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Fri 9 AM | The Debrief - Botulism, Police and Lavender
JPR reporters discuss their top stories on The Debrief. A combination of botulism and bird flu has led to thousands of birds dying in the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge this summer. Medford Police Department faces charges of unlawful surveillance, and an Ashland lavender shop is rebranding after its supplier mysteriously disappears.
ACLU lawsuit challenges Oregon city police over surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon filed a lawsuit against the city of Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday, alleging that the city’s law enforcement authorities have been surveilling and illegally gathering information on the complainants for years. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two local organizations and an individual activist.
Man arrested for armed robbery at Dutch Bro's
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A 34-year-old man has been arrested after an armed robbery Tuesday night at the Dutch Bro's coffee stand on Crater Lake Highway and Whittle Avenue. According to a news release from the Medford Police Department, the man -- Raymond William Mathes -- drove up to the coffee stand on a black electric scooter, showed a gun and ordered the employee to give him money. The employee closed the window, dropped to the floor and called the police.
Sheriff: Fugitive captured in North Bend
NORTH BEND, Ore. — Just before 8 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 22), the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force provided valuable assistance to authorities in an attempt to locate a fugitive. While conducting follow-up at a residence off Beaver Loop Road in North Bend, Benjamin K....
8th annual Klamath Music Festival happens Saturday at Ross Ragland Theater
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore — This Saturday the Ross Ragland Theater will be home to the 8th annual Klamath Music Festival. Headlining the festival is the multi-platinum artists, The Verve Pipe. Ron Collins of Klamath Falls will kick things off at 2:00 p.m. on the street stage located just outside the theater, and there will be something for just about everyone playing throughout the day. Ross Ragland executive director Curtis Peoples and musician Jenni Dale Lord stopped by Sunrise to tell us all about the festival, and to play Lord’s new single, “Dinner and a Heartbreak”.
'Showdown on the River': Sprint car event set for Douglas County Dirtrack
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The Douglas County Dirtrack (DCDT) is continuing the summer activities at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with the addition of the Kubota High Limit Racing Series (HLR), dubbed locally as the “Showdown on the River.”. The event takes place Monday, Aug. 26, and features winged 410-class...
First car forfeited in Portland under new street racing law is a busted Mustang
Portland police are now the proud owners of a 2006 green Ford Mustang. Sure, it has a busted front end and burned out rear wheel. But police and prosecutors say the muscle car — and its current parking spot in the Police Bureau’s storage facility — may be the deterrent Portland needs to curb rampant street racing and takeovers.
Michael Madsen and Now-Estranged Wife Break Silence After Home Bust-Up Arrest: 'He's Definitely Not Guilty of Domestic Violence'
Kill Bill star Michael Madsen and his estranged wife DeAnna have broken their silence following his recent arrest for misdemeanor domestic battery. DeAnna said Michael had been "struggling with his own personal issues" leading up to law enforcement being called to their Malibu home over the weekend, RadarOnline.com can reveal. Michael, 66, was taken into custody on August 18 after police were called to his home over a "family disturbance" involving DeAnna, 64. Police said the Reservoir Dogs star "pushed" DeAnna and locked her out of the home. When officers arrived at the house, DeAnna was safe with security and...
Stanford Reverses Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s With Brain Metabolism Drug
Neuroscientists at Stanford have linked Alzheimer’s disease to the disruption of brain metabolism via the kynurenine pathway, which is affected by amyloid plaque and tau proteins. Their research has demonstrated that drugs blocking this pathway can restore cognitive function in Alzheimer’s mice by improving brain metabolism. This discovery not...
Self-defense claim takes center stage in Buffalo Wild Wings shooting trial
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Grants Pass teenager is going to trial this week, charged with shooting another teen at Medford’s Buffalo Wild Wings last December. Police say 18-year old Joseph Larry Lopez shot Andrew Ramirez eight times after a confrontation just outside the restaurant’s front door. Ramirez...
Oregon Ducks' Sione Laulea Prepared for Leap From Junior College to Eugene
Sione Laulea was the top junior college cornerback in the country out of the College of San Mateo. In a stacked secondary group for the Oregon Ducks, he will still need to prove himself in order to get more snaps.
THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS AFTER TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Three people were taken to hospitals after a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at approximately 12:50 p.m. a 17-year-old Vancouver, Washington juvenile was driving her SUV on Garden Valley Road. She and a passenger, a 19-year-old Roseburg woman, were in the turn lane on Garden Valley when she proceeded to turn left. The driver stated that she did not see another SUV traveling eastbound on Garden Valley. She proceeded to turn directly in front of the second vehicle, giving the other driver no time to stop. This caused the second vehicle to crash into the passenger side of the first vehicle.
Bend organic farm with mansion is for sale. See what $11M would buy
An 80-acre Bend estate has a glass-walled residence with views of the pool, pavilion pizza oven and greenhouse set against a scenic background of the Cascade mountains. Listing broker Jennifer Bowen of Coldwell Banker Bain calls the contemporary dwelling and the irrigated organic farmland “the crown jewel of Central Oregon.”
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