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Douglas County seeks shooting suspects Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:26 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 12:26 PM The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for information on someone who shot at an Azalea homeowner Dec. 21. Four people descended on the homeowner in his driveway on Quines Creek Road. They confronted him about a former sale of a car, then one of them shot at him with a handgun and missed. Robert Gordon Bates, 27, of Grants Pass, is one of the s
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Animal Shelter to hold volunteer orientation Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 3:25 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 3:25 PM Anyone interested in being part of a local organization that helps enrich the lives of shelter pets can learn more next weekend at the Jackson County Animal Shelter. The Jackson County Friends of the Animal Shelter group will hold a new volunteer orientation at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7 at their facility, 5595 Highway 99, Phoenix. Attendees can learn
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Radio-collared Montana moose slow to give up secrets Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Rob Chaney The Missoulian For critters that hardly ever get seen, moose get around. One 5-year-old female even took an ambitious wander through the Bob Marshall Wilderness that would make a good extreme trail race, if only there was a trail. She left her home range near Choteau, Montana, crossed the Continental Divide, spent the summer along the Clark Fork River around Deer Lodge
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Flu bug biting Southern Oregon hard A run on people needing flu shots and doses of the flu medication Tamiflu keeps pharmacist Dennis Clark busy Friday at West Main Pharmacy in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:27 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 3:19 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat The flu is hitting Southern Oregon twice as hard as other parts of the state, public health officials say. In Jackson County, 4.77 percent of
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Now's the time for whale watching on the Oregon Coast In this March 20, 2015, file photo, Jim Border, who volunteers to help members of the public spot whales during Spoken Here Whale Watching Week on the Oregon Coast, scans the horizon for signs of spouts from the tip of Cape Lookout, near Tillamook. (Zach Urness/Statesman-Journal via AP, File) Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:01 PM Dec 30, 2016 at 2:01 PM By Zach Urness (Salem) Statesman Journal SALEM
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Emergency services, Dec. 30 Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Vehicle Theft — Troy Anthony Jones, 46, no known address. Medford police arrested Jones Thursday on additional felony charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and second-degree burglary, and on a misdemeanor charge of second-degree criminal mischief. Medford police originally arrested Jones Wednesday on felony charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempting to elude police
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New Ashland convenience market features Indian food Amrik Bagri's new store, South Town Market, offers a fresh deli and mix of Indian and regular convenience store items. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 2:51 PM Dec 29, 2016 at 2:51 PM John Darling for the Mail Tribune A new convenience market, the South Town Market & Deli, recently opened in the 1500 block of Siskiyou Boulevard next to Breeze Botanicals in Ashland. Like
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Medford apartment complex evacuated during two-alarm fire Firefighters remained on the scene of a Friday-morning apartment fire on Cottage Street in Medford that shot up a back stairwell and forced an evacuation, including two residents who had to be helped down ladders. No one was injured, and firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before any apartments were damaged. Ryan Pfeil / Mail Tribune Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 9:25 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 9:34
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Judge denies refuge occupier's motion to undo guilty plea Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 6:53 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — A federal judge has denied Oregon refuge occupier Ryan Payne's request to withdraw his guilty plea. U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown ruled Wednesday that Payne's plea in the Oregon case wasn't, as his attorney argued, contingent on reaching a plea agreement in a case against him in Nevada, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. "Payne's factual s
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Pearl Virginia Teeter Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM November 26, 1909 - December 21, 2016 Pearl Virginia Teeter passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at her Medford home. She celebrated her 107th birthday just weeks earlier. She was born November 26, 1909 to Martin and Mathilda Johnson in Bothell, Washington. Her parents and four of her five siblings emigrated from Norway several years before she was born. She and her siblings were orphaned at an early age and
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Robert "Uncle Bob" Franklin Rawstern Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM September 27, 1937 - December 26, 2016 Robert was born September 27, 1937 to Bernard and Susan Rawstern in Mellette, South Dakota. After relocating her young family of four children to the Rogue Valley after the untimely death of Robert’s birth father in 1942, Susan married Thomas Ambrose in 1946. As a loving stepfather, Thomas raised Robert as his own. Robert attended and graduated fro
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Obama names Utah, Nevada monuments despite GOP opposition In this July 15, 2016, file photo, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell looks at the "Moonhouse" in McLoyd Canyon, near Blanding, Utah, during a tour to meet with proponents and opponents to the "Bears Ears" monument proposal. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 5:55 PM By Brady McCombs The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesda
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Riding, shooting and singing — Kristy Lee Cook is staying busy Kristy Lee Cook rides Tazer during a barrel-riding competition in December 2016 at Cowtown Palace in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo courtesy JoH Photography Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 6:58 AM Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune @teresathomas_MT It’s easier to bag a coyote than a spot on country radio, or so Kristy Lee Cook has learned. The 32-year-old American Idol fi
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Fairbanks community works together to catch antler thief Skip Binkley, left, and his daughter Madison, right, show the cut end of a moose antler where it has been sawed off of the skull cap at his home Friday morning, December 23, 2016. Binkley had several sets of trophy moose antlers stolen from his home, which were later recovered thanks to the persistence of his daughter Madi and antler artist Jessica Sanborn. Eric Engman / News-Miner Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM B
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Medford native heads comic book course at Portland State Susan Kirtley, associate professor of English and director of rhetoric and composition at Portland State University, speaks at a workshop at San Diego Comic Con. In 2015, Kirtley, a former Medford resident, created a comic book studies program at PSU. Photo courtesy of Christopher Machado �2016 SDCC Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 29, 2016 at 9:47 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil
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Matthew T. Mangino: 3 things to think about in 2017 Matthew Mangino Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 10:29 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 10:29 AM Matthew T. Mangino More Content Now As 2016 comes to a close, there are three criminal justice issues that must be addressed in the coming year. First, the uptick in homicides in major cities across the country. Homicide rose in most big cities in America, continuing a trend for police and criminologists that began last yea
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Planning for the unpredictable Firefighters search through smoke for victims in a simulated structure fire and building collapse Wednesday during a training in White City. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 5:40 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 5:40 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat   In an abandoned White City warehouse, rescuers from two agencies have been making sure they're ready when one of their own gets hurt. Working wit
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Shinsei Sushi worth trip to Northgate Center Lunch bento boxes at Shinsei Sushi come with house salad, miso soup, gyoza and steamed rice, plus picks from 13 choices that include teriyaki chicken, tempura, yakisoba and yakiniku. Mail Tribune / Nick Morgan Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 30, 2016 at 6:58 AM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat With Northgate Center's second phase bringing some new dining options to the Medford area, it's worth
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5 New Year's Eve celebrations ScienceWorks Museum Friday Dec 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM Noon Year's Eve at ScienceWorks Museum The museum will host its fourth annual Noon Year’s Eve Celebration on Dec. 31. It's the place to be for revelers who love to party but don't want to stay up late. Make your own party hat and noise maker and share a sparkling cider toast to ring in 2017. This fun-filled day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a huge balloon drop at noon. Dancin
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Frigid temperatures on the way Thomas Hartkop of Central Point sent this photo of ice crystals on the Christmas lights. Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 12:31 PM Dec 29, 2016 at 3:42 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil A hard freeze is expected to grip Jackson County early next week, but just how cold it gets could depend on the amount of snow that falls.  A cold air mass is set to push into the area from the north New Year's Day, according to the