Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-25
We answered a Since You Asked question Friday, Dec. 21, about caution tape seen on the Alba Park gazebo in downtown Medford. After the paper hit the streets, we got some updated information, so now the Since You Asked Team can tell more of the story. Our source on the great tape-off at the Alba Park gazebo, Medford police Lt. Mike Budreau, had told us earlier in the week that the gazebo had seen heavy usage recently from illegal campers and others, and that the tape had been put up to prevent su
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-24
A 25-year-old Shady Cove woman who died in an early Saturday morning crash on Highway 62 has been identified. Tori Lynn Anderson, who had been partially ejected from a 2017 Honda Accord after it crashed into the back of a semi-truck parked on the shoulder near Brophy Way, died at the scene, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. Investigators determined Anderson, the front seat passenger, wasn't wearing a seat belt. The crash, just south of Brophy Way, was reported at 2:29 a.m. Saturd
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Neo-rock trio The Ballroom Thieves — guitarist and singer Martin Earley, cellist Calin Peters and percussionist Devin Mauch — will be joined by singer and songwriter Brooke Annibale for a show at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Headwaters, in the Geos Institute, 84 Fourth St., Ashland. Ballroom Thieves’ newest, an EP titled “Paper Crown,” was released in May. Tickets are $18 in advance and can be purchased at ballroomafc.bpt.me. Tickets will be $20 at the door. Friday, O
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-24
"Greetings from New York, Chris!" a Brooklyn-based woman wrote to Christopher Watts on Aug. 23, days after he admitted to murdering his pregnant wife and young daughters, loading the bodies into his truck and dumping them at an oil work site. "I found myself thinking a lot about you," Tatiana confessed to the now-convicted killer, "I figured life is too short to hold back . . . so here I am!" The 29-year-old enclosed a bikini-clad photo of herself on a beach. "So you can place a face to the word
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
A subset of upper Rogue River bank anglers sound like they are taking the advice of their dentists as they ply their latest version of illegal and unethical fishing techniques when chasing tough-to-catch spring chinook salmon. The trick is known as "flossing," a form of snagging that tries to look and sound legal even though it is no better than trying to ram a treble hook into a chinook's tail and haul it in backward. With a leader as long as their body dangling behind a tear-drop sinker, the f
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Medford, Oregon, and Medford, Oklahoma, are worlds apart culturally and demographically. Suffice to say there are more students in the band at either North Medford or South Medford here than in the entire student body in Oklahoma's Medford High.  It's dog loving vs. dogie punching, mountain vs. prairie, not to mention Ducks vs. Sooners. Yet, for all the differences, there is a common cause for concern: While Southern Oregon braces itself for the long-awaited Big One, Oklahoma's Grant County
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
A former Jackson County deputy district attorney who resigned in lieu of termination last year and faced an Oregon State Bar investigation has admitted to lying, having a conflict of interest and behaving in a way that harmed the administration of justice. Matt Chancellor, 37, left his job at the district attorney's office in October amid allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with a rape victim in a case he was working on. His departure and news stories about it prompted an investigation a
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
In the state of Oregon, for what traffic violations can one be cited and released by a city police officer (wherever or whenever one happens to be pulled over), yet have one's vehicle towed away? — SJ, Jacksonville There are four reasons that police can impound a vehicle under traffic offenses, not counting hazard tows and towing a vehicle as evidence. ORS 809.720 is what covers the impoundment of vehicles for specified offenses. It states "a police officer who has probable cause to believ
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
CAVE JUNCTION — Jonathan McCoy scored six goals, Sam Preszler had two goals and two assists and the Cascade Christian boys soccer team shook off an early strike by Illinois Valley to secure its fourth win in a row, 9-2, in District 5 action Wednesday. Illinois Valley stunned Cascade Christian only two minutes into the game when Jaden Vanhorne scored from 30 yards out to give the home team a quick 1-0 lead. The Challengers (8-1-1, 8-1-1 Dist. 5) responded swiftly, however, as McCoy scored t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Colin McKean, the 36-year-old son of actor Michael McKean, has been identified as one of two men who died of suspected heroin overdoses in Ashland last week. Ashland police Deputy Chief Corey Falls said Colin McKean was found dead by a family member at his home in the 700 block of North Laurel Street shortly after 8 p.m. on Dec. 3. Police said evidence found at the scene suggested McKean died of a heroin overdose. Falls said today police are still awaiting laboratory results to confirm the cause
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
A Klamath County grand jury Monday indicted a 22-year-old Klamath Falls man on manslaughter charges stemming from a December 2014 crash on Highway 140 that killed two people, one of them an Eagle Point resident. Gauge Lee Gray is charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence of intoxicants. Both first- and second-degree manslaughter are Measure 11 crimes, carrying minimum prison sentences of 10 years and 70 months,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet (20 meters) inland and sweeping away hundreds of houses including hotels, the government and witnesses said. Some 600 people have been reported injured when the tsunami hit 9:27 p.m. Saturday, the Disaster Management Agency said. At least 20 others are unaccounted for. Scientists from Indonesia's
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
SAMS VALLEY ' Terrie Wolf is picking up the pieces. Literally. I have a lot of manure and leaves on my wall, so I'm cleaning that, said the 51-year-old Sams Valley resident. Both ends of our house are gone. The Wolf family is among residents cleaning up Monday after an unusual weather event Saturday near the intersection of Dodge and Antioch roads. High winds from a microburst caused damage to an area about 2.5 miles by .5 miles, according to Murray Orr, hydrometeorologist with the National Weat
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Whether you're riding at a leisurely pace around your neighborhood, covering the dirt trails in the foothills or racing on the pavement, the efficiency of your pedal stroke can make a world of difference in how easily your bicycle moves forward and upward. The bicycle is moved forward by a transfer of power from the pedal to the cranks to the chain to the chain rings, and finally to the wheels. Professional mountain bikers and road racers spend hours honing their pedal stroke to maximize the pow
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Puck’s Donuts, a sugary icon on Lithia Way in Ashland for at least 40 years, is gone — to be replaced by Case Coffee Roasters, which will also keep its shop on Siskiyou Boulevard in operation. Puck’s owners Chandra Hay and Be Khamphanh are moving to Texas. Relatives of the couple will keep Puck’s going in Phoenix and west Medford. “We will miss all our regulars. We’re very sad to leave,” said Hay. “Many have been coming since they were litt
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Police are warning of a new wave of scams in which fraudsters pose as local law enforcement and ask for money. A woman reported losing roughly $2,500 to the scammers Wednesday, police said. The woman told the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office she got a call from a scammer who identified himself as a deputy, according to a JCSO news release. The woman was told she had a warrant for failing to appear in court, and the scammer demanded she buy prepaid debit cards and provide the numbers over th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
SEATTLE (AP) — The hemp industry still has work ahead to win legal status for hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD oil, as an ingredient in food or dietary supplements despite the big farm bill President Donald Trump signed this week designating hemp as an agricultural crop. CBD oils have become increasingly popular in lotions, tinctures and foods, but their legal status has been murky and the Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to some companies making health claims for CBD.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
Are you sure the Medford In-N-Out Burger is the first in Oregon? I remember one in Klamath Falls on Shasta Way near the Fred Meyer parking lot. I was a student at OIT at the time, and my roommate worked there. This was back around 1992-95. — Paraphrased from comment on mailtribune.com We're not fond of telling people they're wrong, but your memory isn't serving you correctly. We'll give you a pass, however, because some of that confusion can be attributed to a similar three-word, thr
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
A Thailand national unable to read English was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for his role in transporting more than 170 pounds of marijuana. Tong Xiong, 27, also will have his driver's license suspended for six months after admitting to a felony marijuana delivery count. He was assisted in Jackson County Circuit Court by a Hmong-language interpreter. Xiong had been lodged at the Jackson County Jail since Nov. 9, when Oregon State Police caught him driving a 2017 Mitsubishi SUV rent
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-12-23
A woman was rushed to the hospital after she apparently suffered a medical emergency while driving and, causing her to crash into a popular Medford grocery store. The driver, identified as 68-year-old Jerrie Saewert, needed CPR after her Subaru Outback rammed into a Food 4 Less storage area containing pallets of soft drinks early Saturday afternoon before she was rushed to Providence Medford Medical Center, according to Medford Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erin Sawall. The crash occurred at 12:44