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Two California residents arrested on forgery charges Brandon Dale Birdsong Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 3:50 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 4:25 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Police arrested two California residents on several forgery charges Thursday night after the pair allegedly tried to make a purchase at a Dutch Bros Coffee stand with a bogus $20 bill, and were found to have more fake bills in their hotel room. Phoenix police responded to the coffee s
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No charges filed in crash that killed 11-year-old girl Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 5:03 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 5:03 PM Local report No criminal charges will be filed against a Gold Hill woman who crashed her car in November, killing her 11-year-old daughter. The Jackson County District Attorney's Office said today there is insufficient evidence to prove that Christina Marie Hudson, 37, acted in a criminally negligent or reckless manner in causing the deat
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Body found in Bear Creek near mall Medford police look over a body pulled Friday from Bear Creek near the Rogue Valley Mall. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 4:48 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 8:38 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Medford police this afternoon pulled the body of a man who apparently drowned in the swollen waters of Bear Creek near the Rogue Valley Mall parking lot. Mall shoppers about 3:45 p.m. noticed the body
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US stocks eke out last-minute gain as utilities rise This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 1:57 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 1:57 PM The Associated Press NEW YORK — A late push helped U.S. stocks finish higher Friday after indexes spent most of the day lower. There was far more selling than buying on Wall Street overall, but the Dow Jones ind
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Religion briefs: Friday, Feb. 24 Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM First Presbyterian Church of Central Point Music Connection will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at First Presbyterian Church of Central Point, 456 W. Pine St., Central Point. Sunday worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 26. Adult Bible study begins at 9 a.m. Child care is provided. An Ash Wednesday Service will be offered at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, with Imposition of Ashes and c
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Providers voice opposition to health care cuts Thursday Feb 23, 2017 at 4:59 PM Feb 23, 2017 at 5:50 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Members of the local medical community Thursday said cuts to the federal Affordable Care Act would leave patients uninsured, increase emergency room use and harm innovative efforts to address the roots of health problems and control costs. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., visited La Clinica in Medford to hea
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Letters to the Editor, Feb. 24 Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM Indivisible in Medford Donald Trump is telling everyone that the Affordable Care Act is a total disaster and needs to be dumped. In fact, the Oregon Health Authority reports the number of people in Jackson County without health care insurance dropped from 16 percent in 2012 to just 4.3 percent in 2014 after the roll out of the ACA! The ACA has also created many new well-paying middle class health care jobs ri
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Religion News: Bill passes to allow religion in schools in Kentucky The Kentucky State Senate recently passed a bill that would allow students to express their religious beliefs in public schools. (Leon Brooks/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 8:31 AM Feb 24, 2017 at 8:31 AM More Content Now WEEK IN RELIGION Public schools in Kentucky wishing to host programs or plays that contain religious themes could soon be allowed to af
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Kennedy School Park to get upgrades Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 2:32 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 3:37 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune Improvements to a neighborhood park coveted by walkers and soccer players in northeast Medford should begin soon after bids are opened next month and see completion sometime this summer. Kennedy School Park is set to receive new walking paths and a parking lot that will connect the space to Springbrook Road. Bids for the m
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I-5 stabbing victim in fair condition Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 11:11 AM Feb 24, 2017 at 11:11 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Central Point resident Christopher Applegate, 43, was identified today by Oregon State Police as the man who was stabbed along Interstate 5 near Central Point Thursday. The assault prompted a massive search for at least one suspect along I-5 between Central Point and Gold Hill. The stabbing reportedly happened near mil
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Fishing Report: Friday, Feb. 24 Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: The forecast calls for generally acceptable winds and some bumpy but not unmanageable swells through the weekend. Today expect winds up to 15 knots and three-foot swells, followed Saturday by 10-knot winds and six-foot swells. Sunday calls for 10-knot winds and six-foot swells. Rockfish anglers have new bag limits for 2017. Canary rockfish are part of the seven-fish marine bag l
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Whitewater Creatures stalking local whitewater Boaters take a Creature Craft on a wild ride down the North Fork of the Smith River in northwest California. [Photo courtesy of George Nuckols / Creature Crafts] Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Zach Urness Salem Statesman Journal GASQUET, CALIF. — It’s been raining for almost a week here on California’s northwest coast, and the Middle Fork Smith River has transformed into a raging, swirling, terrifyin
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Get Out: Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected]   Cross-Country Ski: Sky Lakes Wilderness Friday, Feb. 24: Siskiyou Mountain Club Chairwoman Angie Panter will lead a moderate, 6- to 7-mile cross-country ski trip in the Sky Lakes Wilderness. Beginners welcome. Carpools will meet at 9 a.m. at White City Dollar Tree, 7338 Crater Lake Highway. Organzers expect to be ba
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Movie review: Jordan Peele’s slasher satire, ‘Get Out,’ takes on race relations Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) with girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) in "Get Out." (Blumhouse Productions) Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM Al Alexander More Content Now As a mixed-race writer-director, Jordan Peele (aka “nice” Obama on “Key and Peele”) is gifted with a unique vantage point when it comes to critiquing race relations in America. He
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Build your own pizza at MOD in Medford MOD's Calexico pizza has grilled chicken, blue cheese, jalapenos and hot sauce, and can be finished with other sauces such as sri-rancha. [Mail Tribune / Nick Morgan] Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 2:00 AM Feb 25, 2017 at 1:31 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Few foods are shared the way pizza is, but Medford's newest chain eatery seeks to make it even more personal. I've made a couple of visits to MOD
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Since you Asked: Keeping gravel on Table Rocks trails a constant issue Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman Who takes care of the trails for hiking the Table Rocks? This past weekend, the gravel was completely gone and the trails were perilous despite days of sun. I'm still nursing my body from a fall. Any plans you know of to re-gravel them? — Kellie, Talent The Table Rocks are managed jointly by The Nature Conservancy and th
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Mail-theft suspect arraigned for car theft Christopher James Swain Wednesday Feb 22, 2017 at 2:07 PM Feb 23, 2017 at 7:32 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A man was arraigned on vehicle theft charges Tuesday in Medford, and investigators are looking into mail theft charges against him, as well. Christopher James Swain, 30, of Salem was arraigned in Jackson County Circuit Court for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle following his arrest Satu
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Douglas County libraries may turn into 'reading rooms' Friday Feb 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Carisa Cegavske The News-Review ROSEBURG — Douglas County will seek intergovernmental agreements with local cities, allowing the branch libraries to keep the county’s books, but not check them out. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners Wednesday voted to pursue the agreements, which would turn library branches into reading rooms rather than lending libraries. All t
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Enthusiastic crowd greets Wyden Debbie Kinsora of Jacksonville cheers U.s. Sen. Ron Wyden during a town hall meeting Thursday at Ashland High School. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Thursday Feb 23, 2017 at 4:59 PM Feb 24, 2017 at 7:08 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous An enthusiastic crowd of 2,400 greeted U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., like a soldier taking a break from battle — shaking his hand, giving him standing ovations and
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Growers markets begin first week of March Early spring onions are a popular item at the Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market. [Photo by Jim Flint] Thursday Feb 23, 2017 at 4:55 PM Feb 23, 2017 at 4:55 PM By Jim Flint for the Mail Tribune There may be no surer sign that spring is nigh than the opening of the Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Markets, set for March 2 in Medford and March 7 in Ashland. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at both lo