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Start your Oregon exploration with the basics. Just because everyone knows Crater Lake is great doesn’t make it any less great. Get out there and “discover” Oregon’s completely unhidden — and essential — destinations. Crater Lake Oregon, one of the objectively most beautiful places in the world, has only one national park, so you know it’s good. Crater Lake does not disappoint: The crater ...

Public schools and employers will be banned from discriminating against hairstyles associated with a person’s race, under a bill now headed to Oregon Gov.

Oregon State Police is adding more officers on Highway 199, in anticipation of a surge of people heading to the Oregon/California Coast for the holiday weekend. 

Recreation Closures Around OR May 24, 2021 After last September’s fire season, this summer’s wilderness recreation opportunities will look a bit different. Many of the recreation areas that will remain closed lie along rivers, as the wildfires hit hardest along those windier corridors.   There are several interactive maps which show the locations of fire closures, such as this Oregon recreation site status map or this US Forest Service emergency closure map. It is worth noting, the oregon...

The May ballot included candidates for office in various special districts throughout southern Oregon, but the perhaps the most consequential items are ballot measures, which may effect tax rates and services for areas throughout a given county. Heres a rundown of measures on the ballot for this election by county, with vote results as of Wednesday morning: Jackson County Yes: 62.86% / No: 37.12%) A "yes" vote authorizes RVTD to continue imposing a $0.13 per $1,000 assessed value for the next ...

Tuesdays special election features important measures for southern Oregon counties May special elections typically dont get the same attention that November elections do, but the ballot features some important local issues. Posted: May 18, 2021 11:18 AM Updated: May 18, 2021 5:37 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MEDFORD, Ore. — Tuesday marks the last day to turn in a ballot for Oregons May special election. Special elections typically dont get the same attention that November elections do, but t...

ONTARIO — Two Oregon lawmakers, one Independent and one Republican, introduced legislation Friday in the Senate to end Gov. Kate Brown’s emergency declaration related to COVID-19.

May 4, 2021 A Cave Junction man wanted in connection with a double murder in Josephine County was arrested in Linn County on Monday, according to the Oreg… Tags

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — A man is being charged with 1st-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon, following a shooting at a concert in Cave Junction last night. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office says it arrested 27-year-old Trenton Cole Kepple in connection with the homicide. Police say the incident happened around midnight at a concert in the 1300 block of Rockydale Road. The sheriff’s office says upon arrival, a deceased person was found. The name of the victim is not being released...

Police arrest suspect following fatal shooting at concert in Cave Junction 27-year-old Trenton Cole Kepple was arrested by Oregon State Police for the charges of 1st Degree Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Posted: May 9, 2021 12:35 PM Updated: May 9, 2021 1:07 PM Posted By: Monica Huynh CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — Oregon State Police says that troopers have arrested a suspect following a fatal shooting during a concert in Cave Junction around midnight. Around around 12:01 a.m. Sunday, deputies...