Phoenix News

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.

Services for Jim Maffett will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Central Neighborhood Church, 4777 S. Pacific Hwy., Phoenix, Ore.

Drugs - Belinda Diane Therrell, 55, of the 800 block of South Third Street. Medford police arrested Therrell Saturday night on charges of possession of methamphetamine and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Acupuncturist Kris Kokay tends to Rebecca Gold of Talent, while Kelli Larson, also of Talent, reclines at the Rogue Valley Acupuncture Project in Phoenix.

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

Burglary, theft, vehicle theft - Jacob Grant Sather, 23, no known address. A Jackson County sheriff's deputy Thursday added charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree theft, first-degree criminal mischief and unlawful use of a motor vehicle against Sather.

Dorie Maier of Medford releases a feral cat near its colony on Sunday in south Medford after discovering the cat already had been spayed.

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.

"It's the oldest town in the valley. There is nothing happening and everyone is barely hanging on," Councilor Karen Jones said.

Less than a year after Phoenix Urban Renewal Director Marla Cates opened shop in an office no bigger than a broom closet, she has new digs along Highway 99 and is hosting a three-day session to seek public comments on plans for the city core.

The Phoenix Urban Renewal Agency will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. today at its new office, 157 S. Main St., Phoenix.

Residents wonder if someone is deliberately targeting strays after a dozen dead cats were found on Rose Street in Phoenix A cat peeks out of a shed behind Third Street homeowner Patti Williard's backyard in Phoenix.

With the Older Americans Act coming up for reauthorization this year, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley visited the Medford Senior Center Thursday to see if there were new twists on elder-fraud that might be included in the legislation.

Communities across Oregon braced for a new punch from Mother Nature as forecasters warned of hurricane-force wind gusts overnight on the coast and heavy snow in the Columbia River Gorge and the Cascades.

The National Weather Service says tonight's forecasted winter storm might bring 40 mph winds that could make for dangerous travel conditions.

Former disc jockey Dan Cheek shows off his moves while advertising for Medford Mattress Thursday in Medford.