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Gov. Brown to Oregon lawmakers: Start passing budgets Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 6:43 PM By Kristena Hansen The Associated Press SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown says talk of calling a special session before year-end is still too early, but time is running out for Oregon lawmakers to break their deadlock and balance the 2017-19 budget as constitutionally required by July 10. During her first unscripted sit-down of the year with the state capitol press Thursday, Brown laid out
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Eagle Point man accused of stealing $300,000 worth of pot Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 2:16 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 4:17 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous An Eagle Point man is accused of taking part in a string of thefts of high-value property — including more than $300,000 worth of marijuana, a backhoe and a fishing boat on a trailer. Although recreational marijuana is now legal in Oregon, thieves have been targeting growers, sometimes ge
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Cosby told police his accuser didn't rebuff his advances Actor Bill Cosby walks out of the courtroom during a break in his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Thursday, June 8, 2017. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 1:05 PM Bill Cosby acknowledged to police more than a decade ago that he fondled Andrea Constand after giving her what he said were cold-and-allergy pills to
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Economist: Housing demand is far outpacing supply Matthew Gardner Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 5:20 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 5:20 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Demand for new and existing houses will exceed availability for the foreseeable future, economist Matthew Gardner told a gathering of real estate agents Wednesday. "Developers and home builders want to build — that's why they were put on the planet," the Windermere Real Estate chi
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Gang members plead guilty to assault Tuesday Jun 2, 2009 at 12:10 AM Four gang members who broke the jaw of a 21-year-old man who had resisted joining them have pleaded guilty to assault. Three of them already have been released from jail, worrying the victim's family. By anita burke Four gang members who broke the jaw of a 21-year-old man who had resisted joining them have pleaded guilty to assault. Three of them already have been released from jail, worrying the victim
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Double-time graduate Tayler Hibner will graduate from South Medford High School and Rogue Community College this year - with honors from both schools. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 4:03 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 4:03 PM By Tammy Asnicar for the Mail Tribune “Amazing! Incredible!” is how proud mama Jessie Hibner describes her 18-year-old daughter, Tayler, who will graduate this week with both a high school diploma and
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SOU works to recover $1.9M loss Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 5:09 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 5:55 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Minimizing losses and assisting the FBI in investigating a "sophisticated" scheme were among the reasons Southern Oregon University waited more than a month to disclose the school lost $1.9 million sending a construction payment to a fraudulent account, officials say. SOU board of trustees Chairman Bill Thorndike said he wa
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Officials ask state to invest in UO research complex Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 7:13 PM The Associated Press EUGENE — The mayor of the city of Eugene and Lane County Commissioner Sid Leiken are urging state lawmakers to approve $100 million in immediate financing for a proposed University of Oregon scientific research facility. Mayor Lucy Vinis and University of Oregon President Michael Schill went to Salem this week to ask state lawmakers to finance part of the comp
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Emergency services, June 9 Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 7:49 PM Jun 8, 2017 at 7:49 PM Felony arrests Drugs — Gabriel Patrick Ramonez, 21, no known address. Oregon State Police troopers arrested Ramonez Wednesday on felony charges of distributing and possessing MDMA, distributing and possessing a Schedule I controlled substance and for possessing greater than a quarter-ounce of hashish. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday and rel
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'I don't think my son died in vain' Elias DeChristo, of Ashland, brother of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, and Ostara DeChristo, 14 months, contribute to a shrine during a celebration of life ceremony for Meche at Lithia Park Wednesday. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 2:00 AM John Darling for the Mail Tribune Amid hopeful music, heartfelt speeches and calls for a loving response to acts of hatred, hundreds of friends and family gathered in Lithia Par
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Guest Opinion: The message behind 'RACISTS' message Tuesday Jun 6, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Morgan Lindsay, Stuart O’Neill and K. Smith Recently, someone poisoned the grass near our house during the night to spell out the word “RACISTS” in 3-foot-tall letters with an arrow pointing at our home. After the initial surprise wore off, we started wishing we could talk to the messenger and hear what they are angry about. Perhaps they were offended that as three
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Mark L. Hopkins: A Zombie Apocalypse? Monday Jun 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM Mark L. Hopkins More Content Now The commercial on TV showed a man checking his homeowner’s insurance coverage. He asked if it covered his air conditioner. The lady said, “No, air conditioners are not covered.” He asked, “What is covered?” She responded, “Floods, earthquakes, and a Zombie Apocalypse.” What, you may ask, is a Zombie Apocalypse? To get an a
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Dog that fought with coyote found 30 miles from home Augustine Colebrook and Cricket have been reunited. [Submitted photo] Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 10:33 AM Jun 8, 2017 at 10:34 AM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune A tiny dog who fought with a coyote and was feared dead this week has been found more than 30 miles from where she was last seen by her family. Cricket, the 12-pound Jack Russell terrier who went missing early Monday morning ran more t
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James (Jim) Ellis Harleman Tuesday Jun 6, 2017 at 2:00 AM September 30, 1937 – June 1, 2017 Jim passed away doing one of the things he loved best – goin’ fishing. A loving, gentle yet strong husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, teacher, and lover of the natural world; he will be missed by his many family and friends. Jim was born September 30, 1937 in Forest Grove, Oregon to James and Mary Harleman. He grew up in the small town of Cornelius, Or
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Emergency services, June 8 Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Burglary — Brandon Charles Ceremony, 19, of South Jordan, Utah. Medford police arrested Ceremony Wednesday on additional felony counts of first-degree burglary, first-degree theft and unautorized use of a motor vehicle. Medford police originally arrested Ceremony Tuesday on a warrant for failing to appear in court on a previous vehicle theft charge. He remained lodged in the Jackson County
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Mail Tribune is back in local hands Steven Saslow Tuesday Jun 6, 2017 at 12:01 AM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Rosebud Media Chairman Steven Saslow assumed the role of publisher of the Mail Tribune and Daily Tidings Monday. Saslow's acquisition of both newspapers, as well as the Nickel, from New Media Investment Group was announced in January. Saslow will be the first local owner and publisher of the Mail Tribune since Dow Jones-affiliated Ottaway Newspapers
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Since You Asked: Flags were lowered by order of the governor Thursday Jun 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM I was driving on Biddle Road and noticed the gigantic flag at the Ford dealership was nearly touching the pavement. Can you tell me why? Did someone die? I saw other flags that weren't at half-staff. — Harold J., Eagle Point As you may recall, Harold, two people died trying to protect two young woman on a commuter train in Portland. By order of Gov. Kate Brown, flags were
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Cosby's accuser stands by her story under cross-examination Andrea Constand arrives during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday Jun 7, 2017 at 1:11 PM Jun 7, 2017 at 1:11 PM The woman who accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and molesting more
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McKee Bridge spans a century A trolley - basically a big bucket on a cable - was once used to transport people across the Applegate River before the McKee Bridge was built in 1917. [Photo courtesy of Evelyn Byrne Williams] Wednesday Jun 7, 2017 at 4:10 PM Jun 7, 2017 at 5:33 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune The centennial of the McKee Bridge will be celebrated Saturday by some of the same Applegate families whose ancestors grew up cross
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SOU loses $1.9 million in email fraud Construction has begun on the McNeal Pavilion, one of two projects at Southern Oregon University for which payment went to a fraudulent bank account in April. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Wednesday Jun 7, 2017 at 2:43 PM Jun 7, 2017 at 4:50 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat An email scheme has cost Southern Oregon University $1.9 million in lost funds that should've gone to the contractor on the