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Warming temps cool down highway concerns Chain restrictions have been lifted for I-5 mountain passes in Southern Oregon. Mail Tribune / file photo Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 9:57 AM Jan 7, 2017 at 2:44 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat After a morning of slip-sliding for Southern Oregon motorists, warming temperatures and some rain have eased travel concerns, with a winter storm warning lifted along with chain requirements for vehicles crossi
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Talent terminates lease for food pantry space Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune TALENT — The town’s food pantry needs a new location by mid-February after the City Council terminated its lease of space in the former library building that also serves as the Talent Historical Society’s museum at 105 N. Market St. “They have been in there over 11 years. They have outgrown the space they were designated to have,&#x
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Richard Carl Entorf Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 2:00 AM February 11, 1929 - November 1, 2016 Richard "Dick" Entorf passed away November 1, 2016. Born in Gettysburg, South Dakota, the eldest of three children of Violet Elizabeth (Carr) and Carl Luke Entorf, “Dick” spent his early life on his parent’s ranch near Spearfish, South Dakota. In 1940, the family moved to Long Beach, California where Dick attended Jordan High School, and met Dorothy Ann (Dot) Alexande
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George Calvin Owens Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 2:00 AM October 24, 1928 - January 4, 2017 George was the youngest of three boys born to Thomas and Edith Owens of Tempe, Arizona. His father was a farmer during the Great Depression and George witnessed the toll those years took on him. His two brothers chose to become farmers, but George pursued academics. For two years, he attended Phoenix Junior College while working on the family farm. He then graduated from the University o
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Thousands of power outages brought Pacific Power crews out in force Pacific Power crews have been battling the elements in the wake of the New Year's week snow storm. photo courtesy of Pacific Power Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 3:09 PM Jan 7, 2017 at 3:14 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Pacific Power brought in crews from two states to battle weather-related outages that affected more than 10,000 customers in Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
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West Coast crabbers strike ends after 11 days Dungeness crab sit in a bin near a boiler at Fisherman's Wharf on Tuesday in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 6:52 PM Jan 7, 2017 at 6:52 PM The Associated Press EUREKA, Calif. — An 11-day strike by thousands of West Coast crab fishermen has ended after a successful negotiation of prices with seafood processors. The agreement reached late Friday will restart the sp
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Pair indicted in Central Point robbery and assault James Ray Garner Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 5:34 PM Jan 6, 2017 at 5:34 PM Local report Two Central Point suspects have entered not guilty pleas to felony charges alleging they participated in the beating and robbery of a 68-year-old man in his home. Janice Gloria Jackson, 52, and James Ray Garner, 39, were indicted by a grand jury on felony burglary and robbery charges for attacking and stealing from
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Falls filed discrimination complaint in 2006 Former Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls held a press conference shortly before leaving office saying he was treated in a demeaning way by county officials. Mail Tribune / Larry Stauth Jr. Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 7:02 PM Jan 6, 2017 at 7:04 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Long before he was elected Jackson County sheriff, Corey Falls filed a discrimination complaint against the sheriff's off
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Ashland marked on 'Hate Map' A screen grab from the Southern Poverty Law Center's "Hate Map" for Oregon shows Ashland marked along with seven other locations in the state. Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 3:20 PM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune Ashland is back on the national map, but this time it's not for theater, wine tourism or spectacular natural scenery. It's on a "Hate Map" published on the Southern Poverty Law Center website at www.splcenter.org/hate-map. The map tags A
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Since You Asked: Deja vu for sheriff's sale auctions This foreclosed house on South Mountain Avenue in Ashland will be auctioned off Tuesday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 12:01 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat In the Dec. 31 classified section of the MT, there were four pages of properties for auction under the title "Notice of Sheriff's Sale." Please elaborate on how these properties came under the purview of the sheriff's office, and where
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Emergency services, Jan. 7 Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Identity Theft — Ryan Lawrence Byrne, 38, no known address. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Byrne Friday on additional felony charges of identity theft, and first-degree theft, and on new misdemeanor charges of fraudulent use of a credit card, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and second-degree criminal mischief. Medford police origina
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Other Views: Behavorial health program is good news for Oregon Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 12:01 AM The (Eugene) Register-Guard Oregon got both some good news and a pat on the back when the federal government recently announced the state is one of a handful chosen for a pilot program to provide better behavioral health care in areas that are currently under-served. The two-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic project is part of a bigger effort to coordinate beha
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Apple Maps strands drivers on Colestin Apple Maps shows incorrectly that I-5 is closed on the Siskiyou Pass and instructs drivers to take Colestin Road. ODOT-captured image Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 4:32 PM Jan 6, 2017 at 5:19 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A glitch in one of the most popular navigation apps has left more than a dozen drivers stranded this week on a snowy road near Mount Ashland. Jackson County Search and Rescue was called
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Thomas Edwin "Eddie" Lundgren Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 2:00 AM May 11, 1927 - December 30, 2016 Thomas Edwin “Eddie” Lundgren, 89, of Rogue River, Oregon passed away December 30, 2016 in Grants Pass, Ore. He was born May 11, 1927, in Riverside, California, to Fridolf Edwin Lundgren and Opha Amanda (Mardock) Lundgren. He was raised in Riverside and lived in Los Angeles County, where he graduated high school, until he was 17. Eddie met Margaret “Marg&rdquo
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'Hostile parties' blocked firefighters from fire Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 3:39 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier Firefighters responding to a structure fire Thursday in the O'Brien area had to back out and wait for police due to hostile parties on the scene acting aggressive toward firefighters and blocking their access. Illinois Valley Fire District Public Information Officer Jason Bayless confirmed that firefighters responded to what was called in as a structure
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High winds close Mt. Ashland for the day Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 9:22 AM Jan 7, 2017 at 9:22 AM Local report The Mt. Ashland Ski Area is closed today due to high winds. Ski area managers said they made the call after reviewing a National Weather Service winter weather advisory that said high winds are not expected to subside until 4 p.m. At 9:15 a.m., the ski area's website was recording winds of 28 to 33 mph, 21-degree temperatures and it was sn
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US veteran arrested in airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooter opened fire inside the terminal, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A gunman opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody, officials said. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 11:46 AM Jan 6, 2017 at&n
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Council cracks down on Orange Street house Some clean-up has begun on a nuisance house at 24 Orange St., in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Jan 5, 2017 at 5:01 PM Jan 5, 2017 at 5:01 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Annoyed neighbors have complained for months about a haven for drugs and other bad behavior at 24 Orange St., and Medford City Council took action Thursday that forced the owner to begin cleaning up piles o
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Common Block Brewing is worth the wait The Farmstead pizza piles melting goat cheese pesto, slightly spicy lamb sausage, roasted pumpkin and arugula on a thick crust. Mail Tribune / Anita Burke Friday Jan 6, 2017 at 12:01 AM Anita Burke Mail Tribune @aburke_reporter Less than two weeks after Common Block Brewing Company’s long-awaited opening in downtown Medford, I’m already on my way to becoming a regular. I’ve been there twice with co-workers, brou
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Sudden oak death intensifies Sunday Nov 13, 2016 at 12:01 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman BROOKINGS — The banks of the Chetco River next week will be the latest locale where state and federal foresters will fight the sudden oak death pathogen that already has killed hundreds of thousands of tanoaks in Curry County and appears to be intensifying, scientists say. Crews will cut and burn infected tanoaks and the surrounding trees and brush on 26 ac