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08 March 2012

Why Was Emptage A Foster Parent?

Written by Craig Smullin, Posted in Local

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NBC-5 News broke the story Wednesday that the man accused of holding a one year old in scalding water causing first and second degree burns has a prior criminal record.    But how could a man arr ...

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08 March 2012

Venezuelan Search

Written by Lyle Ahrens, Posted in Local

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An international team has now been searching for the crash site of a missionary pilot in Venezuela for the past three years.  The Klamath County Sheriff was recently called in to assist with that s ...

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08 March 2012

City of Ashland Receives Large Federal Grant

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The city of Ashland has won a Federal Government grant  totaling over $250,000 to help prevent wildfires in the Ashland Watershed.  About $200,000 of the grant will be used to thin trees and brush ...

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08 March 2012

Winston-Dillard Recall Thursday

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Winston-Dillard Recall Thursday

Voters in the Winston-Dillard Fire District have until 8:00 p.m. Thursday night to get their ballots in to the county elections office. County officials say that as of Tuesday,  they had received a ...

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07 March 2012

17-Year-Old Carries Gun on Campus

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Medford Police say it could have been a lot worse around 3:00 in the afternoon on Tuesday, when a student at North Medford High School carried a loaded 38-caliber revolver in the waistband of his pa ...

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08 March 2012

Report Crimes Via Text Messaging

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MADGE Launches New Technology

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It's the first of it's kind here in Southern Oregon, a new technology that allows the public to text anonymous crime tips to the Medford police. Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team, also kno ...

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08 March 2012

Talent Councilman E.J. McManus Faces Full Legal Review

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The Talent city council has put off a decision on whether to dismiss Councilman E.J. McManus-- until a full legal review of the move can be completed. The council voted, 3-2, Wednesday night to auth ...

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08 March 2012

Medford Man Faces Grand Jury; Leads Police on High-Speed Chase, Shoot-Out

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A preliminary hearing is scheduled for a Medford man who led police on a high speed chase through two states-- ending in a shoot-out.Albert Anthony Smith will go before a Grand Jury this morning fac ...

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07 March 2012

Student Carries Loaded Gun on Campus

Written by Laura Cavanaugh, Posted in Local

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 A school community on edge as a student brings a handgun to North Medford High School, nearly prompting a lockdown.      Tonight how that situation was contained and what parents and classmate ...

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07 March 2012

Skyrocketing Gas in Oregon? It's Worse in California.

Written by Christine Pitawanich, Posted in Local

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For Oregonians, prices at the pump are painful. "It's probably going to kill us all," said Medford resident Chris Moye, who said he wouldn't be surprised if gas hit $5 per gallon by summer. Gas Pric ...

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