Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
My wife, Danielle, and I decided, once again, to try to become vegetarians. I think this is the third time for me and maybe the fourth time Danielle has tried to cut meat out of her diet. We’re trying not to be too strict with ourselves, so as to increase the likelihood of success. For instance, while dining out for these reviews, I will probably still eat some meat. To see what Ashland has in store for vegetarians, we headed to Ruby’s, where about half the menu is devoted to vegetarian and vega
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lottery officials say someone bought a ticket in South Carolina to win the Mega Millions jackpot with a final total of $1.537 billion, shy of the all-time world record. The earlier Mega Millions estimate of $1.6 billion would have been a world record for lotteries, but actual sales came in below the $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot prize shared by winners in California, Florida and Tennessee in January of 2016. The ticket sold Tuesday is worth about $877.8 million in a lump
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
A Gresham woman killed in a suspected cougar attack near Mount Hood suffered a broken neck and had more than a dozen puncture wounds to the nape of her neck, records released this week show. Those injuries — as well as wounds on Diana Bober’s hands — “appeared to be consistent with an animal attack,” staff in the Clackamas County medical examiner’s office determined, according to a state police report. The 5-page report doesn’t list an official cause of death for Bober, 55, and it’s unclear why
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
UPDATE, 12:35 p.m.: Deputies exchanged gunfire with the Eagle Point man who barricaded himself in his mother's home for nine hours Tuesday before being apprehended, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said in a media release this afternoon. Warren Alexander Rich, 33, fired rounds from the residence several times during the standoff, which began at about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 1500 block of Worthington Road, the release said. "During the final instance, two JCSO deputies returned fire when Rich
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
Whether it’s helping to feed the hungry, supporting girls and women or aiding the arts, volunteering helps Julie Fletcher connect with the community. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners recognized Fletcher Wednesday for her service to Southern Oregon Goodwill — where she works as the marketing, development and community relations director — and her volunteer work for myriad groups in the Rogue Valley. “When I moved here to Medford about 15 years ago, I was in a new community where I didn’t
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The agency says neither Clinton nor Obama received the packages, and neither was at risk of receiving them because of screening procedures. It says the devices were discovered late Tuesday and early Wednesday. A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that a “functional explosive device” was found during screening
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-25
A man who was killed in a crash on Interstate 5 Tuesday was identified by police as Ryan Hitt, 32, from Ashland. At about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on I-5 at milepost 25. Hitt, driving southbound in a white 1985 Toyota pickup truck, left the roadway for unknown reasons and rolled, coming to rest in some blackberry bushes adjacent to the freeway, according to a press release from OSP. Hitt was not wearing
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
Ted Gerber’s philosophy has never been “build it and they will come.” The Foris Vineyards owner realized at the outset that his location in the Illinois Valley (near Cave Junction, about 25 miles from the coast as the crow flies) was too far removed from urban centers to lure tourists. For that reason he named his red Bordeaux blend “Fly-Over Red.” The dose of reality combined with humor is typical of the Foris founder, one of the original Rogue Valley wine industry pioneers who started his vine
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
Playwright Tom Stoppard’s worldview half a century ago and William Shakespeare’s 14th-century perspective of human nature are uncannily similar to the “turned upside down, inside out” state of affairs in the 21st century, says Gwen Overland, director of Camelot Theatre’s production of Stoppard’s classic tragicomedy “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.” Overland draws a parallel between the lost-at-sea misadventures of Hamlet’s traitorous chums and contemporary Puerto Ricans, who in the wake of
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
When “the Big One” — a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — finally hits, as it inevitably must, scores of Ashlanders will have some idea what to do, thanks to their gory training Saturday, helping many moaning volunteers who are dressed up like broken and bleeding Halloween ghouls. The three-hour disaster simulation behind the police station had “victims” — middle school students fulfilling their community service obligation — scattered about in darkened rooms, under benches, crammed in corner
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
AMedford man has won the right to have a jury decide the facts in a potential $500,000 lawsuit against Lithia Motors Inc., which asserts he was promised — then denied — a job. The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled the case can go to trial, reversing the decisions of Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Ron Grensky and the Oregon Court of Appeals. Michael Cocchiara worked at a Lithia Dodge dealership for eight years as a sales associate. But in 2004, Cocchiara suffered a major hear
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
Recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, but if you're planning to grow your four allowed plants in Central Point, you'll have to do it indoors. The city passed an ordinance in May requiring both medical and recreational cannabis to be grown inside a building. Greenhouses and tarps aren't good enough, according to the ordinance. Community Development Director Tom Humphrey said the new law is designed to address strong odors during harvest time, reduce unsightly marijuana gardens and minim
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
When Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Craig Ackerman, Travel Oregon leaders and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden came up with the idea of vehicle-free days at Crater Lake a few years ago, they hoped it might prove successful. Now, park officials are challenged with keeping the two Vehicle Free Day and Ride the Rim events from being too successful. "We're definitely going to look at that," Ackerman said of possibly capping the number of bicyclists, walkers and runners in future years. More than 5,00
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
From the outside, the Holly Theatre restoration appears to be on hiatus, but behind the scenes, a meticulous effort is underway to recreate the decorative features of the once-ornate interior. Kendall Mingey, owner of Cupollete Foundry in Portland, has spent the past week in Medford casting reproductions of pieces that have gone missing over the years. Mingey’s work will help create the right atmosphere in the 1930-auditorium that is scheduled to reopen in late 2019. Local residents had salvaged
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
South Medford will enter the Class 6A state playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the state after beating North Medford 3-2 to clinch the Southwest Conference girls soccer championship Saturday at Hoffbuhr Field. Toni Coleman scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on a one-on-one effort against the goalkeeper with a little under 10 minutes to go in the game — her second strike of the game — as the Panthers (9-5, 8-2 SWC) completed a month-long rebound from an 0-2 start to league play b
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
A suicidal man armed with multiple guns outside a rural Eagle Point home held a standoff with police that lasted into the evening Tuesday. A SWAT team responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Worthington Road after a woman called 911 at about 4:15 p.m. to report a suicidal man, according to Sgt. Julie Denney with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. “The man pointed a gun at her and threatened her,” Denney said. “She was able to leave the residence quickly and call 911.” Near the closed int
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Putting all the team gear away Monday at St. Mary’s High, girls soccer coach Dave Potter admitted that he’s still working through the depression of coming up shy during last Tuesday’s Class 3A/2A/1A state semifinals at Oregon Episcopal School. A veteran of the situation, Potter said the hardest part was he felt like he had the kind of team that was worthy of reaching the state championship finale. The easiest part? There’s nothing more he could have asked from his tea
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
Struggling to bring your high blood pressure under control, even with the help of medications? Open your mouth and say "aha!" if you see tooth decay or gums that are sore, bleeding or receding. You may have found the culprit. Researchers reported Monday that in adults whose hypertension was being treated with medications, systolic blood pressure _ which measures pressure in the vessels when the heart beats _ got higher as the health of their teeth and gums declined. Compared to hypertensive pati
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-24
Violinist, actor and singer Lucia Micarelli’s career soared in 2009 when she was cast as Annie in “Treme,” an award-winning HBO series created by “The Wire” executive producers David Simon and Eric Overmyer. Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, the drama followed the lives of ordinary people as they struggled with aftereffects of the 2005 hurricane. “The only things people had to hang on to were the rich traditions we knew: our music, food and family,” said Wendell Pierce, a New Orleans native who p
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-23
St. Mary’s senior forward Maddie Wheelock had one of those days she won’t soon forget Saturday, tallying five goals to spur her team to a 10-2 triumph over Cascade Christian in a District 5 girls soccer clash at U.S. Cellular Community Park. “That is a remarkable performance for sure, really for the whole team,” said St. Mary’s head coach Dave Potter. “We’ve never beaten Cascade by eight goals. But they only had 12 players so they had to wear out at some point.” Wheelock certainly wore out the C