Jackson County

It’s been five months since wildfires destroyed thousands of homes across Oregon, including 2,500 in Jackson County. State lawmakers with the Oregon House Wildfire Recovery Committee held a public hearing Wednesday night for people to share their stories.

The Medford city council is considering banning sleeping and camping in the Bear Creek Greenway during wildfire season.

The small Southern Oregon town of Phoenix is taking the lead in dismissing old traffic court debt, which can often haunt low-income people for years.

Jackson County will open a mass COVID-19 vaccination site this week. So will Josephine County. Now that the state will be receiving less vaccine than initially planned, fewer people will be eligible to receive the shots.

Many victims of the Almeda Fire are now looking for housing in Medford. But the city was struggling with affordable housing even before the fire.

Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler is among the nearly two dozen workers involved in a COVID-19 outbreak at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

This is usually the time of year when families come together to decorate their homes or share a meal. The pandemic has interrupted many of those holiday traditions — and so has this year’s wildfires.

Many counties in Oregon are becoming overwhelmed with the surge of COVID-19 cases. To free up resources, Jackson County Public Health is asking those who test positive to take some next steps into their own hands.

The Medford school board is urging Governor Kate Brown to loosen regulations on in-person learning, despite the high number of coronavirus cases in Jackson County.

Coronavirus cases are surging in senior care facilities across Oregon. An outbreak at one facility in Medford is topping the charts.

The Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Southern Oregon — and partially damaged hundreds more. A group of volunteers has come together to help those homeowners prepare for winter.

Oregon broke its record for the highest number of coronavirus cases confirmed in a single day on Friday with 600 cases. The surge is coming from all over the state, including in Southern Oregon.