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Commencement day saw 364 North Medford High School graduates receive their diplomas Saturday at Spiegelberg Stadium. Read morePHOTO FOCUS: North Medford High School graduation 2023
- Photos by DENISE BARATTA for the Rogue Valley Times
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At South Medford High School's commencement Saturday at Spiegelberg Stadium, 349 students re… Read morePHOTO FOCUS: South Medford High School graduation 2023
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Students from the Central Medford High School graduating class of 2023 received their diplom… Read morePHOTO FOCUS: Central Medford High School graduation 2023
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Students from the Medford Online Academy graduating class of 2023 received their diplomas Fr… Read morePHOTO FOCUS: Medford Online Academy graduation 2023
- By KEVIN OPSAHL Rogue Valley Times
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A 26-year-old Central Point man killed in a car crash over Memorial Day weekend is being rem… Read moreCommunity rallies to support wife of Central Point man killed in crash
- By DAMIAN MANN for the Rogue Valley Times
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A new homeless campground planned for west Medford will feature 60 tiny fold-up shelters at … Read moreMedford buys fold-up shelters for homeless campground
- By KEVIN OPSAHL Rogue Valley Times
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A 52-year-old Rogue Valley man who was required to undergo sex offender treatment after he w… Read moreJudge grants man's joint petition with district attorney to dismiss child porn case

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Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission Director Michael Black has resigned to take a new … Read moreAshland Parks & Recreation director resigns
- By BRYCE DOLE The Bulletin
Nearly every day for 46 years, Cary Stanfill made the drive from her home in Bend to her wor… Read moreAfter 46 years and a tragic accident, Bend woman retires from Mt. Bachelor
- By DAMIAN MANN for the Rogue Valley Times
A revitalization effort along North Riverside Avenue around La Fiesta Restaurant could becom… Read moreRiverside revitalization project may get a lot bigger
- By MORGAN ROTHBORNE Rogue Valley Times
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A mixed class of kindergarten to second-graders at Talent Elementary encircled their teacher… Read moreTalent Elementary students raise money for the Street Dogs Project
- By MORGAN ROTHBORNE Rogue Valley Times
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A caravan of shining yellow buses filled up fast at North Medford High School Thursday, two … Read moreMedford graduates walk their childhood halls one more time
- By KEVIN OPSAHL Rogue Valley Times
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A Jackson County Circuit Court judge said Thursday that the constitutional rights of a Shady… Read moreJudge tosses informant's recording days before murder trial
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A former top Silicon Valley executive who retired to Ashland in 2016 will take the reins at … Read moreOSF announces appointment of interim executive director
- By LYNNE TERRY Oregon Capital Chronicle
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At least one member of Oregon’s congressional delegation plans to vote against the debt ceil… Read moreOregon’s Sen. Merkley opposes debt deal while Rep. Bentz praises it
- By ERICK BENGEL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By SANNE GODFREY The News-Review
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
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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Jackson County officials decided Tuesday to part ways with a two-county emergency notificati… Read moreJackson County splits from two-county emergency alert system
- By DAMIAN MANN for Ashland.news
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The Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee last week recommended a two-year, $387.3 million Ashl… Read moreAshland Budget Committee sends $387M plan to council
- By SHAUN HALL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By KEVIN OPSAHL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By MICHAEL KOHN The Bulletin
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
- By LEE JUILLERAT for Ashland.news
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
- By MORGAN ROTHBORNE Rogue Valley Times
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'
- By CORINNE PURTILL Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Insurance giant State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for business or personal … Read moreState Farm is no longer accepting property insurance applications in California
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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
- Rogue Valley Times staff
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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
- Rogue Valley Times staff
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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
- By BARBARA CERVONE for the Rogue Valley Times
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“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
- By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
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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
- By LYNNE TERRY Oregon Capital Chronicle
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
- By ERICK BENGEL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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Sunlight fought to cut through heavy gray clouds Sunday afternoon until a warm rain spilled … Read moreRemembering Bobbie: Vigil held Sunday for Bobbie Kolada
- By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
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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
- By STEPHEN FLOYD Ashland.news
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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
- By AARON RASHEED • The Bulletin
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
- By DAMIAN MANN for the Rogue Valley Times
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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?'
- By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
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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
- Rogue Valley Times staff
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Medford police officers opened fire on a man on Angelcrest Drive Saturday evening after resp… Read moreMedford police shoot man after burglary call
- By ERICK BENGEL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By TIM TRAINOR Redmond Spokesman
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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
- By NICK GIBSON The Oregonian/OregonLive via TNS
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Kathryn Harrison, who ushered in tribal recognition, cultural repatriation and financial ind… Read moreKathryn Harrison, influential Oregon tribal leader, dies at 99
- By JULIA SHUMWAY Oregon Capital Chronicle
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
- By MORGAN ROTHBORNE Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By ERICK BENGEL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- Photos by DENISE BARATTA for the Rogue Valley Times
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Firefighters from Medford Fire-Rescue and Jackson County Fire District No. 3 joined crews fr… Read morePHOTO FOCUS: Live fire and rescue training at Medford airport
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Arrests Read moreJail log, Friday May 26
- By BEN BOTKIN Oregon Capital Chronicle
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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
- By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
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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
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Some water deliveries from Talent Irrigation District started flowing this week, signaling t… Read moreSome Talent Irrigation District patrons start to see water deliveries
- By PETER WONG By PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau
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
- By MORGAN ROTHBORNE Rogue Valley Times
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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'
- By ERICK BENGEL Rogue Valley Times
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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
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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Barbara Jeanne “Bobbie” Kolada never met a stranger, was passionate about family and friends… Read moreBobbie Kolada never met a stranger
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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'
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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'
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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'
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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?
- By BUFFY POLLOCK Rogue Valley Times
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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?'
- By ISABELLA CROWLEY The Observer
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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
- By KEVIN OPSAHL Rogue Valley Times
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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