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Man Pleads No Contest In Homicide Of Original Mickey Mouse Club Member Dennis Day
A man charged in the death of Dennis Day, an original cast member on Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club television program, has been sentenced to slightly more than four years in prison. Original Mouseketeer Dennis Day's Ex-Handyman Arrested In His Death Daniel Burda, 41, pleaded no contest Monday to charges of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of a corpse. Prosecutors said Burda caused Day’s death and then used his identity to spend money. Burda was a live-in handyman at Day’s home in Phoenix, OR. The two fell out, and Day had been trying to evict him around the time he disappeared in mid-2018....
He saw a sign — and it beckoned him to the Rogue Valley Symphony
RVS hires Asadour Santourian, an Aspen Music Festival veteran, as operations manager. Chalk one up for customized awnings. Asadour Santourian, Rogue Valley Symphony’s new operations manager, was visiting Ashland last year, saw the RVS awning over its office on Lithia Way, and stopped in to introduce himself. “He checked...
Locals thrilled after iconic lake reaches 'full pool' levels in time for booming tourist season: 'It's just the matter of building back'
Oregon's Detroit Lake is on track to reach full levels for the third consecutive summer, injecting the local economy with an influx of tourists. According to the Salem Statesman Journal, the reservoir should hit an adjusted "full pool" level of 1,558.5 feet above sea level, benefiting a region still recovering from the Lionshead Fire that burned nearly 193,000 acres and 422 buildings in 2020.
Lower Rogue, bay and ocean salmon fishing reminders and information
Salmon fishing is in full swing in the lower Rogue River, bay, and ocean. This time of year, Rogue River water temperatures reach the mid-70s. This creates a thermal barrier for Chinook and separates the spring and fall runs. The fall Chinook stage in the bay and ocean, waiting until the river cools (usually in mid-August) before migrating upstream. With the ocean Chinook fishery open this year, ODFW is reminding...
JCSO SAR Team recruiting volunteer K9 search team members
WHITE CITY, ORE.- The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team is recruiting dog lovers to become volunteer K9 search team members. John Lovegrove, the K9 Team Leader with Jackson County SAR, says there are only three dogs on the SAR K9 team as of Thursday and they could always use more. Lovegrove says K9 teams can be trained and certified in several disciplines including wilderness area search, trailing, human remains detection and article location. He says K9 teams are called upon frequently for missions and are often the first searchers on the scene. While the opportunity is very rewarding, the dogs and their handlers need to be ready to be put to work.
Ore. man enters plea in death of 'Mickey Mouse Club' member whose body was found under pile of clothes
MEDFORD, Ore. (TCN) -- A 41-year-old man entered a plea deal five years after a missing former member of "The Mickey Mouse Club" was found dead under a pile of clothes in his home. The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office announced July 8 that Daniel Burda pleaded no contest to...
Second Jackson County death under investigation for heat-related cause
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says today its medical examiner is investigating a second death for any possible relationship with heat as its cause. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) says another death case surfaced this week to examine to determine whether it is heat related.
Would Texans Allow Their Power Company to Control Their Thermostats?
"Who touched the thermostat" fights are getting more interesting with this trend: Oregon's biggest power company is rolling out a new "Smart Thermostat" program, where THEY get to change the temperature in your home. If they're doing it in Oregon, it's only a matter of time before this trend comes to the Lone Star State.
Ethics official: Aimee Kotek Wilson can work in unpaid capacity
Oregon law does not bar first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson from advising Gov. Tina Kotek or having publicly paid staff or office space to help her do so — as long as she is unpaid. A letter from the executive director of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to Kotek’s chief of staff released on Tuesday, July 9, said that Kotek Wilson faces the same legal prohibitions as any other public official: A public position cannot be used for personal gain, and staff cannot help that...
Northwest sees 100 human-caused fires since June as lightning, winds forecast
There have been 100 human-caused wildfires on national forests and grasslands in Oregon and Washington since June, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Fire danger in Oregon will continue to be tested as eastern parts of the state prepare for potential dry lightning and winds amid already dangerous conditions as multiple fires continue to burn.
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