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Kids come to the rescue after car is stolen Anthony Cervantes, left, and Kellen Thomey smile as they open a thank-you gift from Patty Davis as a reward for finding and returning her stolen phone. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Jan 30, 2017 at 12:01 AM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune MEDFORD — Medford Realtor Patty Davis endured a whirlwind 48 hours last week after her 2010 Lexus SUV was stolen. But two Medford 12-year-olds and the kindness of strangers on
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Medford council debates whether to extend urban renewal agency Properties along Central Avenue near Beatty and Maple streets in Medford show signs of neglect. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Jan 30, 2017 at 12:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm A blighted neighborhood north of downtown Medford hasn't received a lot of love from the city even though it was one of the reasons for the formation of an urban renewal district in 1988. MURA board member&#
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Southern Oregon Music Festival needs help to survive Dancers mix it up to live jazz on the dance floor of KOBI's Studio C during the 2008 Medford Jazz Jubilee, which later changed its name to the Southern Oregon Music Festival. Mail Tribune / file photo Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune The loss of three major sponsors who donated a combined $50,000 in the past has put the Southern Oregon Music Festival’s future into question. A fundra
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Phoenix to take council meetings to citizens Monday Jan 30, 2017 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune PHOENIX — The City Council plans to take government to the people this year with plans to hold four meetings in the community to allow citizens to participate in town-hall gatherings before regular sessions. Meetings are tentatively planned at manufactured home parks and Phoenix High School. The council is expected to approve the idea at its Feb. 6
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Alleged Medford robber turns himself in Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 6:25 PM Jan 29, 2017 at 6:25 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous The last suspect in an alleged home invasion robbery has turned himself in, according to Medford police.  Five suspects have been arrested after Anthony Moreno, 18, turned himself in to police at about 8 p.m. Saturday, police said on Sunday.  The robbery occurred at about 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at a ho
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Phone alert leads to suspect's arrest Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 6:33 PM Jan 29, 2017 at 6:33 PM An alleged identity thief is in custody after a woman received a phone alert that her credit card was being used at a Medford hotel. The woman said her wallet was stolen in the 100 block of North Riverside Avenue. As she was speaking with a police officer, she received the phone alert, which notified her the card was in use at Shiloh Inn on Biddle Road, M
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Community Builder: Investing in people can pay big dividends Kathy Bryon is executive director of the Gordon Elwood Foundation in Medford, whose mission is to invest in children, individuals, families and communities. . Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Steve Boyarsky for the Mail Tribune Editor's note: Community Builder is a periodic Q & A series providing perspectives from local people who have been involved in significant change in Sout
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Trump's immigration actions worry local Latinos, could threaten Oregon's sanctuary law Ricardo Lujan, an undocumented Southern Oregon University student living in Ashland, says the Trump administration's immigration policies are sowing fear. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat "Undocumented and Unafraid" may have read the sign Ricardo Lujan carried in downtown Ashland at the Women's March, but it doesn't d
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Yreka meeting attendees say no to dam removal Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Danielle Jester Siskiyou Daily News YREKA, Calif — More than 100 people attended the last in a series of three meetings Thursday in Yreka seeking public comment on the planned removal of four dams along the Klamath River, and the overwhelming feeling expressed by Siskiyou County residents was outrage. Many stated that the majority of the county had spoken in favor of leaving the
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Southern Oregon Journal: Checking my shadow on Groundhog Day Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Peggy Dover for the Mail Tribune With Groundhog Day, or as the French like to say, Jour de la Marmotte, nibbling at our heels, sounds of neighborhood festivities float out over the fog, lending an air of optimism. Ever an exciting time of year, I hope to drape my gables with dim, shadow-inhibiting lighting and pull out the Punxsutawney Phil cutouts to adorn my tree. Along with
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Chiloquin pedophile goes on 'Dr. Phil' Gary Gibson, 65, of Chiloquin, who says he is a "virtuous pedophile," was featured on the "Dr. Phil" show Monday. Image from "Dr. Phil" show Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 11:01 PM By Stephen Floyd Klamath Falls Herald & News Authorities say a Chiloquin man committed no crime when he admitted to being a pedophile during an episode of "Dr. Phil" Monday, despite calls for action from some in the community. Gary Gibson, 65, described him
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Healthy Aging: Robots have a lot to offer older people Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Sharon Johnson for the Mail Tribune We call her “Alice.” She’s been with us for more than two years, docked in our utility room and called upon to gather dog hair and dust from our floors on a daily basis. Her self-determined circling and bumping motions reassure me that needed cleaning will get done and I do not have to do it. Alice travels from room to room in
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Southern Oregon Music Festival needs help to survive Dancers mix it up to live jazz on the dance floor of KOBI's Studio C during the 2008 Medford Jazz Jubilee, which later changed its name to the Southern Oregon Music Festival. Mail Tribune / file photo Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune The loss of three major sponsors who donated a combined $50,000 in the past has put the Southern Oregon Music Festival’s future into question. A fundra
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Emergency services, Jan. 29 Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Christopher Lee Wall, 25, of the 3600 block of Avenue G, White City. Central Point police arrested Wall Friday on a felony charge of possessing methamphetamine, and on warrants for failing to appear in court on previous charges of fourth-degree assault, coercion, harassment, violating a no-contact order, violating a restraining order, interfering with making a police report and firs
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Public Meetings: Jan. 30 - Feb. 3 Sunday Jan 29, 2017 at 12:01 AM Monday 2:30 p.m. — Jackson County Fire District No. 5 special board meeting, Station One, 5811 S. Pacific Highway, Phoenix. 5:30 p.m. — Medford Arts Commission study session, Carnegie Building, 413 W. Main St., Medford. 6:30 p.m. — Phoenix Planning Commission, Public Works Office, 1000 S. B St., Phoenix. 7 p.m. — Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission, City Hall, Council Cham
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US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations. THE ASSOCIATED
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Sullivan won't be coming back to OnTrack The Department of Human Services has found safety hazards at three of OnTrack's housing units, including this one on King Street in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Jan 27, 2017 at 1:28 PM Jan 28, 2017 at 12:43 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm OnTrack Inc. board president Jim Maize said Rita Sullivan won't be coming back to work at the nonprofit organization, but he disputed reports she
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Growing fallout from Donald Trump's new immigration crackdown Protesters assemble at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 after two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending all immigration from countries with terrorism concerns for 90 days. Countries included in the ban are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, which are all Muslim-majority nations. TH
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Family helps create 'Dave's Place' at Hope Village to honor big-hearted man Curt Keeler, of Medford, and Karsten Harvey, 8, of Jacksonville, work on a tiny home as part of the Hope Village construction project. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 3:29 PM Jan 28, 2017 at 3:29 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat While her son was in hospice, Judie Salter promised him she'd be kinder to the homeless after he was gone. As Salter
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Alt-rockers Switchfoot play the Rogue Theatre San Diego alt-rock band Switchfoot celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new album. Photo courtesy of Last Word Features Saturday Jan 28, 2017 at 9:00 AM By Alan Sculley Last Word Features Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman believes his band's 2016 album “Where the Light Shines Through” offers nods to the rocking pop of the band’s earlier work and some entirely new musical twists. “It feels like a co