JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Changes are coming to the Jackson County Mental Health Crisis Line which the county says will only help better serve community members needing help. “We would prefer to have our staff able to answer these calls,” ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz was in town Thursday. He met with several local leaders to discuss illegal marijuana in the Rogue Valley. This comes just one day after the Jackson County Board of Commissioners declared a local ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Jackson County Commissioners are declaring a State of Emergency relating to unlawful cannabis activities. This comes after county officials told NBC5 News there’s been a significant increase in cannabis-related crimes. “We’re certainly at the tip of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – NBC5 News was the first news organization to ask county officials why the emergency alert system was never used during the Almeda fire. Both Sheriff Nathan Sickler and John Vial with the Emergency Operations Center have defended ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A petition that started in southern Oregon has garnered over 13,000 signatures to get Oregon high school sports up and running again. Jackson County Commissioner Rick Dyer said he started the petition after realizing there were ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – In a Facebook post late Wednesday night, Jackson County Commissioner Rick Dyer announced the Governor’s approval for the county to enter Phase 1 reopening on Friday, May 15th. Late Wednesday night counties around Oregon began receiving ...
There’s urgency tonight from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Employees Association. A quick decision is needed to find a successor for Sheriff Corey Falls, who is leaving at the end of the year. The union is worried that when Sheriff Falls steps ...