MailTribune.com Headlines: Medford, Oregon

iPhone app helps police capture alleged burglar

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:08:08 -0400

Need to find a burglar who broke into your home and made off with $1,600 of your electronics? There's an app for that.

A good ride for MURA

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:49:06 -0400

A 25-year effort to revitalize the city center is about to head into the sunset as the Medford Urban Renewal Agency prepares to spend most of its remaining $10.5 million in the coming fiscal year.

Power poles, lines going in for reliability

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:30:21 -0400

I've noticed what appears to be new power lines springing up between the residential area behind Vista Pointe and Satellite Drive on the south flank of Roxy Ann Peak. Can you tell me what's going on? Is it providing more power or redundancy?

Rest area near Talent closed after spill is feared hazardous

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:30:17 -0400

The Suncrest rest area near Talent on Intersate 5 was closed Sunday afternoon, according to Fire District No. 3 Capt. Jim Campbell, while a hazardous material team investigated a spill that turned out to be condensation.

Learn about container gardens on Tuesday

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:20:46 -0400

Master Gardener Sue Amatangelo will talk about creating and caring for container gardens at 3 and 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the south Medford Grange Co-op, 2531 S. Pacific Highway.

Medford taps parks budget to finish MURA's downtown parks

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:45:22 -0400

A $171,000 shortfall for two new downtown parks near the Lithia Motors headquarters was plugged Thursday when City Council agreed to take the money from the Parks and Recreation Department budget.

Vandals befouled Medford creek

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:45:21 -0400

Vandals recently plugged a sewer manhole with tires, branches, concrete and metal, forcing 7,000 gallons a day of wastewater into Midway Creek and causing bacteria levels in the creek to rise.

Bar fight brewing

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:45:16 -0400

A Medford nightclub owner warns that more shenanigans may be in store for the downtown if a tattoo shop owner opens a pub in the location of a former notorious bar on Riverside Avenue.

Shooting, standoff in Medford

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:32:43 -0400

Police say a petty dispute over a car led to shots being fired in a north Medford neighborhood Wednesday morning, drawing a swarm of police and SWAT officers to the incident that closed nearby streets for hours and ended with two arrests.

Knife-toting shoplifter pleads guilty to robbery charge

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:15:26 -0400

An Eagle Point man who pulled a knife on a Food 4 Less employee after being caught shoplifting in March pleaded guilty to a felony robbery charge Wednesday.

Mail-theft ring case continues to expand

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400

Police say they have identified 15 to 20 suspects in a mail-theft ring that allegedly struck about 800 Jackson County mailboxes, as investigators continue to assess the "havoc" created in victims' finances.

Green light on office building imminent

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:44 -0400

A long-awaited downtown office building that will transform the Medford skyline is on the verge of getting the green light for construction.

Teen sought for west Medford drive-by shooting

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:11:31 -0400

Police are on the hunt for a 15-year-old boy whom investigators have identified as the alleged shooter in a May 7 drive-by shooting in west Medford.

Medford Planning Commission vacancies remain unfilled, city says

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:45:33 -0400

Medford officials are having a tough time finding candidates to fill two open Planning Commission vacancies.

Police hope to catch speeding felon

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:45:32 -0400

Medford police played a cat-and-mouse game Monday afternoon with a wanted felon who sped so dangerously on downtown residential streets that officers repeatedly backed off their pursuits to ensure no one got hurt.

'It's the law of physics'

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:38 -0400

A semitrailer tipped over onto a concrete guardrail at the southbound on-ramp at the north Medford interchange of Interstate 5 Sunday afternoon.

Coquille doubles down on Medford casino

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:30:19 -0400

A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation.

Jefferson Elementary creates fifth school garden in Medford

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:30:17 -0400

Working with Rogue Valley Farm to School, Jefferson Elementary School in Medford has established the fifth school garden in the Medford School District. Students and volunteers helped prepare and plant the garden on May 4.

New home for methadone clinic riles some

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:08:31 -0400

A methadone clinic, which is being forced to move because it is too close to a day-care center, has found a new home at 777 Murphy Road near two pediatric centers and next to some unhappy neighbors.

Police seek armed robber of a Medford Dutch Bros.

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:35:32 -0400

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Dutch Bros. coffee stand on Crater Lake Highway at gunpoint Friday night.