Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
It’s likely that even the most ardent movie fan is not familiar with the name Hedwig Kiesler. It’s even probable that a good share of regular moviegoers don’t know the name Hedy Lamarr. But they’re one and the same. Kiesler, a young, up-and-coming starlet in her native Vienna, had her name changed by studio executives — or maybe it was a publicist — after she was discovered by Louis B. Mayer in the 1930s, signed to a $500 a week contract, and shipped off
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-09
John Krasinski had been playing the wait and see game that so many actors go through for a few years before he became everyone’s favorite but snarky boy next door Jim Halpert on “The Office.” And during the show’s nine-year run, whenever there was some downtime, he managed to get roles in all sorts of feature films, from “Jarhead” to “Dreamgirls” to “The Muppets.” Krasinski cut his directing teeth on a few episodes of “
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-28
OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: A small-craft advisory is in effect through Friday evening, with winds to 20 knots and wind waves up to 5 feet. Saturday looks much the same for most of the coast but winds will be down to 15 knots in the Brookings area with 3-foot wind waves. Sunday calls for winds up to 5 knots a wind waves down to 2 feet. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers has dropped from five fish to four for the remainder of 2018. The cabezon limit is one per day, and that
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-26
The brother of a candidate for Jackson County circuit judge and son of former Judge Ross Davis has been jailed following a string of incidents in which he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend, burglarized his parents’ house and broke a window and fence at another home. After being released from the Jackson County Jail following three incidents in July and August, Brian George Davis, 50, was held in jail following his fourth arrest Aug. 18. His bail is set at $160,000, according to Friday jail i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-24
A former Medford youth pastor convicted as a sex offender was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Thursday, one day after being punched in the face in court by an angry relative of one of his victims. U.S. District Court Judge Anne Aiken sided with federal prosecutors, ruling Thursday that Donald Courtney Biggs be considered a “repeat and dangerous sex offender” for secretly recording dozens of young women and juvenile girls undressing in bathrooms at multiple Mtn. Church events from March
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-28
What with bronze medals, a spot on the podium and a shot at your name on a plaque, third place isn’t all bad. But when Medford landed third in a report by 24/7 Wall St., published in USA Today, of “the 25 worst cities in the U.S. to raise children,” locals were less than excited. The listicle’s authors said they ranked metro areas based on four metrics: violent crime rate, children’s access to exercise, graduation rates and preschool enrollment rates. “Some parts of the country struggle to provi
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
Portland musician, composer and recording artist John Nilsen is an artist who follows his muse. “I’ve put the art first,” he says during a telephone interview. “Not what the industry suggested I put first. There’s a big difference. Most artists will put out what they think will sell, what they think will get them gigs, or what a record label pressures them into. The problem with the music industry is that it’s run by people who don’t know the first thing about music.” So Nilsen goes his own way.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
CENTRAL POINT — Several dozen employees, friends and family gathered at Providence Medical Group in Central Point awaiting a special arrival on Friday.{br class="hardreturn" /} As they discussed baby names, snuggle time and congratulated anxious parents, a chubby faced 8-week-old puppy named Pence was walked down the steps of the Guide Dogs for the Blind's "puppy truck."{br class="hardreturn" /} The sleepy-eyed pooch seemed only mildly impressed by onlookers shouts of, "Look at those wrink
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
A Medford youth pastor who admitted to a sexual crime involving a juvenile was sent to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a man attacked him in the middle of a sentencing hearing. The sentencing of Donald Courtney Biggs, 40, was postponed after a sudden attack in U.S. District Court in Medford, in which a man sitting with Biggs’ victims lunged over a railing and landed a punch, sending Biggs into a fetal position on the floor. Biggs earlier this year pleaded guilty to a felony count of trans
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
It seems a bit extravagant to consult God on vacation details, but for the Caribbean islands, don't hesitate to call on a saint or two. Nine islands share the Saint distinction, including three U.S. Virgin islands; one isle divided by two nations; some Windward and Netherlands Antilles landfalls; the St. Tropez of the Caribbean; and a country that changed its name from Christopher to Kitts. The island name game was first played by Columbus, who wasn't so much creative as he was religious. "Chris
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
With humidity barely 10 percent, possible lightning storms in the forecast, and for the fourth straight day temperatures searing the valley at more than 100 degrees, what else could it be but fire weather? Yet, on this Saturday, Aug. 8, 1959, it wasn’t lightning that sparked the inferno; but rather two malicious men — or perhaps just two stupid boys playing with matches — who did the deed. No arsonist would ever go to trial. But two fires were deliberately set, one near the Jackson Hot Springs,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-23
When I drive between Jacksonville and Oak Grove School in Medford, I see two large plantings of something on the south side of Main Street. Can anyone at the Mail Tribune tell me what’s growing like weeds out there? — Mike R., Medford One thing for sure, those aren’t big tomato plants popping out of the ground. We started with a call to Oregon State University Extension Service, and our hunch was reinforced. “I don’t usually go out West Main, but when I slowed down, it sure looked like hemp to m
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
With firefighters already fatigued from 16-hour work days and resources stretched thin, lightning could spark more wildfires Wednesday across Southern Oregon. “The bad news is we’re expecting more lightning,” National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Sandler told Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and wildfire managers during a Tuesday briefing in Merlin. The community northwest of Grants Pass has been threatened by the 48,247-acre Taylor Creek fire , which has merged with the 55,248-acre Klondike fir
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
With an Aug. 28 deadline looming, only five people have turned in all the paperwork needed to qualify for a run at a Medford City Council seat this November. To gather enough registered voter signatures and to get them verified by the Jackson County clerk, candidates will need to get most of the paperwork done well before the deadline, City Recorder Karen Spoonts said. “I think the 24th is pushing it,” she said. “All the signatures need to be counted and returned to the city recorder’s office.”
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
Luis Alberto Salas-Juarez on Friday was once again sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison after being convicted for the 2006 stabbing death of a Butte Falls man and for attempting to kill another man during a racially fueled, drunken brawl in downtown Medford. Jackson County juries twice have unanimously found Salas-Juarez guilty of murdering Mark Lunsford, 23, and of the attempted murder of Lawrence Matthew Crowley, also 23 at the time. Prosecutor David Hoppe, along with Kelli Lunsford, Mark's
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
A wine bar dedicated to promoting Southern Oregon vintages opens Friday in downtown Medford. Owner Natasha Hopkins has refashioned an aging storefront into an elegant establishment she envisions as a touchpoint for newcomers to the local wine industry, and a one-stop tasting room for dozens of local vintners. She also sees Rogue Grape — across the street from the Craterian Theater at 36 S. Central Ave. — riding a new wave of downtown activity. “When people think of Oregon, they think of Willamet
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
Theft of a much-used hot dog cart from a local homeless outreach project has put a damper on efforts to provide meals to the community’s most needy. Compassion Highway Project director Melissa Mayne said she discovered the small silver food cart, which had been stored at a board member’s home near Lozier Lane, had disappeared when she went to pick it up for a feed planned last week. Mayne said her volunteer group was heavily reliant on the hot dog cart due to its capacity to cook and heat severa
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
Felony arrests Aggravated Theft — Lon Burtis Delaney, 60, of the first block of Quail Run Drive, Shady Cove. On Friday, Delaney made his initial appearance in Jackson County Circuit Court on a felony charge of aggravated first-degree theft. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released Friday on his own recognizance. Theft — Shelby Nichole Blanton, 22, of the 200 block of Brownsboro Meridian Road, Eagle Point. On Friday, Blanton made his initial court appearance on a felony charge of fir
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
A White City man has been sentenced to probation and is banned from having animals for five years after he killed his mother’s pet bird. Sebastian Benoit Lucier, 24, of the 3500 block of Avenue H, pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree aggravated animal abuse. On June 2, Lucier unlawfully and maliciously killed Pete the cockatiel, according to an indictment. Lucier admitted in court that he hurled the cockatiel down when he was angry and frustrated. “I am sorry for what I did,” he said. Jackson
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-15
Oregon Department of Forestry crews have been fighting a wildfire outside Shady Cove that has grown to 125 acres since about 2 p.m. Thursday, ODF officials said. Public information officer Caitlin Goins said the fire is about 15 miles up Elk Creek Road, about 16 miles northeast of the Shady Cove city limits. Four engines, two water tenders and two 20-person hand crews are on scene drawing lines around the fire. A containment percentage was not available this morning. No structures are threatened