A bill moving through the Oregon Legislature would grow the number of Southern Oregon Univer… Read moreBill would expand mental, behavioral treatment education offerings at SOU

Douglas County’s compensation board voted May 18 to increase the salaries of elected officials. Read moreCompensation board votes to increase salaries of Douglas County officials

Jackson County officials decided Tuesday to part ways with a two-county emergency notificati… Read moreJackson County splits from two-county emergency alert system

The Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee last week recommended a two-year, $387.3 million Ashl… Read moreAshland Budget Committee sends $387M plan to council

Fishing on the Rogue and Coos rivers is expected to be affected next year and in 2025 becaus… Read moreAnother massive fish kill at aging Cole Rivers Hatchery; fixes in the works

A Shady Cove man accused of murdering two women on Easter morning in 2019 is set to go on tr… Read moreShady Cove man accused of double murder set for trial next week

Arrests Read moreJail log: Wednesday, May 31

Rampant inflation over the past year may be hitting pocketbooks hard, but most Oregonians st… Read moreSurvey: Most Oregonians desire to protect environment, less focused on economic development

Mt. Ashland is more than a place to go downhill skiing and snowboarding. Read moreMt. Ashland Ski Area lodge, retail shop open for summer weekends

A sign outside the front door of Nathan Petersen’s home in Eagle Point reads, "An old bear a… Read moreMobile butcher strives for 'clean, efficient and painless'

A new marina at Howard Prairie Lake Resort is expected to be ready for boaters and lake user… Read moreBack on the water: New marina opens this weekend at Howard Prairie

A 38-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct and released Monday following calls to po… Read moreMan cited for disorderly conduct at Medford soccer tournament

A 26-year-old Central Point man was killed Saturday in a car collision on Highway 62, Oregon… Read moreCentral Point man killed in Highway 62 collision

Arrests Read moreJail log: Tuesday, May 30

“Are you ready for a scavenger hunt,” farm-to-school educator Meghan Murphy asks the third-g… Read moreRogue Valley Farm to School: Cultivating healthy kids and communities

Another week of the "new normal" in Salem begins Tuesday, with the Senate stalled since May … Read moreOregon Senate stuck in stalemate in session's final days

The struggling fisheries industry on the West Coast is getting a much-needed financial boost… Read moreUSDA will invest $52 million to help fishing industry on West Coast

Friends and family of Dennis Richardson — the Central Point city councilor who went on to be… Read moreMemorial Day: Dennis Richardson Memorial unveiled at Don Jones Park in Central Point

Sunlight fought to cut through heavy gray clouds Sunday afternoon until a warm rain spilled … Read moreRemembering Bobbie: Vigil held Sunday for Bobbie Kolada

Congress adjourned for the three-day Memorial Day weekend with the fate of the federal debt … Read moreOregon's D.C. delegation key to compromise vote on debt ceiling

An October trial date has been set in a lawsuit against the Ashland Family YMCA by a woman w… Read moreTrial set in $760K Ashland Family YMCA lawsuit

When a U.S. veteran dies, the military funeral begins with an American flag draped over the … Read moreBend's former U.S. military women reflect on service, sacrifice and a double standard

A survey to gauge whether Medford business owners feel safe and would support a bigger jail … Read moreChamber survey asks, 'How safe do you feel in your community?'

The Oregon Air National Guard's 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls is the… Read moreKlamath Falls air base chosen for F-35 training squadron location

Medford police officers opened fire on a man on Angelcrest Drive Saturday evening after resp… Read moreMedford police shoot man after burglary call

AllCare Community Foundation has reassumed its old name — Mid Rogue Foundation — to avoid fu… Read moreEliminating confusion, AllCare Community Foundation is 'Mid Rogue' once again

When Mike Corwin first crouched down behind home plate to call balls and strikes, he was wea… Read moreRedmond umpire has spent 50 years behind the plate

Kathryn Harrison, who ushered in tribal recognition, cultural repatriation and financial ind… Read moreKathryn Harrison, influential Oregon tribal leader, dies at 99

Low wages compared to local governments and mandatory overtime caused by staffing shortages … Read moreOregon employee union warns of staffing ‘crisis’ as contract nears end

South and North Medford high schools have combined their marching bands and color guards and… Read moreNorth and South bands combine to play in televised D.C. Memorial Day parade

A Rogue River woman who lost a home in the Almeda Fire was confronted by a local business ow… Read moreRogue River woman targeted for pride flag

Arrests Read moreJail log, Friday May 26

The GOP-led Senate walkout is the first round of a fight that likely will continue in court … Read moreAfter session ends, Oregon senators will face a new battle — in the courts

Senators who are barred from re-election will not be allowed to file for re-election in 2024… Read moreSenators in Oregon Capitol walkout can't file for office in September

Some water deliveries from Talent Irrigation District started flowing this week, signaling t… Read moreSome Talent Irrigation District patrons start to see water deliveries

Oregon voters may get to choose whether they want to use ranked-choice voting to elect their… Read moreOregonians may decide on ranked-choice voting for top posts

Arrests Read moreJail log: Thursday, May 25

An artistic partnership forged in the 1990s has been re-launched to help rebuild and restore… Read moreRestoring the Malmgren Garage: 'I’m just trusting to the universe it will all work out'

A Medford man whose impaired-driving crash last year killed one passenger and seriously inju… Read moreImpaired driver sentenced to more than eight years in vehicular homicide case

Barbara Jeanne “Bobbie” Kolada never met a stranger, was passionate about family and friends… Read moreBobbie Kolada never met a stranger

In the two months since 66-year-old caregiver Bobbie Kolada died of injuries suffered on the… Read moreTHE DEATH OF BOBBIE KOLADA, Part 5: 'I don’t want her to have died in vain'

Grants Pass resident Liana Duffield said she witnessed "shockingly high staff turnover" in t… Read moreTHE DEATH OF BOBBIE KOLADA, Part 4: 'Culture of allowing abuse'

When Jacksonville resident Valina Rivera-Schaefer learned that caregiver Bobbie Kolada had d… Read moreTHE DEATH OF BOBBIE KOLADA, Part 3: 'I remember thinking I was going to die'

It was almost as though Bobbie Kolada's death hadn't happened. Read moreTHE DEATH OF BOBBIE KOLADA, Part 2: Who is investigating her death?

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Part 1 in a five-day series about the death of Bobbie Kolada, a careg… Read moreTHE DEATH OF BOBBIE KOLADA, Part 1: 'Did somebody do this to her?'

LA GRANDE — A La Grande man was attacked by a bear near the Mount Emily Recreation Area duri… Read moreBear attacks La Grande man near the Mount Emily Recreation Area

Andrew Scot Pollack, who is facing several felony charges in Jackson County alleging he stal… Read moreParkland, Florida, shooting victim's father cleared to see deputy's child neglect trial

Arrests  Read moreJail log: Wednesday, May 24