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Prosecutors: Killer confessed Jeremy Joseph Christian shouts as he is arraigned Tuesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland. [Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, Pool] Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 7:07 PM May 30, 2017 at 7:07 PM By Gillian Flaccus and Steven DuBois Associated Press PORTLAND — Unease about white supremacist activity in Portland deepened after the fatal stabbings of two men who tried to shield young women from an anti-M
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Guest Opinion: Don’t let the oil industry change your laws to protect themselves Friday Aug 14, 2015 at 12:01 AM Doug Moore and Loni J. Cortez Russell Clean air is essential to the Oregon way of life. So is a transportation package that guarantees reliable roads and access to transit. Oregonians should not have to choose between the two, but this past legislative session, they were pitted against one another. Why did that happen? Two words: big oil. The oil indust
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THE DRIVE: Jack feels for Tiger; Iowa senators say health care repeal unlikely; Jeb's out In this Oct. 4, 2016 file photo, actress and singer Olivia Newton-John attends the premiere of HBO's "Divorce" in New York. Newton-John says she has breast cancer and is canceling her June tour. The 68-year-old singer announced Tuesday, May 30, 2017, that she initially thought she was suffering from back pain, but learned it was "breast cancer that has metastasized to the sacrum." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesd
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Town that denied mosque permit to pay Islamic group $3.25M In this Sept. 23, 2016, file photo, Dr. Mohammad Ali Chaudry, left, president of the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge, N.J., and Shawn Butt, center, of Piscataway, N.J., provide voter registration information to Shahul Feroze, right, of South Brunswick, N.J., after a prayer service at the Bernards Township Community Center in Basking Ridge, N.J. The Bernards Township committee voted Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to settle two lawsuits over its
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Cleveland fires 1 officer, suspends 2nd in Rice shooting In this Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, Tomiko Shine holds up a poster of Tamir Rice during a protest in Washington. The 12-year-old black boy was fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer near a gazebo in a recreational area in November 2014. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 10:45 AM Police Chief Calvin Williams announced the discipline against officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, who were inv
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Lightning storm starts wildfire in Applegate Fire burned through an acre of wildland in the Applegate following a lightning storm. [Submitted photo] Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 10:32 AM May 30, 2017 at 10:38 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A Memorial Day thunderstorm shot out close to 90 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes and was the likely cause of a wildfire in the Applegate. Over a 24-hour period, 87 strikes touched down across Jackson and Jo
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Ariana Grande and friends to play Manchester on Sunday In this Aug. 28, 2016, file photo, Ariana Grande arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. Grande will return to Manchester on Sunday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 8:49 AM May 30, 2017 at 8:49 AM The "One Love Manchester" show will be held at the city's Old Trafford cricket ground just under two weeks after a bomber killed 22 people at a Grand
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Emergency services, May 31 Tuesday May 30, 2017 at 6:42 PM May 30, 2017 at 7:18 PM Felony arrests Assault, DUII — Brandon Lee Perkins, 40, of the 100 block of Northwest Woodbrook Drive, Grants Pass. Medford police Tuesday arrested Perkins on two charges of second-degree assault, hit-and-run with injury and driving under the influence of intoxicants. He was lodged in the Jackson County Jail on $212,500 bail. Assault — Anthony Wade Da
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GOP candidate for House charged with misdemeanor assault of reporter Republican candidate for Montana's only U.S. House seat, Greg Gianforte, sits in a vehicle near a Discovery Drive building Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Bozeman, Mont. A reporter said Gianforte "body-slammed" him Wednesday, the day before the special election. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday May 25, 2017 at 2:00 AM The Republican candidate for Montana's sole congressional seat was charged with misdemeanor a
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Breidenthal's pot assets frozen while lawsuit plays out Former Jackson County Commissioner Doug Breidenthal has been slapped with a lawsuit by investors seeking $529,000. [Mail Tribune / file photo] Tuesday Mar 7, 2017 at 6:12 PM Mar 8, 2017 at 8:09 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Assets for a marijuana store that former Jackson County Commissioner Doug Breidenthal tried to open in Medford will be frozen until a March 17 hearing before a
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EPA cuts target Oregon clean air, beach-monitoring programs Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 5:24 PM May 24, 2017 at 5:24 PM By Rob Davis The Oregonian/OregonLive Federal programs that have been responsible for removing cancer-causing diesel soot from Oregon's air and keeping swimmers out of polluted water would be eliminated under sweeping cuts to environmental programs proposed by the Trump Administration. The Environmental Protection Agency's clean d
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Talent homeowner sells tax credit to fund solar installation Ray Sanchez-Pescador sold his state solar tax credit to get upfront money to pay for solar panels on his Talent house. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune TALENT — Ray Sanchez-Pescador didn’t have all the money he needed to pay for installation of electricity-generating solar panels on his Rapp Lane house, so he sold the Oregon tax cred
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Trump meets with Pope for first time Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM May 24, 2017 at 12:42 AM Trump greeted Francis in Sala del Tronetto, the room of the little throne, on the second floor of Apostolic Palace Wednesday morning. The Associated Press VATICAN CITY 
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Eno Files: DANCIN owner and winemaker are a good match Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Kevin Breck for the Mail Tribune Although DANCIN Vineyards owner Dan Marca and his new winemaker, Bryan Wilson, have entirely different personalities, they are a winemaking match. Both are detail men. Both are deep and eloquent thinkers about the science and art of winemaking and the hospitality inherent in the craft. Together, they raise the discussion to an entirely different p
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Melee at Pelican Bay prison leads to live gunfire This Aug. 17, 2011, file photo shows a correctional officer in one of the housing units at Pelican Bay State Prison near Crescent City, Calif. [AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli] Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 6:03 PM May 24, 2017 at 6:05 PM By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fight between two California prisoners quickly raged out of control Wednesday and forced correctional of
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Since You Asked: Five Guys won't build on Center Drive Wednesday May 24, 2017 at 12:01 AM I heard over a year ago that we were getting a Five Guys burger restaurant in Medford. No news? — Jim G., Central Point Yes, you heard right, Jim. Five Guys, the popular hamburger chain, was looking at a location in Medford. In February 2016, Medford's Site Plan & Architectural Commission considered plans for a Five Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant on the east side of
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Gun shop owner gets 2 years for illegal sales Sunday May 21, 2017 at 12:01 AM The Associated Press GRANTS PASS — The former owner of a Grants Pass gun shop has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegal sales. Oregon U.S. Attorney Billy Williams says that in 2012, Wilson Lee Clow Jr., who owned 2nd Amendment Guns, sold high-caliber handguns to a known felon and falsified the paperwork related to the sale. Prosecutors also said he sold weapons from h
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THE DRIVE: England raises threat level; budget unveiled; Cosby jury filling up Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM May 23, 2017 at 3:57 PM As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain's prime minister warned another attack could be "imminen
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Sea of debris clogs surface of Applegate Lake Glenn Richardson, concessionaire at Hart-Tish Park boat ramp, and Brandon Royalty, manager, work to keep the ramp free of logs and debris Tuesday. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 4:29 PM May 23, 2017 at 5:04 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman APPLEGATE — "Driftwood" has turned into a four-letter word to Glenn Richardson and Brandon Royalty, who daily are gra
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Employers finding it hard to find and retain workers Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 5:04 PM May 23, 2017 at 5:04 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Jackson County's civilian labor force of 102,707 is the sum of those with jobs and those seeking jobs. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics determined the county's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in April, down from 5.8 percent a year ago. But the 98,303 people punching time clocks