Talent News

With the push of a button, the tables that will be manned by dispatchers in Jackson County's and Medford's new 9-1-1 center raise or lower automatically.

The unsanctioned party in the plaza on Halloween night drew about 2,000 people, but yielded fewer arrests than last year and no major incidents, police said this morning.

A 27-year-old man who barricaded himself inside his South Mountain Avenue home today was arrested on charges that include attempted aggravated murder of two Ashland police officers.

Talent's largest park will receive $342,000 to pave its gravel parking lot and to upgrade facilities.

Giggling and holding scribbled scripts in front of them, Jose Hernandez and Olivia Salazar introduce themselves to each other.

Educators at Talent Middle School where Mauricio Humberto Teran attended sixth and seventh grade were saddened to learn that their former student had been accused of murder, Principal Curt Shenk said.

A 14-year-old boy faces murder and other charges in the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old Central Point man during what police called a gang-related fight Sept.

Facing a predicted drop in snowpack of as much as 50 percent, the city plans to launch a two-year study on potential new sources of drinking and irrigation water for its residents.

By Tove Tupper A October 26, 2009 A TALENT, Ore. - Police are crediting a local bank from stopping a Phoenix senior from being dooped by scammers.

A tiny mushroom, strobolurus, grows on a Douglas fir cone. They are considered too small to be edible.

A theatre in the Pacific Northwest region has announced that next year's line-up will include "Spotlight on MAE WEST " as part of their 2010 season.

Parents want stimulating, challenging, innovative education for their children. This isn't new, nor is it a surprise.

Police are looking for a 20-year-old Ashland man who allegedly stabbed another man in the leg and took his 3.5 pounds of pot Saturday night.

The new Talent Elementary Outdoor Discovery Magnet Program harkens back to the days of the one-room schoolhouse.

Residents place a high priority on reducing fire danger in the Ashland Watershed, ensuring the financial health of the parks department and strengthening the local economy, but they're less interested in providing affordable housing, studying the issue of homelessness or replacing Fire Station No.

Enrollment this fall has climbed at public charter schools and specialized magnet programs in Jackson County.

Jonathan Andrew Cordova, 22, of the 1500 block of Summer Place, Talent. Cordova appeared Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court on an indictment charging him with four counts of first-degree theft and being a felon in possession of a weapon.

With no plans to preserve their Italian plums this year, Don Macklin and Elizabeth Zinser were loathe to let the fruit go to waste.

Rogue Opera's executive director, its artistic director and the president of its board of directors have resigned, following what a member of the opera's board said were personality conflicts and differences over management style.

Medford police say a major blow has been dealt to the heroin trade locally after a multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of 22 suspected drug ringleaders Sunday morning in Jackson County.