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Jo Co man claims killing was in 'defense of others' Monday Dec 19, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier Defense and prosecuting attorneys clashed last week over whether a murder defendant from Cave Junction should be able to argue at trial that he shot a man in "defense of others." Lawyers for Stranger Davis, 30, asserted Thursday that to throw out their case before evidence has been entered is unfair, while prosecutors argued that the circumstan
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Firefighters rescue two from Central Point blaze Firefighters and ambulance personnel prepare to transport two people rescued from a burning house at 142 Wilson Road near Central Point Saturday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 10:01 AM Dec 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Two people are in serious condition following a two-alarm house fire in Central Point Saturday morning. Firefighters pulled two peop
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Mail Tribune 100, Dec. 18, 1916 Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Dec. 18, 1916 NAVAL RECRUITING STATION HERE TO BE CLOSED SOON The largely increasingly business of the United States navy recruiting station at Portland has required an addition of its office force, and that he may be transferred to the Portland station. Chief Quartermaster J. E. Norstrom has received orders to close the Medford station and report to Portland about January 10. Young men, who are contemplatin
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Brown sets deadline on armories' lead problem Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 7:51 PM Dec 17, 2016 at 7:51 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has set a Jan. 31 deadline for the National Guard in Oregon to post test results and cleanup schedules for lead at armories. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports in a story on Friday that Brown during an interview with its editorial board called the handling of the problem "absolutely una
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Marlyn D. Ogren Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM October 19, 1930 - November 13, 2016 Marlyn D. Ogren passed away November 13, 2016. He was born in Milaca, Minn. and spent his youth in South Dakota. He was a farmboy at heart and loved to hunt and fish. Marlyn was a United States Air Force veteran and after serving time in Saudi Arabia, he was stationed in Michigan where in 1955 he met and married his wife of 61 years, Margaret. He lived in southern California until 1966 wh
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Merkley, Wyden hold town hall at South Medford High School South Medford High School students ask questions to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley during a town hall meeting on Friday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 3:05 PM Dec 16, 2016 at 3:17 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A few years ago, following the end of a federal government shutdown, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) told reporters his next move: go dialogue with high school
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Other Views: Time to move on from LNG Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM The (Coos Bay) World Judging from the reader comments on our Facebook page as of this weekend, there is apparently a change of attitude about the Jordan Cove Energy Project and its proposal to build a liquefied natural gas export plant here on Coos Bay. Rather than engaging in heated debate about progress and job growth versus environmental preservation and public safety, the whole back and forth fol
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Two boys have bikes to ride at Christmas, thanks to officer Mathew, left, and Ethan Flanary have a foot race with bikes donated by a police officer after theirs were stolen outside their Medford apartment. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 1:48 PM Dec 16, 2016 at 3:07 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune If Medford mom Kristin Flanary had any doubts about the magic of Christmas after her two sons' bikes were stolen this week,
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Emergency services, Dec. 17 Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Theft — Andrew Buzan, 25, of the 1300 block of Lawnridge Street, Medford. Ashland police arrested Buzan Thursday on a felony charge of first-degree theft. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Thursday and released Friday because of overcrowding. Burglary — Jonathan Steven Temple, 24, of the 9700 block of Blackwell Road, Central Point. Medford police arrested Temple Thursday on
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Since You Asked: Llamas are protective of smaller animals Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM I regularly drive by a large pasture with cows and calves, plus a single llama. Is the llama being used as a guard animal? Does it get lonely, or does it think it's part of the cow herd? — Mary, Medford   The solo llama is most likely being used to guard the calves, although opinions differ on how effective llamas are at shooing away predators. "Some folks are convince
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Study finds racial disparities in drug convictions Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 5:03 PM Dec 16, 2016 at 5:03 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — A study conducted by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission has found that African-Americans in the state were convicted of felony drug possession at more than double the rate of whites in 2015. That conviction disparity held true in methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine cases statewide, reported The Orego
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Gifts would ease depair for 4-year-old with cancer Saturday Dec 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune @thewholedish Editor's note: Light One Candle is an annual series sponsored by the Mail Tribune that focuses on an individual, group or agency who could use a helping hand during the holiday season. Once that need is filled, donations may be distributed to others in need. Stricken with cancer at age 4, this Medford girl despairs each time her illness and
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JPR celebrates 3,000 episodes of 'As It Was' Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 11:27 AM Dec 17, 2016 at 3:17 PM Jefferson Public Radio has honored the volunteers who have produced more than 3,000 episodes of the daily historical series “As It Was: Tales from the Mystical State of Jefferson.” A collaboration between the Southern Oregon Historical Society and JPR, the program features the history of Southern Oregon and Northern California in two
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Phoenix drive-by shooting hits two trailers Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 3:33 PM Dec 16, 2016 at 4:16 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Jackson County sheriff's deputies are looking for witnesses to a Friday morning drive-by shooting at a trailer park just outside Phoenix city limits. No injuries were reported, but gunshots struck two trailers just before 12:30 a.m. Friday at the park, located at 3957 S. Pacific Highway, according to sheriff's C
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Marlyn D. Ogren Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM October 19, 1930 - November 13, 2016 Marlyn D. Ogren passed away November 13, 2016. He was born in Milaca, Minn. and spent his youth in South Dakota. He was a farmboy at heart and loved to hunt and fish. Marlyn was a United States Air Force veteran and after serving time in Saudi Arabia, he was stationed in Michigan where in 1955 he met and married his wife of 61 years, Margaret. He lived in southern California until 1966 wh
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Dylann Roof guilty on all counts in church slayings In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. Prosecutors who wanted to show that Roof was a cruel, angry racist simply used his own words at his death penalty trial on charges he killed nine black people in June 2015 at a Charleston church. Roof's two-hour videotaped confession less than a day after the shooting and a handwritten journal f
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Transient pleads guilty to brutal slaying of couple Sunday Dec 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier A transient accused of savagely stabbing to death a retired couple during a burglary of their home in the Colonial Valley area north of Grants Pass pleaded guilty to aggravated murder charges Friday and was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in prison. Had the case against 30-year-old Brian Killian gone to trial, prosecutors would have soug
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Get Out: Friday, Dec. 16 Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 12:01 AM To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected]   Winter solstice at Pine Flat Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 17-18: Spend the last days of winter on this remote section of the Illinois River with members of the Siskiyou Mountain Club. The group will backpack about six miles to Pine Flat, enjoy a hearty stew, a roaring fire and (allegedly) outstanding company. A van will leave As
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My Adventure: Hike to Mount Everest base camp 40-plus years in the making Les Connell on the trail to Mount Everest base camp. Courtesy photo Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 16, 2016 at 9:21 AM By Les Connell for the Mail Tribune My friend Joel Blalock and I have talked about hiking on Mount Everest for decades, but it wasn't until this past September, when I was a 71-year-old cancer survivor, that we made it happen. Joel was from South Caroli
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Man pleads guilty in deadly Lil' Pantry crash Robert Franklin Brooks, 26, pleads guilty Friday to felony charges of first-degree manslaughter and attempting to elude police in a vehicle, as well as several misdemeanor charges in Jackson County Circuit Court. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Friday Dec 16, 2016 at 1:16 PM Dec 16, 2016 at 3:59 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A Gold Hill man who killed a woman and caused a two-alarm fire at a Lil