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Oregon trooper in 2nd surgery after shooting; still critical Cederberg Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 5:20 PM Dec 27, 2016 at 5:32 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — An Oregon State Police trooper wounded in a Christmas night gunbattle was able to high-five his wife when he woke up from his first surgery, but he has more operations to go and a long road ahead to recover from his life-threatening injuries, authorities said Tuesday. Trooper Nic Ced
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Pop-up deli offers sandwiches, Hanukkah items Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM Dec 27, 2016 at 3:50 PM Local report The Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon is inviting the public to celebrate Hanukkah with families and friends at a Jewish deli that will be open two nights only, from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, at the center at 1474 Siskiyou Blvd. (the old Starbucks location across from Market of Choice). Pastrami and corned beef sandwi
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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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Bundy wildlife refuge takeover is top Oregon story in 2016 In this Jan. 8, 2016, file photo, Ryan Bundy walks through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns. The armed takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and its aftermath was overwhelmingly selected Oregon's story of the year for 2016. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 6:49 PM By Steven DuBois The Associated Press PORTLAND — It was truly a story for all of 2016. Ammon Bundy and
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Lindsey Michelle Walker (Bills) Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM November 21, 1993 - December 18, 2016 Joy so abundant and grace that shone far beyond her 23 years ... Lindsey came as a miracle, two months premature, November 21, 1993 in Medford, Oregon to Brad Bills and Jennifer Durham. It was there she spent her childhood, growing to love the Lord. Through her precious time spent with God’s Girls, a small group of young girls praying and studying the Bible, The
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Former sheriff defends Jackson County officials Mike Winters Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 2:40 PM Dec 28, 2016 at 2:40 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Former Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters defended county officials today after outgoing Sheriff Corey Falls said they treated him in a demeaning way. In a Tuesday press conference, Falls said he was embarrassed and humiliated by the treatment he received from County Administrator Danny J
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Teen sentenced as adult in kidnapping cases Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 3:23 PM Dec 27, 2016 at 5:28 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat By Nick Morgan Mail Tribune A Medford teenager was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison after he admitted that he helped to attack and kidnap two men over drug debts. Damian Elijah Brown, 17, pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to felony kidnapping and assault charges in two separate
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Selma man arrested after ramming police car Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 4:37 PM By Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier A Selma man is in custody, charged with ramming a police car Monday night in Grants Pass and then fleeing into a stranger's home, police said. The incident began to play out just before 10 p.m. when an officer performed a traffic stop on a Ford pickup truck on Southeast Eighth Street, near the downtown Safeway store. According to a news release, the traffic
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Ashland community radio station expands reach Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 3:33 PM Dec 27, 2016 at 3:33 PM Local Report Ashland-based community radio station KSKQ is now broadcasting on its new translator at 94.1 as well as 89.5 on the FM dial, extending its reach through much of the Rogue Valley. With the new translator, listeners will have an easier time tuning in to KSKQ in Medford, Central Point and communities north.  KSKQ's studio is at 330
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Medford carport fire displaces two people Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 10:18 AM Dec 28, 2016 at 10:18 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Fire destroyed a carport and caused heavy damage to a mobile home in south Medford early today, displacing two men who escaped without injury. The fire was reported at 3:55 a.m. at a mobile home park at 3957 S. Pacific Highway, and crews from Medford Fire-Rescue and Jackson County Fire District No. 5 responded w
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James Jack "Jimmie" Stallsworth Wednesday Dec 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM September 29, 1971 - December 19, 2016 Jimmie Stallsworth passed away December 19, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. He was born September 29, 1971 to James and Lois Stallsworth in Medford, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Dawn; children, Jonathan, Dakota, Cheyenne, Roman Tatiana, and Sierrah; three grandchildren, Dean, Zack, and Arabella; two sisters, MaryAnn Marshall and Brenda Stallsworth; two b
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Ashland safer than average Student Bella Head reads from a statement on Dec. 12 denouncing Ashland High School's response to student sexual assualt reports. Mail Tribune file photo Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 27, 2016 at 5:49 PM By Joe Zavala for the Mail Tribune When it comes to sex crimes, bullying and abuse of any kind, every data point on a report has a sad story behind it. But Ashland parents who have followed the case of an alleged
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Everest climber Brian Smith still flirting with life and death Brian Smith, of Jacksonville, climbed Mount Everest in 2007. He's been back to Nepal several times since to help in humanitarian efforts. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 27, 2016 at 5:48 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Nearly 10 years ago, Brian Smith reached the summit of Mount Everest, a trek that almost cost him his life when he found himself
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A fascinating portrait of the sunflower Sunday Aug 28, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Rhonda Nowakfor the Mail Tribune “The earth paints a portrait of the sun at dawn with sunflowers in bloom. Unhappy with the portrait, she erases it and paints it again and again.”  — Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Prize-winning poet, 1861-1941   Gardeners either really like to grow sunflowers or they don’t. My neighbors, for example, plant a small forest of sunflo
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Update: OSP trooper wounded in shootout in critical condition; suspect killed Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 3:51 PM Dec 26, 2016 at 6:07 PM By Steven DuBois The Associated Press PORTLAND — A Christmas Day shooting that left a woman dead triggered a car chase and gunbattle in suburban Portland that critically wounded an Oregon State Police officer and killed the slaying suspect, who had a troubled home life, authorities and court records said. Tro
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Since You Asked: Development is a senior-living complex Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 3:09 PM Dec 26, 2016 at 3:09 PM I'd like to see the Mail Tribune do an explanatory article on this huge development going up on the corner of East McAndrews Road and Springbrook Road four stories high, so out of character for the area. What the heck is it? — Edith B., Medford It's been a couple of years, Edith, but we've reported on the transition of land o
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Emergency services, Dec. 27 Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 27, 2016 at 7:23 AM Felony arrests Strangulation — Ronald Ryan Brown, 22, no known address. Medford police Monday arrested Brown on charges of felony fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree assault, strangulation, harassment and seven out-of-county warrants. He as lodged Monday in the Jackson County Jail without bail. Sex-offender registration — Gary Leroy Ewing, 2
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AP: Actress and author Carrie Fisher dies at age 60 Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 10:25 AM Dec 27, 2016 at 3:37 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died. She was 60. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was "loved by the world and she will be missed profou
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Third crash damages Talent Post Office Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 5:04 PM Dec 26, 2016 at 5:04 PM A wall and counter at the Talent Post Office are damaged after a motorist drove over a parking barrier and sidewalk into the building shortly after noon today. The office was closed for the Christmas holiday and no injuries were reported. This is the third time someone has driven through the east wall of the post office causing extensive damage to the 24
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Publicist: British singer George Michael dead at age 53 FILE- In this June 25, 2008, file photo, singer George Michael performs during his "Live Global Tour" concert in Inglewood, Calif. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) Sunday Dec 25, 2016 at 4:01 PM Dec 25, 2016 at 6:41