Medford News

The Oregon State Police crime lab in Central Point is analyzing a mysterious briefcase to determine if it contains explosives.

A grass fire that began behind a mobile home park closed Interstate 5 and Highway 99, downed power poles and danced over natural gas lines for several hours Sunday.

The following is a press release courtesy of Oregon State Police: Updated information following this morning's release of preliminary statistics now indicates two people died in two separate fatal traffic crashes during the 54-hour Fourth of July holiday reporting period.

Medford police believe a homemade firebomb ignited the Sunday arson fire that burned about 25 acres of grass and brush in southeast Medford, closing Interstate 5 for several hours.

Police evacuated several homes in a Medford neighborhood during the Fourth of July weekend while explosive experts removed 56 half-pound sticks of dynamite from an upright freezer.

The economic crisis, energy pinch and global warming all combine to make "the greatest opportunity in human history" to reshape the world in positive ways - and Ashland is emerging as one of the global centers of this change, says philosopher and author Jean Houston.

A grass fire has forced the closure of Interstate 5 in southern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation says the highway is closed in both directions between Medford and Phoenix because of the blaze near mile 26.

One man is in the hospital and another is dead after a Fourth of July party in Medford takes an ugly turn, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Department Authorities say 22-year-old Jacob Hines is recovering at the Rogue Valley Medical Center after a fight broke out at a Jackson County Independence Day party near Griffin Creek Road around 3 ...

Celebrate the final day of the month and escape heat forecast to rise to the mid 90s today with a movie of the free or almost free variety.

The City Council on Thursday made it a little easier for property owners who are ordered to fix damaged sidewalks to obtain an extension on the time they have to complete the repair.

The Butte Falls Hatchery in southwestern Oregon will not be closing after all. Located high in the Cascade Range community of Butte Falls outside Medford, the 94-year-old hatchery was slated for closure last April as part of a 30-percent cut in the budget of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Like an unexpected snow shower on a sunny spring day, white marble dust and flakes flurry behind Jack Langford's hammer and chisel.

A pit bull bit two people, including a Medford police officer, Monday and landed in quarantine for 10 days while Jackson County Animal Control investigates.

A Medford man with a history of mental illness, substance abuse and bank robbery convictions returned to a downtown bank he last robbed in 2002 to stage a robbery attempt that he apparently hoped would send him back to prison, police said.

Associated Press A June 29, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. -- Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, the state Department of Human Services has lifted a health advisory for Lost Creek Lake.

A health advisory prompted by high algae levels found in Lost Creek Lake, located 30 miles northeast of Medford, was lifted today by the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Jackson County Health Department.

KDRV Staff A June 26, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - Medford police say they have arrested the man responsible for a series of thefts and burglaries early Wednesday morning.

By Amy Sienicki A June 25, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - The closing of Joe's Sports and Outdoors in Medford following the company's bankruptcy filing has had quite an impact on local businesses.

MEDFORD, Ore. - Economic development officials say Ferry-Morse Seed Co. will open its first West Coast distribution point in White City.

A group of Medford defense attorneys hopes to stop the practice of shackling children and teens when they appear in court to face criminal charges.