Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-08
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not clear when she would return to the court, which will hear more cases Tuesday and Wednesday, and again next week. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the 85-year-old justice is continuing to recuperate and work from home after d
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-08
While I was getting gas at a Medford station on a chilly night, I’m pretty sure I saw exhaust coming out of a newer SUV while the attendant was filling it up. Isn’t that dangerous? — Sarah M., via email The state’s fire codes follow the National Fire Prevention Association's codebook for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, which consider a running vehicle a “source of ignition” in the same category as lighting a cigarette near the fuel pump. &
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-08
Medford and Ashland could receive up to a half-inch of rain over the next two days under a series of new storms strong enough to trigger flood and wind watches over most of western Jackson County. The National Weather Service warns that rain atop recent snow could trigger enough runoff to cause flooding of small streams and creeks in urban areas, but no flooding of rivers like the Rogue and Chetco was anticipated late Monday. The series of storms began late Monday and the heaviest rains are expe
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-08
An allegedly drunken Jacksonville teenager who led police on a short vehicle chase in the Applegate Valley early Monday morning ran into her residence and pointed a pellet rifle at an officer before she was arrested, authorities said. After a 15-minute standoff, 19-year-old Shayna Joy Stanford stepped out of the residence on the 200 block of Humbug Creek Road and was taken into custody by the Jackson County sheriff’s deputies shortly before 4 a.m., police said. The case began at 3:35 a.m.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
New research shows that people who want to quit smoking can boost their chances of success if they also cut back on drinking or stop altogether. That’s because alcohol causes smokers to metabolize the nicotine in cigarettes more quickly — leading to strong cravings for more cigarettes. Sarah Dermody, an assistant professor at Oregon State University and the study’s lead author, said the rate at which different people metabolize nicotine was thought to be stable. But the researc
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
What do you do when you’re already a multimillionaire daytime talk-show host beloved by legions? What challenge is left for you when you’re the person that celebrities and presidential hopefuls seek out? For Ellen DeGeneres, you go back to where you got your start. Netflix’s “Relatable,” which premiered before Christmas, is her first stand-up special in 15 years. She joins several big-time comics (Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle) who have put out new specials after decad
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
By Brian Fitz-Gerald Mail Tribune This week’s column is a “choose your own adventure.” You will be prompted to make a series of choices as you read. Each choice will take you to a different outcome. Have fun. Netflix’s new release “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” is an interactive movie that requires you to make choices with your remote control to dictate how the movie progresses. Each choice results in different outcomes in the storyline. You have two choices: a)
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
SALEM (AP) — For the second year in a row, Oregon cannabis farmers have harvested more than a million pounds of usable marijuana. The huge harvest (more than 453,592 kilograms) is again driving down prices for consumers and putting pressure on growers who aren’t getting the price they hoped for after a similar phenomenon in 2017, The Bulletin reported Thursday. Oregon’s cannabis market is limited to sales within the state’s borders, yet the state of about 4 million people
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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JACKSONVILLE — Secrets and mysteries of the Beekman Bank will be explored by regional historian Ben Truwe during evening candlelight tours of the 1863 building through Saturday. Truwe, who serves as a docent for bank tours during summers, has uncovered some of Beekman’s past, but much research remains to be done, he says. While waiting to conduct tours, he spent time going through items in the bank, looking in drawers and opening cabinets. “I was very surprised to find an actua
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
After a rocky start, Medford City Council has a fresh list of candidates for the Ward 4 seat formerly held by Kim Wallan. Six candidates had previously filed , but Eric Stark, a local lawyer who has been on the Medford Planning Commission and Medford Urban Renewal Agency board, is also in the running. Wallan alarmed some councilors when she said she wanted the two Ward 4 councilors — Michael Zarosinski and herself — to pick the committee that would help select her replacement. The ot
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
Stale air out. Rain, snow and wind in. That’s the basic weather forecast for southwest Oregon and parts of Northern California this weekend, with up to 16 inches of new snow at higher elevations by Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service. “There’ll be a few weak systems that come through (Thursday) and (Friday), but the rain associated with those is really going to be along the coast and north of Jackson County, more up toward the Roseburg area,” said NWS
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A public television series produced in the Rogue Valley soon will be on small screens across the country. Southern Oregon Public Television recently completed negotiations with the National Educational Telecommunications Association to distribute 13 episodes of SOPTV's original show "Immense Possibilities," according to a news release. The move will add up to 20 stations to the five already distributing the show, according to SOPTV content and services director Brad Fay. "Immense Possibilities,"
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Scriptwriter and musician Dave Bernard discovered just how rich the story of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival is while writing a new musical spotlight for Camelot Theatre. “It reads like a Shakespearean tragedy,” Bernard says. “It’s the story of a band quickly rising to fame and then, partly through their own undoing and partly through other stuff, it all falls apart.” Singer and songwriter Fogerty, his brother and rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 116th Congress gaveled into session Thursday swathed in history, returning the first woman to the House speaker’s office and ushering in a diverse class of Democratic freshmen ready to confront President Donald Trump in a new era of divided government. The new Congress is like none other. There are more women than ever before, and a new generation of Muslims, Latinos, Native Americans and African-Americans in the House is creating what academics call a reflectiv
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-04
A persistent layer of fog in the valley that caused flight delays and cancellations should be a thing of the past after today, with advancing weather systems ready to break up the stagnant air. Medford airport Director Jerry Brienza said the fog continued to cause problems Wednesday morning, and fog-dispersing equipment was on the fritz. “We had delays and a few cancellations,” he said. At the Medford airport, equipment used to disperse the fog has been sidelined because the price of
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-03
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will be in Medford next week to hear from locals impacted by “hate-motivated conduct,” according to a news release. Rosenblum will listening to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 9 at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. She will be joined by her Task Force on Hate Crimes. Described as a “listening session,” attendees are encouraged to share their stories about being victims of hate crimes or discrimination. They can rem
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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