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Debbie Reynolds, 84, dies day after daughter Carrie Fisher In this Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, Debbie Reynolds, left, and Carrie Fisher arrive at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 6:09 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 6:32 PM Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star o
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Investigation: Falls didn't face hostile work environment Corey Falls Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 7:51 PM Dec 29, 2016 at 2:11 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous A previously unreleased investigative report said Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls wasn't subjected to a hostile work environment and should have welcomed the advice and mentoring of other high-ranking county officials who wanted to help him as a newly elected sheriff. "Sheriff
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Man gets almost 12 years for deadly Lil' Pantry crash Robert Franklin Brooks Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 2:30 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 2:34 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A driver who killed a woman and caused a two-alarm fire at a convenience store while trying to elude police in August was sentenced today to nearly 12 years in prison. Robert Franklin Brooks, 27, was sentenced to 141 months in prison for the deadly Aug. 7 crash he caused while
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Emergency services, Dec. 29 Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Sex Offender Registration — Travis Dale Penninger, 33, of the 2300 block of Table Rock Road, Medford. Medford police arrested Penninger Tuesday on a felony charge of failing to register his address as a sex offender, and on warrants for failing to appear in court on previous meth-possession charges. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail Tuesday and released Wednesday because of overcro
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Police, other agencies ramp up security for Rose Parade Volunteer Ivo Angelov holds a small brush in his mouth Wednesday in Irwindale, Calif., while decorating a float ahead of next week's 128th Rose Parade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 6:49 PM By John Rogers The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — Acknowledging they have learned valuable lessons from this year's terrorist attack in Brussels, authorities said Wednesday they are tightening secur
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Remote Nevada quakes could have been disaster Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 3:22 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 3:22 PM RENO, Nev. (AP) — The head of the University of Nevada's Seismological Laboratory says a trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote area along the Sierra's eastern front early Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion damage if they'd been centered beneath a big city. The magnitude 5.5 to 5.7 quakes that began sh
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Since You Asked: Jacksonville had a Christmas Eve power outage Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM Christmas Eve, the town of Jacksonville went black from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. Christmas morning. There was nothing on or in the news that I could find about it. What happened? — Ann J., Jacksonville   You weren't seeing things or dreaming, Ann. A good chunk of the town's electric devices — Christmas light displays among them — took about a 5-hour break
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41 elk die in Eastern Oregon after falling through ice Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 3:16 PM RICHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say dozens of elk are dead after the herd fell through the ice at a reservoir in Eastern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a Facebook post that 41 elk died Tuesday on the Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir. The Baker City Herald reports (https://goo.gl/3YzOzF ) someone who lives near the reservoir called to report th
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Top 10 CD picks of 2016 Beyonce's "Lemonade." Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 9:00 AM By Alan Sculley Last Word Features The year in music of 2016 seems likely to be remembered for its major losses. This was a year when we lost artists who were not merely stars, but icons whose albums helped shape entire genres of music – Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, Leonard Cohen, Ralph Stanley and Maurice White (of Earth, Wind & Fire). We also said goodbye, to name a few, t
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Best overlooked CDs of 2016 Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 12:19 PM Dec 29, 2016 at 12:19 PM By Alan Sculley Last Word Features Considering the depth of quality albums released in 2016, it’s no surprise that the year produced a healthy number of releases that went unheard and under-appreciated by the vast majority of music fans. So here’s my list of the year’s best overlooked albums. My selections lean decidedly toward rock, pop an
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Interim sheriff applicants tout experience Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 4:49 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Six applicants for interim Jackson County sheriff are touting their wide-ranging experiences and goals as they vie to be appointed successor to outgoing Sheriff Corey Falls. Falls, who has accepted a policing job in Gresham, will serve his last day as sheriff Friday. On Tuesday, Jackson County Commissioners will begin discussing the candidates who applied
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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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Religion News: California county reverses ‘Barn service’ decision A Northern California county recently reversed its decision to ban church services being held in a barn. (Photo by Miguel Cuello (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons) Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 12:01 AM More Content Now WEEK IN RELIGION Officials in a Northern California county recently reversed its decision to ban a Christian congrega
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Daniel Howard Cantonwine & Dolores Ethel Cantonwine Thursday Jul 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM Daniel "Dan" Howard Cantonwine went to be with Jesus December 29, 2015, and his beloved wife, Dolores Ethel Cantonwine followed him June 22, 2016. They were both raised in Longmont, Colorado. Dan was born May, 1 1929, and Dolores November 8, 1930. They met and became friends at the age of 13, and were married March 5, 1949. They were married for 66 wonderful years. Dan worked very hard e
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Air stagnation advisory issued through Friday afternoon Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 6:30 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 6:30 PM The Associated Press Officials have issued an air stagnation advisory for much of south-central Oregon through Friday afternoon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the alert Wednesday based on information from the National Weather Service. The advisory includes Medford, Ashl;and, Grants Pass, Cave Junction, Alt
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Sister City group offering free Christmas tree pickup Thursday Dec 29, 2016 at 1:35 PM Dec 29, 2016 at 1:35 PM The Medford Sister City Association 2017 Ambassadors will pick up Christmas trees in Medford and Jacksonville between about 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, and Saturday, Jan. 7. Residents should place the tree near the street, and it should be labeled "for Medford Alba Sister City Association." The pickup is free, but recipients can
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Future transportation needs in Southern Oregon topic of Aug. 31 hearing Tuesday Aug 30, 2016 at 10:11 AM Aug 30, 2016 at 10:11 AM A hearing on the future needs of transportation in Southern Oregon is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. The hearing is being held by the Oregon Legislature’s 14-member Joint Committee on Transportation Preservation and Modernization as one of nine meetin
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Sheriff Falls says disrespect helped lead to his departure Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls talks Tuesday about the future of the position with his pending departure. Mail Tribune / Larry Stauth Jr. Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 5:57 PM Dec 27, 2016 at 9:14 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Outgoing Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls said he felt supported by the community and sheriff's office employees, but was treated disrespectfully by c
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Grow lights trigger false fire alarms Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 12:16 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 12:33 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier Local firefighters have been dealing lately with a problem that can only be described as a sign of the times. Rural/Metro Fire Department Battalion Chief Austin Prince says that several areas in Josephine County have large greenhouses with lights that, from a distance, can appear to be the glow of a house fire.
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Gabe Young returns to Ashland for oboe concert Gabe Young. Photo courtesy of Jody Schmidt Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 1:53 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 2:05 PM At age 21, oboist Gabe Young has traveled the world, performing for audiences from Russia to Colorado. Young now returns to his hometown for a Chamber Music Concerts recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, in the Music Recital Hall, 405 S. Mountain Ave., on the Southern Oregon University Music Recital H