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Man arrested in S. Ore. assault of woman

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:10:04 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Police in Medford, Oregon, say they've arrested a 44-year-old man accused of holding a woman captive for several days in a hotel room and assaulting her numerous times, causing extensive injuries.

Oregon bill would legalize medical pot retailers

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:29 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon legislators are considering a bill to legalize and license medical marijuana retailers, calling it a step toward reining in abuses of the state's 15-year-old effort to allow people to use pot for therapy.

Medford car argument leads to gunfire.

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:21:23 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Medford police say an argument over a car resulted in gunfire, stray bullets hitting the front window of a nearby home, and officers swarming a neighborhood in search of two men.

Ore. authorities: ID theft ring hit 800 mailboxes

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:08 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Authorities say they've begun to roll up a ring of identity thieves that has hit about 800 mailboxes in Jackson County to steal checks and documents that could be used to generate cash.

US judge in Ore. dismisses movie pirating lawsuit

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:39:38 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10.

Oregon Editorial Rdp

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:57:57 -0400

Editorials from Oregon newspapers

At S. Ore. sites, budget cuts mean no trash cans

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:14:04 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Among the amenities that will be cut from some federal recreation sites in Southern Oregon because of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration: garbage cans.

Medford proposal tests Kitzhaber's gambling policy

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:30:42 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Gov. John Kitzhaber's attempts to limit Oregon casinos to one per tribe are getting a test from a video gambling establishment the Coquille Indian Tribe proposes in Medford.

Police arrest teen in drive-by gunfire

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:42:39 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Medford police say they've arrested a 16-year-old accused of being behind the wheel during a drive-by shooting believed to be related to gang conflict. But a suspected shooter has escaped.

Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:22:11 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season.

Kitzhaber against tribal casino in Medford

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:25:11 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Gov. John Kitzhaber has asked the federal government to reject a proposal by an Oregon tribe to start a casino in Medford.

Police say body likely that of missing Medford man

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:01:41 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A body believed to be that of an 87-year-old Medford man missing since December has been found in a remote area of Jackson County where his car appeared to have gotten stuck, authorities said.

Five face federal charges in identity thefts

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:04:13 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Authorities say an identity theft ring operating out of Medford stole mail from some 800 mailboxes that included checks, credit cards and confidential information such as Social Security numbers.

Arsonist hits another vacant home in Medford

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:19:36 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Medford Fire battalion chief Ron Nelson says a blaze at a vacant home this week was intentionally set.

Ore. tribe buying ranch near site of 1850s treaty

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:25 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A Native American tribe in Southern Oregon is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites significant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s.

Psychiatrist pleads guilty to sabotaging trails

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:35:49 -0400

GRANTS PASS, Oregon - A psychiatrist pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to 30 days in jail for planting booby traps that injured Oregon mountain bikers riding down national forest trails outside Ashland.

Jackson County commissioners vote to oppose casino

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:53:02 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - The Jackson County Board of Commissioners has voted against a proposed Medford casino, citing concerns about the potential need for more police, jail space and addiction-recovery programs.

Dad accused of possessing meth with girl in car

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:06:33 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A Seattle man has been released from an Oregon jail and his charges reduced despite initial reports he allegedly let his 6-year-old daughter eat methamphetamine.

Suspect in Ore. wife slaying accused of conspiracy

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:18:07 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - A Southern Oregon man awaiting trial on charges he killed his wife last year has been indicted on new charges alleging he conspired with his sister in Florida to hire a hit man to kill a witness against him.

Budget committee says Jackson fair in jeopardy

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:33:02 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - The Jackson County budget committee says the county fair could be in its last year and proposes to give it three months to see if it can become self-sustaining.

Same bus in S. Ore., separate big drug shipments

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:10:29 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - The Medford drug squad regularly busts traffickers taking buses on Interstate 5 through Southern Oregon. But they say arresting two suspects with separate sizeable shipments on the same bus was startling.

2 drug mules arrested in same bus in Jackson Co.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:49:41 -0400

MEDFORD, Oregon - Medford police say officers found two drug mules in the same bus carrying pounds of heroin and methamphetamine.