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Women arrested after child found locked in small room with no food, water: Police
STOREY COUNTY, Nev. (KRNV) — Two women from Nevada are behind bars on a number of charges after a child was found locked in a small room without necessities to live, police said. On Monday around 1 p.m., deputies were called to do a welfare check on a child...
Jury charges White City shooting suspect with attempted murder, other charges
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. -- A grand jury has indicted a White City man on attempted murder charges after he shot someone on Sunday. According to a news release from the Jackson County District Attorney's Office, 33-year-old Romualdo Balero has been indicted for second-degree attepted murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm.
Warmer, warmer, then cool: Taste of summer not for long
High pressure has settled in. So, the wind has calmed but temperatures are on the rise! Warmest day will be Saturday, but Friday is not too far behind with around 85-degrees both days, 90 degrees for Roseburg and Medford. *Remember sunscreen- you can burn as fast as 15 minutes with the bright sunny skies. *Also remember, water temperatures are very cold so avoid rivers or limit time this heat stretch. Hypothermia in as fast as 30 minutes despite warm temperatures. It's nothing but snowmelt coming down the Cascades! Cooler and more typical May weather is right around the corner, likely to start as early as next Monday due to a deepening trough of low pressure offshore and weakening high pressure. As a result of both, high temperatures will cool off into the 70s for most, overnight lows around 45-degrees next week.
Grants Pass 28th annual Mother’s Day Powwow canceled
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Grants Pass 28th annual Mother’s Day Powwow on Saturday and Sunday has been canceled. It’s an event that draws people from all over the West Coast to celebrate and learn about different Native American cultures, music, stories and more. Last year the event,...
'We're barely able to keep enough food on the shelves': Food banks brace for summer
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Summer is a time many food banks dread, having influxes of demand with school being out for the summer and receiving less donations than in holiday months. In Josephine County, demands are already pushing the threshold of demand -- making preparing for summer harder to do.
Grants Pass man upset after belongings stolen from Planet Fitness
GRANTS PASS, Ore.- A man is upset after his belongings were stolen from a Planet Fitness in Grants Pass. Nathan Pietsch says he’s been a member of the Grants Pass Planet Fitness for about four years. Towards the end of March, Pietsch says his Planet Fitness locker, along with...
Update: Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County under a freeze warning until Wednesday morning
On Wednesday at 2:04 a.m. an updated freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 10 a.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. The weather service describes, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees expected." "Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops,...
Jackson County receiving millions from housing and drug intervention bills
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek signed four different bills into law this week that will provide funding for housing and infrastructure and mental health and addiction treatment. Within those bills, millions of dollars will go to a variety of organizations in Jackson County including funding for improved...
How to help children struggling with anxiety and depression
MEDFORD, Ore. -- May 9 is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. According to a study done by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, more than 1 in 5 children struggles with mental health. NewsWatch 12 spoke with a local mental health therapist, Dan Snyder. Snyder works...
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