southern Oregon

MERRILL, Ore. — A suspect is behind bars, after the Klamath County School District says three shots were fired in the Lost River Junior/Senior High School parking lot during a baseball game. The Klamath County School District said on Facebook a person …

ASHLAND, Ore — Ashland’s Police Chief Tighe O’Meara, is voicing his support following Tuesday’s guilty verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin was convicted on all three charges of second-degree and third-degree murder, and manslaughter in the murder of George …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send more workers to Phoenix and Talent next month to assist Almeda Fire victims. During a news conference Monday, John Vial, director of Jackson County’s Emergency Operations Center, stated that crews are …

MEDFORD, Ore. — When it comes to debt, one community agency in the Rogue Valley is seeing more people turn to credit counseling to help. Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Oregon said it’s seen a 66 percent increase in requests for …

SOUTHERN OREGON — Amongst a lack of housing and housing prices increasing, Ashland State Representative Pam Marsh says tension between displaced families and others needing housing is expected. Representative Marsh says data shows the vacancy rate has plummeted below 1%. She says …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore — With hot, windy and dry conditions presenting fire danger throughout southern Oregon, the Oregon Department of Forestry is urging people to be extra cautious. “The lack of rain, the sun and windy conditions are really just prime conditions …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore — Rogue Valley Habitat for Humanity is beginning the selection process for its homeownership program. The homes will be built on sites that were destroyed by the Almeda Fire. It’s only open to families that lost homes in the …

MEDFORD, Ore — The Oregon Health Authority launched a new dashboard Thursday for tracking various different coronavirus variants in the state. The dashboard splits all 36 counties into seven different regions. In southern Oregon – Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Lane are under …

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore — Following new guidance from the CDC and the Oregon Department of Education, most Klamath County School District students made their return back to the classroom for the full day. Its been more than a year for students to …

MEDFORD, Ore — While its too early to predict the upcoming 2021 fire season based on weather, local agencies are stressing the importance of safely burning with summer approaching. Oregon Department of Forestry says its seen cases of warm and dry conditions …