Two Vehicle Crash Closes Hwy. 199 for 2 Hrs.
On Friday evening, March 29th just before 9:00 pm, Illinois Valley Fire District dispatched units to a two-vehicle crash on Redwood Hwy. 199 in Kerby.
One vehicle rolled onto its side, the driver and passenger...
Suspected BB Gun Bandit Arrested
Earlier in the week starting Tuesday March 26th, the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety began investigating broken business windows and damage to parked vehicles. The incidents occurred beginning on Friday, March 22nd and...
Highway 101 Head-on Collision Takes a Life
On Thursday, March 28, at just before 11:30 am, Oregon State Police and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near milepost 230.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007...
Recreational Crabbing OPEN on Entire Oregon Coast
The ODA and ODFW have announced Thursday that recreational crab harvesting is now open in Oregon from the Columbia River to the California border.
It is always recommended you eviscerate the crab and discard the...
More Than 6,000 Pounds of Marijuana Seized
On March 27th, 2019, after a 2 month long investigation into black market marijuana sales, the Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team and Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement executed a search warrant at a warehouse...
K-9 Officer ‘Match’ Finds Meth and Heroin in Woman’s Car
Months of investigating 33-year-old Molly Meador for drug distribution within Josephine County culminated in her arrest on Thursday, March 21st. Meador was contacted after she stopped at Sam’s Market on Monument Drive near Hugo.
During...
Motorcycle Crash Takes Mans Life
A man, identified as James Mason Anderson, 58, of Central Point, died at the hospital Tuesday afternoon from injuries he sustained when his motorcycle crashed into the side of a semi-truck. Nobody else was...
Man Arrested for Sharing of Images of Child Sexual Abuse
A joint investigation between the Oregon Department of Justice and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Medford man on charges related to online sharing of images of child sexual...
California Crab Season to End 3 Months Early
On Tuesday, March 26th, 2019, the Center for Biological Diversity put out a press release announcing that for the protection of whales and sea turtles, the California Dungeness crab season will end 3 months...
Two Structures Destroyed in Fire Determined to be Intentionally Set
On March 23, a fire was reported at an unoccupied dwelling located on State Highway 101, in Coos County. The property consisted of two separate structures that were adjacent to one another. Fire agencies...