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Grants Pass couple battling cancer has power shut off
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Josephine County couple battling cancer has had their power shut off. Doug Estes was born and raised in Grants Pass. Forty four years ago he married his wife, Kathy. Little did he know the medical struggles they would face. “Ten years ago the wife...
Police investigate skeletal remains discovered in rural Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Jackson County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a suspicious death after skeletal remains were discovered Sunday, April 14 outside Jacksonville in the Applegate area. JCSO detectives and medical examiners responded to investigate. The rugged terrain and remote area required JCSO Search and Rescue to assist...
Five motorists hospitalized in multi-vehicle Douglas County crash
ROSEBURG, Ore. – Five people were injured with one victim being airlifted to a Medford hospital following a four-vehicle crash that happened north of Canyonville on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Oregon State Police. OSP officials said they responded to a multi-vehicle motor vehicle crash shortly before 4:30 p.m....
Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court
GRANTS PASS, Oregon — A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town's hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as though nothing had happened.
Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County under a freeze watch Wednesday
A freeze watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 1:30 p.m. valid for Wednesday between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. The weather service states, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees possible." "Frost and freeze conditions...
The Oregon town home to a marijuana-eating deer and a talking crow: Part 9
This is the ninth part of a video series about the disappearance of Cosmo, a talking crow from southern Oregon. To understand Cosmo the talking crow, you need to understand Cosmo’s world. In this episode, we’ll step back a bit and learn more about the delightfully strange southern Oregon community where Cosmo lived.
Volunteers at Canyonville senior residence raising funds to pay water bill
CANYONVILLE, Ore. – Staff and residents at Forest Glen Senior Residence will soon hold a community meeting to help determine how to pay the facility’s outstanding bill for water services as well as how to move forward. Canyonville’s Forest Glen Senior Residence has been navigating an unusual situation...
Wyden announces four Town Halls in Southern Oregon
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold in-person town halls in Josephine, Curry, Coos and Douglas counties on April 23-24. Heading into these four town halls, Wyden will have held 1,081 town halls throughout Oregon – including 16 so far this year -- in fulfillment of his pledge to hold at least one town hall each year in each of our state’s 36 counties. “I’ll always keep my...
High school students simulate DUII crash as part of ‘Every 15 Minutes’
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Hidden Valley High School recently hosted an Every 15 Minutes assembly and training session. The nationwide event simulates the reality of a drunk driving incident in a very authentic way. According to Three Rivers School District, the Every 15 Minutes program is aimed at educating...
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