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Macaw poses in mug shot This booking photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff's office taken in Hillsboro, Ore., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, shows Craig Buckner with his macaw, named "Bird." The 4-year-old macaw became an instant celebrity after appearing in the booking mug shot with his unfortunate owner. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP) Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 5:46 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 5:46 PM By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAN
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Ashland demonstrators urge local banks to cut pipeline ties A crowd of protestors, led by Jake Cox, center, descend Friday on Wells Fargo Bank in Ashland to cancel accounts and shout discontent at the bank's corporate funding of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 6:12 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 6:12 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune “We believe that water is important, fossil fuels are dangerous and
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At least nine dead in Oakland fire This photo taken from video provided by @Oaklandfirelive shows the scene of a fire in Oakland, early Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. The blaze began at about 11:30 p.m. on Friday during a party at a warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area city. Several people were unaccounted for. Oakland Fire Department posted several messages throughout the night on its Twitter social media network account, including the latest one in the morning saying that fire crews would remain o
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Bill Hoke to get $74,779 severance package Bill Hoke Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 2:29 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 4:34 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Former Medford Deputy City Manager Bill Hoke has been terminated effective Tuesday and will receive a $74,779 severance package. Hoke was placed on paid leave Oct. 21 while the city and Hoke ironed out details of his termination agreement, signed by Hoke Nov. 22 and by City Manager Brian Sjothun Nov. 28. "
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Grants Pass tackles vagrancy problem Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 4:02 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 4:02 PM By Madeline Shannon of the Daily Courier Grants Pass officials say they have already taken steps to deal with the vagrancy problem in their city, but they also are looking for ideas from the community. "This is high on the council's priority list," City Manager Aaron Cubic told the audience during a public forum at City Hall Thursday evening. "We want to add
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Medford balcony collapse triggers lawsuits Five people have filed lawsuits seeking more than $2.3 million in damages after a Brookhurst Street apartment complex balcony collapsed in Medford. Jackson County Circuit Court photo Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 5:19 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 5:19 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Five people have filed lawsuits seeking more than $2.3 million in damages after allegedly suffering injuries when a Medford apartm
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Man gets probation for attacking gardener Nathan Arthur Hammel Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 4:57 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 4:57 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A homeless man was sentenced to probation Friday for attacking a gardener who woke him up while he was sleeping on the balcony of an Ashland business earlier this summer. A jury found Nathan Arthur Hammel, 36, guilty of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault Wednesday for the attack on land
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Brown suggests closure of new psychiatric hospital This November 2014 photo shows the Oregon State Hospital south of Junction City, Ore, prior to its opening. On Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, Gov. Kate Brown proposed to permanently close the 18-month-old, $130 million psychiatric hospital to save the state an estimated $34.5 million a year. (Brian Davies/The Register-Guard via AP) Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 6:01 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 6:01 PM The Associated Pres
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Man gets prison for aiding in Mercedes robbery Steven Marcus King Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 4:19 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A former Jackson County Drug Court participant was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after admitting he helped create a distraction with one co-conspirator while a third man stole a Mercedes-Benz sedan at gunpoint. Steven Marcus King, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony robbery charge for causing a diversion in an elaborate three
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Festival of Trees on display this weekend Owen Goodrich, 3, of Medford takes in the sights Friday at the Providence Festival of Trees. The 25th-annual event at the Medford Armory runs through Sunday, with proceeds benefitting Providence Community Health Foundation. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 2:37 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 2:37 PM What: 25th annual Providence Festival of Trees to benefit Providence Community Health Foundation When
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First Friday showcases Northwest artists and holiday gift salons Hanson Howard Gallery's salon brings together art by established and emerging Northwest artists. Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 2, 2016 at 9:33 AM Hanson Howard Gallery will keep to its tradition of giving art enthusiasts an eyeful for the holidays. Art by gallery artists will be displayed in salon style, with fine prints, sculpture and ceramics by Robert Devoe, Jhenna Quinn Lewi
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Report: Oregon's strict pot rules hurting fledgling industry In this Sept. 30, 2016, file photo, a marijuana harvester examines buds going through a trimming machine near Corvallis. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File) Thursday Dec 1, 2016 at 6:00 PM The Associated Press SALEM — Oregon's strict rules around pesticide testing are hurting the state's fledgling recreational marijuana industry and could mean a $10 million drop in tax revenue from sales in the fourth quarter
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Local Author Fair set for Saturday in Ashland A page from "The Fall of General Custard" by local author Matt Damon. Submitted photo Thursday Dec 1, 2016 at 5:43 PM Dec 1, 2016 at 5:43 PM John Darling for the Mail Tribune For Colestin Valley author Tod Davies, the Ashland library’s Local Author Fair is not only a choice place to meet and talk to 30-plus successful local authors, but also to purchase signed books as unique gifts for the upco
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Council approves recreational pot dispensaries Thursday Dec 1, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 1, 2016 at 11:03 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat The Medford City Council has approved changes to zoning laws allowing the sale of recreational marijuana within city limits. The council voted unanimously Thursday night with six members in favor to allow permits for Oregon Liquor Control Commission-licensed marijuana dispensaries in commercial are
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Recreational crabbing opens on the Southern Oregon coast Recreational crabbing is open along the Southern Oregon Coast, but commercial crabbing is still closed statewide. Photo by Nancy McClain Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 5:45 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 5:46 PM SALEM — Recreational crabbers used to stocking up on fresh Dungeness crab during the holidays are in luck, but shoppers will have to wait a while longer. The Oregon Department of Agriculture and t
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Since You Asked: Sight-impaired find braille signs thanks to placement standards Saturday Dec 3, 2016 at 12:01 AM Here's a question that's been bugging me for a while. Every so often at public places, I'll see signs with braille underneath. Logically I know the braille lettering is for people who can't see, but how would the blind know there's a sign by the door in the first place? — Tim, via email   Sight-impaired people are able to find those braille signs
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November was the warmest on record, but expect a freeze tonight Thursday Dec 1, 2016 at 2:48 PM Dec 2, 2016 at 10:53 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Medford just had its warmest November on record. The National Weather Service said the average temperature for the month, calculated by averaging all daily high and low temperatures for the period, was 49.9 degrees. That barely sneaked past the previous November record of 49.8 degrees set in 19
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Phoenix diaper drive set for Dec. 10 Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 10:37 AM Dec 2, 2016 at 2:14 PM Phoenix Food Project's Desperate for Diapers Drive will be part of Green Bag Day Saturday, Dec. 10. Diapers of all sizes are needed, but especially baby diapers. Kids cannot be left at day care without a full-day's supply of diapers, and cloth diapers have become luxury items for many families, according to a press release from the Phoenix Food Project.

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Fishing Report: Friday, Dec. 2 Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 12:01 AM OCEAN OUTLOOK COASTWIDE: Moderate winds but big swells are forecast this weekend on the Southern Oregon coast, with five-knot winds and swells up to nine feet expected today and Saturday. Sunday calls for 15-knot winds and 14-foot swells off Southern Oregon beaches.  Rockfish anglers can venture past the 20-fathom line, but there is not much need to because lingcod and rockfish catches have been good clos
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Picturing Crater Lake in winter The face of an ancient spirit seemed visible in this snow bank near Crater Lake's rim. Photo by Matt Witt Friday Dec 2, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 2, 2016 at 5:47 PM By Matt Witt for the Mail Tribune At the end of a blustery late-winter day near the rim at Crater Lake National Park, I looked up and saw a shape in an icy snow bank that looked to me like an ancient spirit figure set off against the dark sky. I pulled my cam