Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
A wolf that split Sept. 10 from its northeast Oregon pack and is now wandering in southwest Oregon followed a path seemingly scripted from some Jack London knock-off documentary about how the first wolf in Western Oregon in 65 years might have gotten here. This 2-year-old male ventured out of the Imnaha Mountains and across Interstate 84, bouncing through forest tracts while skirting towns such as Baker and Burns. He loped across deserts dozens of miles a day at times, slipping through parts of
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
In a climate-based debate Monday for legislative candidates, Democratic Senate nominee Jeff Golden and Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, said the long-debated Clean Energy Jobs bill will be passed next year by Democratic majorities. The bill would cap emissions from the state’s largest polluters and require them to pay for every ton that surpasses that cap. But Jessica Gomez, Golden’s Republican opponent, said the bill is too complex for the state to administer, it’s unclear how the state would invest
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
A Central Point woman accused of shooting and killing her husband last summer and attempting to flee the scene had blood alcohol levels nearly triple the legal limit when she was captured, and her lawyer says she was too drunk to remain silent. Susan Marie King, 56, scheduled to stand trial next week in her husband’s homicide, was too intoxicated to waive her Miranda rights after her capture near the scene of the crime, her lawyer argued in court documents filed Aug. 10 in Jackson County Circuit
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
BUTTE FALLS — A cow calf was found dead and almost completely devoured Wednesday at the same ranch where the Rogue Pack of gray wolves was blamed for a calf kill last week, authorities said. While there has not yet been a final determination of responsibility for the killing, Rogue Pack wolf OR-54's GPS collar showed it was standing in Ted Birdseye's pasture at 2 a.m. Wednesday, the same time Birdseye said his dogs "went berserk," as they do when wolves are nearby. The carcass was found l
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
An Ashland man has died after being injured in a suspected drunken-driving crash Saturday night in Central Point. Sean Michael Cyr, 22, died Monday at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, according to a release from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday in the 1900 block of Kirtland Road, near the intersection with High Banks Road. A sedan was found on its top, with debris scattered for hundreds of feet, the release said. Investigators believe the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-03
About 10 guests at the Sis-Q Motel in Medford were displaced Tuesday afternoon after a fire started in the upper floor at 722 S. Riverside Ave. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, which was reported at 4:40 p.m., said Melissa Cano, Medford Fire-Rescue public information officer. “At first it was a fully involved structure but it was quickly downgraded, as it was a single room in which the fire originated,” she said. “Fortunately, in about seven minutes all of the Medford Fire-Rescue fire
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-03
About 10 guests at the Sis-Q Motel in Medford were displaced Tuesday afternoon after a fire started in the upper floor at 722 S. Riverside Ave. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, which was reported at 4:40 p.m., said Melissa Cano, Medford Fire-Rescue public information officer. “At first it was a fully involved structure but it was quickly downgraded, as it was a single room in which the fire originated,” she said. “Fortunately, in about seven minutes all of the Medford Fire-Rescue fire
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
UPDATE, 9:23 a.m. Crews have reopened one lane of I-5, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. A truck spilled 125 gallons of diesel at about 8:45 this morning on Interstate 5 when it crashed in the northbound lanes near milepost 5 south of Ashland. Oregon Department of Transportation says the truck, which is empty, is blocking both northbound lanes. The diesel spilled from its saddle tanks. Oregon State Police and ODOT crews are working to get a lane open, and a tow truck is on th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
One of the largest players in California’s wine industry has rejected $4 million worth of contracted grapes by regional growers in the wake of Southern Oregon’s smoke-choked summer . Copper Cane, of Rutherford, California, owned by Joe Wagner, had signed long-term contracts to purchase primarily pinot noir grapes in the past three years. Hundreds of acres are involved, and in some cases, growers planted vines with lucrative contracts in mind. Citing widespread wildfires in Northern C
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
WASHINGTON — The 2014 farm bill expired Sunday, ending dozens of programs and putting others in a holding pattern until four key lawmakers either produce a replacement bill or seek some form of extension of the now defunct law. The four principal negotiators working on a 2018 farm bill say they hope to resolve differences between House and Senate farm bills and have a conference report ready in October for a vote in the lame-duck session in November or December. Both versions included millions o
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
At last year’s Bear Creek Salmon Festival in Ashland, singer/songwriter and storyteller Phoenix Sigalove entertained the crowds with his take on the blues. At this year’s festival at North Mountain Park Oct. 6, he won’t have time to break out the guitar. He and partner Lichen Richardson will be too busy as the food vendor, serving up creative ramen dishes from their brand new Daddy Ramen food truck. Sigalove, 47, came to the Rogue Valley about eight years ago from the San Franc
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
North Medford football coach Steve Turner remembers fondly the last time the Black Tornado played an afternoon game at Spiegelberg Stadium, but that doesn’t mean he’s thrilled to be faced with a potential repeat. Given the poor air quality that has plagued the Rogue Valley since June, he may be lucky to even have that chance. North Medford was among a host of local football teams to have their regularly scheduled contests Friday rescheduled for Saturday, with games for Crater, Ashland, Eagle Poi
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
football and wrestling coach North aide Turner lands football and wrestling posts Steve Turner was perfectly content to finish his teaching and coaching career at North Medford High. For the past 10 years, Turner has taught health and physical education, served as the defensive coordinator for the Black Tornado football team and coached wrestling at the junior high and high school levels. He hadn't put out a resume since he left Rainier High School more than a decade ago. But several weeks ago,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
Two men who live together in Medford will bunk somewhere different Friday night. Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed an East Medford lottery deli for cigarettes and scratch tickets; as well as his roommate, who is alleged to be his getaway driver. Adrian Wyatt James King, 27, is accused of pointing a gun at a Purple Parrot employee at 1913 Delta Waters Road in Medford, and Robert Johnathan Gray, also 27, is accused of driving King, according to a Medford police release. King and Gray
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
It’s been 25 years since Rogue Valley residents gathered in Alba Park for the first Greater Medford Multicultural Fair. A few things have changed. The fair, featuring food, drink and live entertainment, now takes place in Pear Blossom Park. It added a Cultural Conversations Cafe to create space for sharing personal experiences amid the festivities. But the spirit of the fair has remained consistent, said organizer Debra Lee. “It always has a magical environment,” she said. “Everybody’s happy and
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
A fire that destroyed a newer F-150 pickup truck parked at a Medford auto parts store last weekend likely started when someone attempted to drill into the vehicle’s gas tank and steal fuel, fire officials said. The blaze at the AutoZone, 3555 Crater Lake Highway, was reported at 2:10 a.m. Sunday by someone who had been driving by and spotted the flames. “(They) said it was kind of small when they first saw it,” said Medford Fire-Rescue Deputy Fire Marshal Tanner Fairrington, adding that several
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-02
An invasion of smoke and the resultant poor air quality has led to large-scale reshuffling of the high school football landscape tonight. Home games for North Medford, Eagle Point, Crater, Phoenix and St. Mary's have been rescheduled for Saturday. Saturday's games, as well as boys and girls soccer matches and the State of Jefferson cross country meet at Ashland's Lithia Park, could be threatened as well. Decisions on those events will be made throughout the morning. As for Friday's scheduled foo
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-01
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents on Sunday interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as Republicans and Democrats quarreled over whether the bureau would have enough time and freedom to conduct a thorough investigation before a high-stakes vote on his nomination to the nation’s highest court. The White House insisted it was not “micromanaging” the new one-week review of Kavanaugh’s background but some Democratic lawmakers claimed t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-01
From left, Jason Pancoast, 3-year-old Adrianne, 3-month-old Synclair and Elizabeth Johnson say people are upset by their panhandling because they don't fit the stereotype of beggars. / Bob Pennell — — — Couple fend off public ire following news article ASHLAND ' Sudden notoriety and public condemnation have surprised an Ashland couple who make a living as panhandlers and refer to themselves as affluent beggars. Jason Pancoast and Elizabeth Johnson, who have three children, thin
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-01
With one death-defying trick, Medford's Caleb Wyatt launches himself into stardom in the freestyle motocross EXPN.com's poll asks, Caleb Wyatt riding out a backflip is sick enough. Now he wants to do it in a Freestyle run. What do you think? The choices: A ' He's all over it. B ' There is no way, no how. C ' I'll see it when I believe it. D ' If he's that crazy maybe he'll land it. Wyatt, a 26-year-old born-and-raised Medford native, has burst into fame in the freestyle motocross world by recent