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Cyber threats unprecedented, exec says Jenny Menna Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 5:11 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 5:33 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Everyone knows cyber-criminals pose a multitude of threats. Some of the dangers are personal, some corporate and others are national. U.S. Bank Cybersecurity Partnership Executive Jenny Menna told a Chamber Forum audience Monday that businesses are in an unprecedented cyber-threat landscape, thanks to th
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Our View: Bipartisanship is easier said than done Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM Oregon's Democratic Gov. Kate Brown invoked iconic Republican leaders Mark Hatfield and Tom McCall in her inaugural address Monday, pledging, in McCall's words, "to work not in partisanship, but in partnership." But Republican leaders weren't buying it, and Brown must be prepared to offer more than platitudes if she hopes to win their cooperation. Brown was sworn in Monday as an elected go
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Ashland boy charged with murder in Juvenile Court Pam Wolosz, from her Facebook page. Wednesday Jan 11, 2017 at 12:56 PM Jan 11, 2017 at 5:09 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat The 12-year-old boy who allegedly killed his mother and wounded his 16-year-old sister with a kitchen knife in Ashland Tuesday has been identified as Ezekiel "Zeke" Holmes. Jackson County Juvenile Services has never had previous contact with Holmes, according to Juve
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Doris H. Kautz Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 2:00 AM December 5, 1931 - January 2, 2017 Doris H. Kautz of Medford, Oregon went home to be with her Lord and Savior January 2, 2017 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore. She is now with all her family and friends who have gone to heaven before her. She was born December 5, 1931 on a farm near New Leizpzig, North Dakota to William and Katharina Rieger. Doris was the youngest of eight children. She attended New Le
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Medical director for Sky Lakes Wellness in critical condition Stephanie Van Dyke Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 5:53 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 5:53 PM By Johanna Bernhard Klamath Herald and News Stephanie Van Dyke, the medical director for Sky Lakes Wellness Center, is in critical condition at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland following a sledding crash Saturday morning. Van Dyke, 39, sustained extensive injuries after she was struck by a pickup wh
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South Medford court will be dedicated to Dennis Murphy South Medford High School Athletic Director Dennis Murphy celebrates his retirement June 18. Photo by Larry Stauth Jr. Wednesday Jan 11, 2017 at 12:24 PM Jan 11, 2017 at 3:44 PM South Medford High School will dedicate its basketball gym floor as "Dennis Murphy Court" Friday prior to the boys basketball team's home game at 6:45 p.m. against Sheldon. A short ceremony will be held before the gam
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Movie review: Suarez, Ugarte performances keep ‘Julieta’ afloat Rossy de Palma as Marian and Adriana Ugarte as Earlier Julieta in "Julieta." (Canal+ France) Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 12:43 PM Jan 10, 2017 at 12:43 PM Al Alexander More Content Now The ghost of Douglas Sirk laps at every corner of “Julieta,” Pedro Almodovar’s mother-daughter sudser in which love and martyrdom tragically clash. It’s a bold mov
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Heavy snow in the mountains; avalanche closes Highway 62 Slippery roads and flooding caused a car to lose control and end up in floodwater on Highway 238 near Ruch School on Tuesday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 10:35 AM Jan 10, 2017 at 5:07 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil The latest round of wet weather dropped as much as 2 feet of snow in the mountains Tuesday, caused an avalanche on Highway 62 that closed Crater Lak
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Toys for foster kids stolen from car Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 4:33 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 4:33 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier A local advocate for foster children was shocked to see that someone had broken into her car on Southwest L Street and stolen toys that were meant as donations for foster kids in Southern Oregon. Bea Ryan's Dodge Durango was parked out in front of her home Wednesday night. She was sure that she or her husband had locke
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Since You Asked: Rogue Disposal hasn't forgotten you or your trash Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM When should I expect my garbage and recycling to be picked up? No one came last week, so my bins are still sitting on the curb, and the trash is piling up. Can we expect a refund or credit for the missed service? — Janet R., Medford Janet, don’t blame Rogue Disposal & Recycling. Blame the 8-plus inches of snow that was dumped on our doorstep last week, fo
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12-year-old Ashland boy accused of killing mother, injuring sister Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 3:00 PM Jan 10, 2017 at 3:56 PM A 12-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his mother and sister multiple times this morning at their home in the 900 block of Morton Street, Ashland. Ashland police said they found the mother, Pamela Wolosz, 52, dead when they arrived at about 8:20 a.m. The sister, a juvenile, is being treated at a local hosp
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Cecil Ray Martin Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 2:00 AM 1926 - 2017 Cecil Ray Martin of Phoenix, Oregon passed away January 3, 2017 in Medford, Ore. He was born February 1926 in Beagle (Sams Valley,) Ore. to James Andrew and Myrtle Pearl (Bass) Martin. Cecil married Alice Leone Bryant in July of 1945 in Medford, Ore. They were lifelong residents of the Rogue Valley. Cecil worked for Fluhrer's Bakery in Medford from 1945 to 1950. He then owned his own Union 76 service station in
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Applegate house destroyed by fire Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 4:16 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 4:16 PM APPLEGATE — A two-alarm fire destroyed an Applegate home over the weekend, but no one was injured. The fire, reported at 9:14 p.m. Saturday at 7955 Thompson Creek Road, burned the structure to the ground. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Four Applegate Fire District No. 9 engines responded to the first alarm, and when they arrived the
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Movie review: Terrorism takes a back seat to dedicated police work in ‘Patriots Day’ 040616_PATRIOTSDAY_KB_462.CR2 Tuesday Jan 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM Jan 10, 2017 at 9:09 AM Ed Symkus More Content Now Something must be calling out to writer-director Peter Berg to keep making good movies based on awful true events, and having Mark Wahlberg star them. Berg’s two most recent films were “Lone Survivor” (Wahlberg on an
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Lovejoy Hospice in Grants Pass to close at month's end Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier Ending 36 years of groundbreaking service in Grants Pass and Josephine County, Lovejoy Hospice has announced it will close at the end of the month. The hospice stopped accepting new patient referrals earlier this week, on Tuesday. The last official patient care date is Jan. 31. "This is not a decision that was entered into lightly," Steve Ware, pr
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 9 Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM Fair pay needed I take objection to the words "peddled," "debunked," "fixed in stone by law" and "life choices" in the letter titled "Equal pay narrative false." The writer states that using a fact or two would have strengthened Tonia Moro's argument. Here are a few from the 2016 report "Count Her In," published by Women's Foundation of Oregon (www.womensfoundationoforegon.org): 1. Women earn 53 to 83 cents (de
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Rain, snow and wind forecast into Wednesday The Rogue River swells Monday with muddy water near TouVelle State Park after weekend rains melted snow across the region. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:34 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 7:17 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Saturated soils, combined with more rain, snow and wind in the forecast, could make for hazardous conditions throughout the Rogue Valley through Wednesday. "It defi
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Major changes in store for Ashland Safeway Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Jim Flint for the Mail Tribune Remodeling has begun in earnest on the old Ashland Safeway store at Siskiyou Boulevard and Sherman Street, with an anticipated reopening of March 15. Major changes are in the works, including a relocated entrance, a Starbucks with indoor and outdoor seating, and fresh sushi with a sushi chef on site. “We’re going to be able to provide approximately 10
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More rain could bring localized flooding Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 6:13 PM Jan 8, 2017 at 6:13 PM Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune @teresathomas_MT Snow and ice aren’t on the menu for the next few days, but flooding might be. As of 4 p.m. Sunday, Medford got more than half an inch of rain, and at least another one and a half to two inches of rain is expected before Tuesday evening, which could cause some localized flooding in areas where ice and deb
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Emergency services, Jan. 9 Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 8:42 PM Jan 8, 2017 at 8:42 PM Felony arrests Drugs — Taylor Kaye Nething, 21, of the 3600 block of Highway 227, Trail. Medford police Saturday arrested Nething on charges of possession of heroin and methamphetamine and second- and third-degree theft. She was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released on her own recognizance. Drugs — Wallace Alan Beckwith, 57, of the 300