Jackson County News

Only half of homeowners in Ashland's hills - which the Siskiyou fire slashed through in September - have cleared enough vegetation to suitably protect their homes from a future blaze, a fire official said this week.

The Medford City Council backed away Thursday from appealing the rejection of a panhandling ordinance after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a similar law in Washington earlier this year.

The Ashland School Board on Monday will discuss enacting a tax on all new-construction building permits taken out within the district.

The Medford City Council has withdrawn its appeal of a ruling that found its panhandling ordinance unconstitutional.

KDRV Staff A November 3, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. -- Jackson County voters passed two tax measures in Tuesday's special election.

Should Oregon let medical marijuana users obtain concealed handgun permits? That question was before the Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Marco Antonio Diaz in mid-September. A juvenile delinquency petition charging Mauricio Humberto Teran, 14, with murder, first- and second-degree manslaughter, first-, second- and third-degree assault, riot, and second-degree disorderly conduct was filed with Jackson ...

By Andrea Pettes A October 30, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - A man suspected of a murder four years ago near Ashland has been extradited to Jackson County.

A man charged with stabbing a Medford woman along Interstate 5 in May 2005 has been returned to Jackson County after spending years in Mexico as a fugitive.

Following the indictment of its producer and host, the Rogue Valley Television show "Wilde Life" has been suspended by Southern Oregon University.

A 51-year-old man died in the Rogue Valley Mall parking lot Thursday night, apparently killed when he became pinnedunder the tire of his truck.

Tammy Asnicar Rogue River Press Jackson County public health officials planned to meet with the Board of Commissioners today to ask for an official declaration of a state of emergency in the battle to manage the H1N1 influenza virus.

Business representatives who have organized to fight Ashland's 5 percent meals tax said the city of Ashland could sell its 829-acre Imperatrice property and also use hotel tax money to help pay off sewer treatment plant debt, rather than asking for the tax's renewal or raising sewer bills.

Jackson County commissioners have given first approval to an ordinance that would toughen the penalties for students who chronically skip school.

By Emily Wood A October 21, 2009 A CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a Central Point house fire Wednesday morning.

Washington Mutual's 11-year reign as the leader in Jackson County banking deposits is over.

KDRV Staff & Associated Press A October 23, 2009 A GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Josephine County has declared a state of emergency over the swine flu and Jackson County is expected to follow suit.

Public health officials in Jackson County said this afternoon they will join Josephine County in seeking help from the state to manage the H1N1 influenza outbreak.

Jackson County has agreed to let children appear in juvenile court without shackles unless they are considered dangerous or a high risk to escape.

A 30-year-old Medford woman with swine flu has been placed on lifesaving equipment at a Portland hospital.