Jackson County

Oregon State Police believe the latest shooting is linked to several previous incidents along a stretch of I-5 in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson Counties.

Many colleges and universities in Oregon have opted for a mostly online fall term, including Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Although it’s safer to teach at a distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some professors say this new teaching environment has them stressed and discouraged.

When someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, several public safety steps follow. Workers at Jackson County Public Health are struggling to keep up with the rising demand.

Some Oregonians say they’re waiting days, sometimes weeks to get coronavirus test results, while others are waiting just a few minutes. So if you go get tested today, how long will you have to wait?

About nine positive cases have stemmed from two separate clusters at the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford.

When COVID-19 hit Oregon, the shelter-in-place mandate seemed out of reach for people experiencing homelessness. Although COVID cases are rising, temporary services to homeless campers along Jackson County’s Bear Creek Greenway have been discontinued.

The federal Paycheck Protection Program is supposed to do just that: protect employee’s paychecks from the economic impact of the coronavirus. But some businesses like the Oregon Shakespeare Festival can’t rehire workers if there’s no work to be done.

Gas construction workers picketed in front of NPL Construction in Medford Monday, citing poor wages and benefits.

Police officers often deal with cases involving drug addiction, mental illness, and homelessness. These often require skills that are more like social work than law enforcement. But is using police the best way to deal with social issues such as homelessness in Jackson County?

Jackson and Josephine counties have seen a spike of more than two-dozen confirmed coronavirus cases in a single week that health officials are tracing to two small, private parties.

Three geographic features in Southern Oregon all have the words “dead indian” in their names, but that could change.

When a natural disaster like a wildfire hits, the Red Cross usually sets up an emergency shelter at a school gym or church. But the coronavirus pandemic will change that.