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Anti-Shariah rallies worry Muslim leaders Drew Williams, a member of the Eugene Islamic Center, poses for a portrait June 1 outside the building in Eugene as locksmith Jim King upgrades the locks on the front doors. [AP Photo/Andrew Selsky] Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 5:13 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 5:13 PM By Andrew Selsky Associated Press EUGENE — Inside a mosque in the college town of Eugene, a half-dozen men prostrated themselves on a carpet while an
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Coffee with a Cop draws dozens from Latino community Bibiana Madera, 5, of Eagle Point, is greeted by Medford Sgt. Brent Mak during the first Spanish language Coffee with a Cop at the Medford library on Saturday. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Saturday Jun 10, 2017 at 5:20 PM Jun 10, 2017 at 7:30 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat With questions ranging from the number of miles they travel to reasons police can stop a suspect, about three-doz
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(Not) over-the-air FM KSKQ's Carson Bench and other voices on the station can be heard only on the Web after the station�s propane generator for its antenna ran out of fuel. The station hopes to hear soon from cellphone company US Cellular, which has been asked to share its antenna with KSKQ. Bob Pennell / Mail Tribune Bob Pennell Tuesday Nov 15, 2011 at 12:01 AM Nov 15, 2011 at 2:45 AM The power is out to the antenna that transmits community rad
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Second Ashland watershed artwork added on Bandersnatch Trail Artist Karen Rycheck stands along the Bandersnatch Trail near where her new artwork, visible at rear, will be dedicated Saturday. [Photo by John Darling] Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 4:54 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 4:54 PM John Darling for the Mail Tribune A colorful new work of public art erected Wednesday on Bandersnatch Trail above the southern tip of Lithia Park, depicts the watershed’s bird
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Driver question, released in fatal Grants Pass hit-and-run Sunday Jun 11, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier GRANTS PASS — Police questioned and released a man in connection with a hit-and-run early Thursday on the Grants Pass Parkway that killed 22-year-old Gabriella Licata of Gilbert, Arizona. Detectives questioned the 33-year-old man for at least three hours on Thursday, after a patrol officer spotted a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the R
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Three arrested at Seattle protest Seattle Police officers shout as they try to separate protesters from counter-protesters at an anti-Islamic law rally Saturday in Seattle. [AP Photo/Ted S. Warren] Saturday Jun 10, 2017 at 6:52 PM Jun 10, 2017 at 6:52 PM By Gene Johnson Associated Press SEATTLE — Demonstrators at small but raucous gatherings around the country Saturday raised the specter that extremist interpretations of Islamic law might
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Emergency services, June 10 Saturday Jun 10, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Witness Tampering — Joshua Joseph MacDonald-Pose, 30, no known address. Oregon State Police troopers arrested MacDonald-Pose Friday on an additional felony charge of tampering with a witness. Medford police originally arrested MacDonald-Pose April 20 on previous felony charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and attempting to elude police in a vehic
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Since You Asked: Houses were removed on approach to runway Saturday Jun 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM Every time I return from a visit to that hardware store on Crater Lake Highway, I go by a large vacant area between Whittle and Corona avenues that is owned by the Medford airport. Why is that land vacant, and what is it used for? I can't believe that it's just because it's on the approach to the runway since there are many buildings between that area and the runway. Just cu
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RISE: Sessions' reason for recusal; May's bad gamble; Pens win In this Aug. 8, 2016 file photo, a screen displays Japanese Emperor Akihito delivering a speech in Tokyo. Japan's parliament on Friday, June 9, 2017 passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 4:00 AM Ousted FBI Director James Comey provided a lot of answers during his public testimony before a Senate committee Thursday
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Boats and more boats at Gold Dust Day Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 3:07 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 3:46 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune GOLD HILL — Fans of Gold Hill's popular annual Gold Dust Day shindig that pays homage to the town's gold-mining days will find some fun new activities depicting the town "then and now." This year's event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, and the Gold Dust Parade that kicks things off will be the largest to date, offering
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Ashland City Council approves utility rate hike Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 4:45 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 4:45 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune ASHLAND — One day after the city budget was adopted,  the Ashland  City Council approved an electric utility rate hike, with all but one city councilor voting in favor. The hike, which goes into effect on July 1, would raise the average consumer bill by $3.74 per month, according to Mark Holden,
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Discount Tire plans a Medford store Tuesday Mar 29, 2016 at 3:19 PM Mar 29, 2016 at 3:47 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Discount Tire Store, which bills itself as the world's largest tire and wheel retailer, with more than 925 stores in 31 states, is seeking to build a new outlet in Medford off Highway 62. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company operates 10 stores in the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon. The company's plans, for a 9,
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Kickstarter campaign deadline nears for book on Talent pioneer Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 1:52 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 1:52 PM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune TALENT — A campaign to fund a book about pioneer John Beeson, an early advocate of Native American rights, is less than $5,000 from its goal with less than a week remaining in an all-or-nothing Kickstarter effort. Author and historian Jan Wright of Talent is seeking the money to fund w
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Graduating seniors offer encouragement to younger students North and South Medford high school seniors make their way through Hedrick Middle School Friday during an event meant to inspire younger students to "stay the course" and graduate. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 4:43 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 4:43 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Seniors set to graduate from Medford School District high schools this weekend left younger p
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Home run derby to benefit teacher's family Shannon O'Morris Friday Jun 9, 2017 at 12:52 PM Jun 9, 2017 at 3:27 PM Local report EAGLE POINT — Kids and adults from across the Rogue Valley are invited join in a home run derby contest to raise money for the family of an Eagle Point High School special education teacher who was killed in a head-on collision. The "Dingers for Shannon" home run derby is from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the softball
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UPDATES: World reacts to U.S.'s retreat from climate accord President Donald Trump speaks about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord, Thursday, June 1, 2017, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Thursday Jun 1, 2017 at 1:35 PM Jun 1, 2017 at 3:01 PM 2:30 p.m. A group of Democratic governors say President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement will encourag
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Camelot again shines — despite drunken audience member Billy King, left, Erik Connolly and Brianna Gowland star in Camelot's "Spotlight on Peter, Paul and Mary," running through Sunday, June 11, at Camelot Theatre. See listing on this page for details. [Photo by Steve Sutfin] Thursday Jun 1, 2017 at 11:46 AM Jun 1, 2017 at 1:37 PM By Jeffrey Gillespie for the Mail Tribune Camelot Theatre has had a great deal of success with their "Spotligh
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Holmes Park House will expand A crowd gathers Thursday for a dedication and groundbreaking at the Holmes Park House for Palliative and Hospice Care. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Thursday Jun 1, 2017 at 6:11 PM Jun 1, 2017 at 6:12 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Construction on a new wing for the hospice care facility at the historic Holmes Park House is officially underway. Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice, the nonprofit group spearhea
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$8.2 billion education proposal moves forward in Oregon Legislature Thursday Jun 1, 2017 at 6:20 PM Jun 1, 2017 at 6:21 PM By Kristena Hansen The Associated Press SALEM — An $8.2 billion proposal to fund Oregon's K-12 education system cleared its first hurdle in Salem on Thursday — the biggest school budget to-date and the state's single-largest obligation for the 2017-19 budget. The funding figure represents the state's share of th
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Medford zombie house law gets owners' attention Thursday Jun 1, 2017 at 5:32 PM Jun 1, 2017 at 5:32 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Medford's crackdown on so-called zombie houses appears to be getting the attention of previously unresponsive property owners. Of the five derelict properties the city threatened with receivership in March, four have submitted plans to either demolish or repair houses and the fifth is in f