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Crash victims remain in serious condition
Justin Karlan, 20, of Medford was ejected from a 2001 Honda Passport sport-utility vehicle during the crash on Highway 62 and was brought by helicopter to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Another passenger, Timothy McCree, 15, of Shady Cove, was brought to the hospital by ambulance. Both were still in critical condition on Tuesday, Asante spokesman Grant Walker ...
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Senate panel puts timber payments in proposed bill
AU.S. Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation to extend federal subsidies for timber counties one more year, and to protect more wilderness and wild rivers in ...
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Mistreatment trial focuses on Phoenix residents final days
Whether Phoenix resident Gail Louise Olson manipulated an elderly man out of more than $110,000 or received the gifts legitimately as lavish tokens of their friendship will be decided during a trial that started Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit ...
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Suspect in heist makes an unusual getaway
"At first, I thought someone had stolen a county car and committed a bank robbery," Budreau said. "But the witnesses said the car left the parking lot at a low, normal speed, which is unlike what you'd normally see from a getaway ...
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Grand jury drops kidnap charge in Medford case
Robert Vincent Jones, 47, will be arraigned this afternoon in Jackson County Circuit Court on a single charge of harassment, said county prosecutor Adam ...
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EPA report criticizes Washington states oversight of Hanford cleanup
YAKIMA, Wash. — A new report released Tuesday faults Washington state for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying the state employs too few inspectors and gives advance notice of inspections to the federal agency charged with managing the ...
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Budget might help state university students
SALEM — Oregon's public universities and community colleges will be among the first in line to get more money if a so-far-elusive budget compromise results in more revenue and lower employee pension ...
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Army Corps wont do comprehensive coal export study
SEATTLE — An official with the Army Corps of Engineers told a Congressional committee Tuesday that the agency doesn't plan a broad environmental study on exporting coal from the Western United ...
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166000 fingerlings released at Diamond Lake ramps
I like to fish at Diamond Lake and I am always curious about the state's fish-stocking program there. It seems they change the number of fingerling trout they stock each year and also when they put the fish in. So what is their plan for this ...
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Arson at Medford eatery linked to robbery
Medford fire investigators search Barney's Burgers after a burglar grabbed the register and set the North Riverside Avenue restaurant on fire. Mail Tribune / Bob ...
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NSA chief says spying prevented 50 events
WASHINGTON — The director of the National Security Agency testified Tuesday that the government's surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist "events" since Sept. 11, 2001, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock ...
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Ashland City Council adopts $202 million city budget
The Ashland City Council has approved a two-year $202.1 million budget that keeps property tax rates flat but includes increases in water, sewer, street and storm drain ...
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Former Peace House director in law school
Former Ashland Peace House Director Pam Vavra has taken a different path since leaving Ashland and is now working toward becoming a lawyer. But that doesn't mean she's given up her passion for social ...
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More than just fun and games
According to Gary Huggins of the Maryland-based National Summer Learning Association, 100 years of research shows that students typically score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer vacation than they do on the same tests at the beginning of ...
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Memorial for boy who died on Rocky Butte disappears
PORTLAND, Ore. – The first time Rhonda Carroll came to Rocky Butte, she was barely able to stand at the place where her 16-year-old son, Austin Fisher, slipped and fell 80 feet to his death. Since then, she's returned to grieve but also to see the signs of love Austin's friends and family left at the site to remember him. "I had a big banner with his picture," she ...
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Energy Secretary to visit Hanford site in Wash.
New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is set to make his first visit to the nation's most contaminated nuclear site since being confirmed by the Senate last ...
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Psychiatric Review Board director has resigned
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The chairwoman of the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board says the board's executive director has resigned, effective Aug. ...
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Waldport celebrates 57th annual Beachcomber Days
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013 Each year, the Seal Rock Water District provides its customers with an annual water quality report to let them know how water quality stacks up against established federal and state drinking water ...
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Preview Multnomah County GOP looks to raise money by raffling AR-15
PORTLAND, Ore. – For $10 you could win a semi-automatic rifle. The Republican Party of Multnomah County is raffling an AR-15 to raise money. The raffle kicked off two weeks ago and out of 500 tickets, there's less than 100 left as of early Tuesday night. "It's been very popular," said party chairman Jeff Reynolds. "To be frank, we could not make as much money ...
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U.S. Senate panel OKs renewal of timber county funding
Republican House and Senate leaders Mike McLane and Ted Ferrioli join KATU's anchor Steve Dunn at the Capitol to discuss PERS reforms and stalled budget negotiations. Democratic leaders House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney were invited but declined to ...
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Mayors including Hales seek limits for soda buys with food stamps
NEW YORK (AP) - Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has joined mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities to revive a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say it's "time to test and evaluate approaches limiting" the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages, ...
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Work crew teen injured in Ore. fall
SISTERS, Ore. (AP) -- Search and rescue officials in central Oregon say a 16-year-old girl on a youth work crew doing trail maintenance in the Pole Creek area southwest of Sisters has been injured in a fall down a steep ...
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Some worry service will suffer under citys proposed fire crew plan
If approved, a city plan will cut the number of fire engines by half at Fire Stations Nos. 2 and 8 and be replaced by ambulance-sized rapid response vehicles. Some fear that will hurt service in their ...
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Driver accused of killing soccer dribbler released
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The driver accused of fatally hitting a man attempting to walk from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup was released from jail on Tuesday after telling the court he is in ...
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No 4th of July fireworks at Blue Lake this year... again
Blue Lake Regional Park will be a good place to watch some fireworks on the 4th of July, you better make some other plans. That's because for the second year in a row, there's won't be a fireworks show there. According to Julie Cash ...
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Portland animal shelters need every bit of help available
Animal abandonment remains a problem across the United States and Portland is no different, the Oregon Humane Society in Portland and Multnomah County Animal Services, routinely receive hundreds of animals each year, many of which are brought to them by the public or authorities who have found the animals wandering the streets.
In 2008, Portland became the buzz of the web when Portland news media reported that a pit-bull had boarded a city bus without anyone accompanying him and went for a ride. On the web, Portland became known as a pet-friendly city because the bus driven had allowed the dog to ride the bus. Read more
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