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Vandalism costs Medford business $30,000
MEDFORD, Ore. -- An early morning vandalism occurred Saturday, with three people punching, kicking and ripping off parts of a digital sign, causing $30,000 of damages to it. The sign was for Rockwell Group Realty, who now have a blacked out blank sign with a missing panel in the front of their building.
Humidity, cool temperatures improving conditions for crews fighting Dixon wildfire
Fire officials say the forecast is improving for the fast-moving Dixon wildfire burning near the community of Tiller in Douglas County. On Monday the Dixon Fire was 0% contained. Dixon wildfire public information officer Kent Romney said crews are hoping this week’s cooler weather will change that. “When the...
Elderly Monmouth couple found dead in home
MONMOUTH Ore. (KPTV) - An elderly Monmouth couple were found dead in their home Sunday afternoon by their adult daughter, according to the Monmouth Police Department. Police say that a 911 call was placed by a neighbor around 2:20 p.m. Sunday after the daughter reported finding her parents dead in their living room from apparent gunshot wounds.
Police search house in Keno for evidence of child exploitation
KENO, Ore. -- Police searched a house in the 9000 block of Snowgoose Lane in Keno after getting a tip about child exploitation. According to a news release from the Klamath County Sheriff's Office, police interviewed suspects and took several "digital devices," which they will search for more evidence of child exploitation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets a step closer to appearing on Oregon ballot
The Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign has secured enough signatures to establish a new minor political party in Oregon, moving the third-party presidential hopeful one step closer to getting on the state’s ballot this November. Kennedy, the political scion, former environmental lawyer and prominent vaccine skeptic, has mounted a...
SELCO Community Credit Union opens application period for educator grants, classroom makeovers
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As educators increasingly dip into their own pockets to pay for classroom-related expenses, SELCO Community Credit Union will soon begin accepting applications for two programs that will combine to offer as much as $125,000 in classroom support across Oregon. Part of SELCO Steps Up, these educator-oriented...
RIDDLE MAN JAILED FOR ALLEGED DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT FAIRGROUNDS
A Riddle man was jailed following alleged disorderly conduct at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Saturday night. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just after 11:30 p.m. the 20-year-old was called in after a witness said he was fighting with a security guard near the main gate and allegedly drinking alcohol. The man was contacted and allegedly smelled of an alcoholic beverage. He reportedly refused sobriety tests and told the deputy to call his lawyer.
Emergency Conflagration Act invoked for Tiller Trail Fire in Douglas County, evacuations in place
The Emergency Conflagration Act was invoked invoked once again Saturday night by Governor Tina Kotek, this time for the Tiller Trail Fire in Douglas County. All levels of evacuations have also been issued for the area.
Kittens abandoned, employee nearly hit at RV Humane Society
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Rogue Valley Humane Society says a woman who dumped kittens at their front gate on Friday, almost hit one of their employees. In this surveillance clip, you can see a woman in a white four-door car dropping off what looks like a box. Rogue Valley Humane Society (RVHS) says there were six kittens inside, all with upper respiratory infections.
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