After enjoying retirement for about six months, Whipple says he knew he …

MEDFORD, Ore. —   The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Medford Police Department say those numbers are determined by a variety of factors and Jackson County doesn’t deserve that top spot. “I don’t feel like our valley is one of the worst places in Oregon …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Police in Grants Pass are searching for a group of teen boys who they say attacked a homeless man causing significant injuries. The incident happened in Riverside Park on Thursday night. Residents in the area say they’re shocked …

MEDFORD, Ore. —  Local law enforcement agencies say they’re fully staffed for the holiday, but late in the year can be a common time for officers to retire. Jackson County’s two largest law enforcement agencies, the sheriff’s office and Medford Police Department, …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night for disorderly conduct. Medford police say they received reports that he was possibly armed and was asking the police to shoot him. This forced police to shut down Riverside Avenue between 8th and …