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Police in Grants Pass say the suspect in a violent kidnapping killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s OfficeSouthern Oregon and Northern California are historically popular places to grow cannabis. But recent challenges – including violence against undocumented workers and wage theft on illegal farms – have brought unwanted attention to the cannabis industry. -
Jane Vaughan/JPRThe controversial proposal has led neighbors to debate what’s best for the community known as the Green Springs.
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Erik Neumann/JPRA Black Lives Matter memorial near downtown Ashland was vandalized on Tuesday night. The Say Their Names Memorial spans Railroad Park and includes hundreds of t-shirts and posters with the names of people of color who have been killed over the past century, many by police.
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April Ehrlich/JPRTalent presented a new draft of its urban renewal plan to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.
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A revised wildfire risk map in Oregon could be delayed for at least six months. -
Ashland Mayor Julie Akins announced her resignation Monday. In a letter submitted to the city, Akins said her resignation is effective Friday, January 27.
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There will be a new news outlet in Medford starting in February. On Friday, Oregon-based EO Media Group announced it will open a news outlet that serves Medford and Ashland after the closure of the Mail Tribune.
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The Josephine County commissioners made a decision to move where the county publishes public notices from the Grants Pass Daily Courier to the much smaller Illinois Valley News.
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Ashland Fire and Rescue is in need of more volunteers to help with a backlog of home evaluations for wildfire risk.
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A trial date has been set in the fall for April Ehrlich’s case against the City of Medford stemming from her arrest during the sweep of a homeless camp in 2020.
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Asante declared the ongoing emergency in mid-December due to nursing shortages.
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The Mail Tribune of Medford shut down all news operations after more than a century publishing under that name. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced a management shakeup, Rogue Retreat's new boss surveys his domain, and county commissioners have to replace State Sen. Dallas Heard, who resigned. JPR News Director Erik Neumann sits down with reporters Jane Vaughan and Roman Battaglia to talk about the stories.
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The Rogue Valley’s largest newspaper, the Medford Mail Tribune, announced it will cease all operations this week.
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The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced a slew of staffing changes this week as part of a "restructuring strategy aimed at aligning its business model with its vision and realities of the post-pandemic market."
