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Grants Pass Police investigating shooting on Rogue River Highway
Rogue River Highway reopened after shooting investigation. The Rogue River Highway near Caveman Bowl is back open Saturday morning after the Grants Pass Police Department investigated a shooting late Friday night. No further information on the investigation is available at this time.
Cougar spotted in east Medford driveway
MEDFORD, Ore. – The City of Medford is alerting the community about a cougar sighting in an east Medford neighborhood Thursday night. According to a Facebook post, surveillance video shows the animal walking through a driveway on the 3500 block of Arizona Drive. The sighting was reported to the...
SOPride kickoff fundraiser ‘Everybody’s Out’ happening Saturday in Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. – SOPride is holding a kickoff fundraiser event this weekend at Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites. The DJ and dance party is from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday and is for adults ages 18 and up. There will be a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, games, and...
Ranking the 5 worst Blazers starters of the Damian Lillard era
The No. 6 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Weber State point guard Damian Lillard hit the ground running with the Portland Trail Blazers, starting all 82 games and winning Rookie of the Year honors. Lillard had 11 highly productive seasons in Portland, resulting in a spot on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He's arguably the best to ever wear a Blazers jersey as the franchise's leading scorer, with 19,376 points accumulated throughout those 11 years.
Unveiling of the Ira Keller Fountain Goes Awry When Commissioner Mingus Mapps Cuts His Foot
On Friday morning, all five members of the Portland City Council stood in front of the Ira Keller Fountain in downtown Portland, celebrating its reopening after a major repair project that left it dry for more than a year. City Commissioner Dan Ryan, who was the most recent commissioner in...
“There is a very serious public safety threat”: DA says homeless camps on federal land need to be addressed
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- Satellite images east of Redmond show hundreds of acres of garbage left by those living on federal land, a growing problem that has local officials speaking out. "The risk is intense. The risk is real. There is a very serious public safety threat," said District Attorney Steve...
Air quality alert issued through Monday for Jackson County
Smoke from Douglas County fires drifting south into Ashland. Smoke from wildfires in Douglas County prompted issuance of an air quality advisory on Saturday evening by Jackson County Public Health, effective through Monday, July 22. Depending on weather patterns and fire activity, air quality could be impacted for longer, the announcement said.
Ashland buildable lands inventory approved by council
Minor changes made to job description for city manager. Ashland City Council approved an update to the buildable lands inventory and responded to recommendations from the Social Equity and Racial Justice Commission but failed to complete an agenda item related to the search for a new city manager and city attorney Tuesday.
Coos County Shelter at capacity, cannot take in more animals
COOS COUNTY, Ore. – The Coos County Sheriff’s Office announced its animal shelter is temporarily not accepting stray and loose animals on Friday morning. It has reached its capacity with 30 dogs and 80 cats. The shelter operates out of the sheriff’s office and says its officers cannot...
Theater named to honor Richard ‘Dick’ Hay
Hay’s impact on local and non-local theater spans far and wide — even influencing dinner theater dessert menu choices. He’s designed hundreds of sets for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, dozens more for theaters nationally, supported the Ashland High School theater department for more than a quarter-century and since 2019 designed or co-designed every set for the Rogue Theater Company.
Suspected Madras drug dealer arrested at work; raid on car, home turn up meth, fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-term drug trafficking investigation led to the arrest of a Madras man working at a retail store late Friday afternoon and a raid on his car and home that turned up a commercial quantity of methamphetamine and fake Oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl, officials said. After several days of surveillance, the The post Suspected Madras drug dealer arrested at work; raid on car, home turn up meth, fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl appeared first on KTVZ.
East McAndrews Road open again after structure fire Saturday
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Medford Fire Department and Jackson County Fire District Three are currently responding to a residential structure fire on the 2100 Block of East McAndrews Road. East McAndrews Road is closed in both directions as multiple emergency vehicles are in the area. This is a developing...
Day Four of the Jackson County Fair at The Expo
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.- Friday is Day Four of the Jackson County Fair at The Expo, and folks might have seen some of the NBC5 News Team enjoying the carnival. “NBC5 at the expo!” NBC5’s Lauren Pretto, Maximus Osburn, Emily Storm, Taylor Owen, Junie Christopherson and Annie Giardinelli shouted.
Some Ashland restaurants seeing a 20% drop in business
ASHLAND, Ore.- Some Ashland restaurants are seeing a 20% drop in business. That’s according to Clarinda Merripen, the Owner of Ashland’s Black Sheep restaurant. She spoke during public comment at the Ashland City Council’s Business Meeting on Tuesday, in which she says she spoke with individual owners throughout the downtown area who are also seeing less patronage.
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