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Possible Record Heat Forecast for Work Week

The mild weather enjoyed over the weekend, will not last long. Expect a gradual warm up followed by hot weather early next week. A ridge of high pressure over the western US will bring...

Small Plane Crashes into Residential Neighborhood

Just before 2:00pm Saturday afternoon, emergency responders were alerted to a report of a small engine aircraft crash in Medford. Medford Fire & Rescue, Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Department, Mercy Flights Ambulance, Jackson County...

Garbage Trailer Catches Fire at Transfer Station

On Thursday morning, May 30th, the Illinois Valley Fire District responded to a trash fire located at the transfer station on Kirby Mainline. Southern Oregon Sanitation employees found one of their semi-trailers that they...

Weekend Forecast Calls for SUNSHINE and Warm Temps

Weekend weather forecasts are calling for sun, with highs in the lower 70's on the coast with a north wind of 8 to 13 mph, and gusts as high as 18 mph. In the valley,...

Medical Event Leads to Crash

On Wednesday, May 29th, just after 6:30 pm, the Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5. Preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2018 GMC Denali,...

Brookings K9 Officer ‘Hulk’ with Big Haul

On Monday evening, May 27, just after 10:30 pm, Brookings Police officers were dispatched to the Fred Meyer store for a report of a theft in progress. Officers were told that there were two...

ATM Stolen from Seven Feathers Event Center

Deputies are looking for an ATM stolen from the Seven Feathers Event Center at the Jackson County Expo over the weekend. Expo employees discovered the burglary at the Seven Feathers Event Center Tuesday morning, May...

Man with Multiple Warrants Arrested After Drugs Found

Early Monday morning, May 27, just after 1:30 am, a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol conducted a routine traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle, 41-year-old Brent Clayton Lynch, was found to have...

Missing Medford Woman Found Dead East of Brookings

Just prior to 4:00pm Sunday afternoon, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 transfer call through the Brookings Police Department from a caller who reported that he and his friends had found a...

Four Hospitalized After Losing Control of Vehicle

On Saturday, May 25, just after 4:00pm, a crash was reported at the 9.5 mile marker on West Fork Evans Creek Road. The incident occurred in an area with no cellular phone service, and...