MEDFORD, Ore.– Republican US Congressman for Northern California Doug Lamalfa says he does not support Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s new stay at home order. “We have governors on both sides of the border who are out of control trying to ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health announced there are 70 new cases of COVID-19 in the area. That breaks the previous record of 69 cases in one day. Public Health Officer, Dr. Jim Shames, says people need to ...
YREKA, Calif. — Several Siskiyou County community members are protesting a mandatory flu vaccine for all healthcare workers. Event organizers called Tuesday morning’s protest outside the Siskiyou County Courthouse “Immunity from Tyranny” advocating for healthcare workers to choose whether or ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Air quality advisories were extended throughout much of southern Oregon Monday afternoon. The advisory was in effect for Jackson, Klamath and Lake Counties. Klamath County Public Health said the air quality index was so bad Monday morning ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County announced a new coronavirus-related death Tuesday evening. Josephine County Public Health said the 83-year-old man died from complications relating to a COVID-19 infection on August 3. Health officials said the man had underlying conditions ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health said the rise of coronavirus cases since reopening has been steady. The last full week of July there were 1,860 tests done. Of those, 54 tested positive. While that percentage is about 2.2 ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health is reporting 18 new cases of coronavirus. This breaks the record in the county for the highest amount of cases in one day. The previous high was 17 cases and was reported ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– As the number of coronavirus cases rise locally and nationally, Jackson County Public Health says testing material is running short. At this time, Dr. Jim Shames says if you have symptoms, even if they are mild, you should ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass Toyota is shutting down temporarily after it found out one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. The dealership made the decision to shut down Friday morning and closed up the lot at noon. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — As Southern Oregon counties enter phase two of reopening, public health officials are looking at the current state of COVID-19 testing. “We’ve really shifted our strategy from prevention to mitigation,” said Jackson County Public Health Officer Dr. ...