Central Point News

Tests confirm that a bat found in a Central Point backyard had rabies. This is the second bat in Jackson County to test positive for the disease that affects the central nervous system of mammals.

The father of a Central point boy who nearly drowned in a irrigation ditch says his son is improving tonight.

A 6-year-old boy is reported in critical condition after he was pulled unconscious and not breathing from the cold water of an irrigation ditch in Jacksonville.

A Jacksonville Elementary student is in a Portland hospital after being discovered in a creek last night.

The Jackson County Health Department says a bat found at a home in Central Point has tested positive for rabies, This is the second rabid bat found in the county this year.

Jackson County Commissioner C.W. Smith and his challenger, Jim Olney, voiced their visions for the Rogue Valley before a small audience attending a land-use discussion held Sunday afternoon at Roxy Ann Winery.

A Central Point-area man died and his passenger was critically injured Saturday night when their car and a pickup traveling in the opposite direction both simultaneously struck a cow along Oregon 230 northwest ...

State Sen. Jason Atkinson has filed to run for another term representing District 2. The Central Point Republican has no opponents so far, either Republican or Democrat.

By Kelley Ashford & Faris Tanyos A October 1, 2008 A TALENT, Ore. -- A state law passed during the 2007 legislative session will require Oregon schools to raise physical education requirements for elementary ...

Black smoke has billowed out of a stack at a crematorium in Central Point on three occasions recently, alarming neighbors who wonder whether it might have been human ash.

An increased number in people taking public transportation and traffic congestion are slowing bus trips through the Rogue Valley.

A machine with a funny name could provide a better way to thin Southern Oregon's crowded forests.

An organization that has been one of the driving forces behind the Bear Creek Greenway will not declare the trail finished until it sees a safe passage at Barnett Road in Medford.

One of four severely malnourished horses rescued about a month ago is now recovering with a new adopted family.

A Central Point woman has invented a product for seasoned travelers who find it hard to sleep on airplanes - a headband that loops around the back of your seat and keeps your head from lolling around and ending ...

Despite high gas prices, inflation and a weak economy, businesses catering to tourists in Jacksonville didn't experience huge declines during their peak summer months, operators said.

By Ron Brown & Faris Tanyos September 18, 2008 NEAR TOLO, Ore. -- A plan to connect Josephine County to Jackson County with a bike path along the Rogue River is getting attention from state parks officials.

A Central Point man is in serious condition after rolling his pickup truck downtown this morning.

By Andrea Calcagno September 15, 2008 CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- The Central Point Head Start Program unveiled its new building with a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday.

A rollover accident in front of the Abby's Pizza on Pine Street in Central Point, left the driver trapped in his car.