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SAMS VALLEY, Ore. — Nano Jo is excited, passionate and she loves what she does. “I was amazed that this child knew that he was good now, but he needed help, he needed someone to direct him and that was a great …

ASHLAND, Ore.– Bike building isn’t something we typically associate with southern Oregon. But an Ashland school is one of the only places in the world providing a full cycling workshop experience. From mechanics and maintenance to building your own frame, it can …

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — Del Norte County schools were placed on a district-wide lockdown Tuesday after Del Norte High School students reported seeing a student with a possible gun. According to the Crescent City Police Department, the suspect was eventually located and …

ASHLAND, Ore. – A local high school was placed in lockdown after someone reported seeing a person wearing a bullet-proof vest approaching campus. At about 3:18 p.m. Monday, the City of Ashland sent out an advisory stating Ashland High School was on …

MEDFORD, Ore. — At 17 years old, Ian Davis built what people called, ‘A Hand in the Future.” “In 1992 at South Medford High School, I designed and developed a fully ambulatory robotic arm using Mio electronics,” Davis said. At the time, …

 MEDFORD, Ore. — With the recent earthquakes along the West Coast and concerns about the Cascadia Subduction Zone, preparedness is a focus of many organizations in the Rogue Valley. In an effort to be more prepared for a disaster, local schools like …

MEDFORD, Ore. —  “With everything that goes on in the world today, there are just too many bad possibilities that can happen from there,” said Breah Castro, parent of a child at Griffin Creek Elementary in Medford. Castro’s 12-year-old daughter goes to Medford’s …

SALEM, Ore. – The $2 billion dollar Student Success Act passed Monday in the Oregon Senate. It’s the largest funding package for K-12 schools in Oregon history. The Student Success Act will create a new tax on businesses that bring in at …

CURRY COUNTY, Ore. — Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh went to Central Curry school district to find out how homelessness impacts its students, and what the district does …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A 6th grader is lending a hand to a local eatery in the Rogue Valley while learning skills in the restaurant business. 11-year-old Liliegh Brackin, a 6th grader at Scenic Middle School, helps out at the Firehouse Subs Restaurant …