Central Point News

If you need the incentive of greenbacks to cut brush and thin forests on your rural property to reduce fire danger, contact the Oregon Department of Forestry's office in Central Point.

A local organization that provides housing for homeless people recovering from substance abuse is gearing up for another expansion after already more than doubling in size over the past few years.

Medford's newest brewery has rolled out the barrels, quite literally, opening a downtown barrel house decorated with plump casks turned into tables, where soups, sandwiches and salads accompany beer brewed in small batches.

The Ashland Food Project will celebrate the third anniversary Saturday of a movement that's grown to 5,100 households in seven communities and last year brought in 235,000 pounds for local food pantries.

From left, Oregon State Police Detective Bryan Scott, Jackson County Senior Deputy District Attorney Terri Smith-Norton and Medford Police Chief Tim George hold a press conference regarding the justified police shooting of Elias Angel Ruiz Wednesday at Oregon State Police headquarters in Central Point.

John Rachor, the pilot who found three missing mushroom pickers last week in the rugged forests of southwestern Oregon, as well as a San Fancisco family lost in the same region in 2006, stands Tuesday, Feb.

A 19-year-old Merlin man died Saturday night in a rollover on Highway 238 east of Murphy that was driven by an 18-year-old arrested for manslaughter and driving under the influence, according to the Oregon State Police.

An Oregon man nets a second scratch-off lottery win in four months, bringing in a total of $150,000 since October.

Food & Friends of Jackson and Josephine counties needs drivers to deliver meals to and visit with homebound seniors in Central Point and Phoenix.

A City Council member will retain his seat despite his second arrest for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, the council decided Wednesday in a split vote.

Two men suspected of stealing a Chevy Silverado were arrested early this morning following a chase that ended after five attempts to pop the vehicle's tires with spike strips on Highway 140.

The Lunds are renters and their landlord is Fannie Mae. Recently rats infested and destroyed their heating vents and they have been without heat for a month.

Residents are divided over whether downtown Pine Street should be upgraded to an improved four lanes or reduced to a three-lane "Main Street." In addition to talks about improvements to Pine Street, city officials are working on final details for more than $1 million in upgrades to Front Street.

Medford police Sgt. Mike Budreau had to make the decision to use deadly force on a 43-year-old Central Point man who was drunk, belligerent and drew a handgun out of his pocket in a 1998 confrontation.

A scammer posing as head of the Medford Police Department's Financial Investigation Section tricked a local woman out of $6,000 this week, Medford police said.

Grants Pass area resident Herman Baertschiger is making a run in the GOP primary election against State Sen.

In a rarity since cold medicines were regulated nearly six years ago, the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team seized a working meth lab and arrested a man on felony drug and weapons charges.

Six finalists who live in the Rogue Valley and far afield are vying to become the next Ashland city administrator.

Identity theft - Brandon Glenn Bender, 20, of the 100 block of Travertine Circle, Central Point.

I live in Central Point near the intersection of Taylor Road and Silver Creek Drive.