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Chief recommends liquor denial - 2:00 am

A pub proposed for the old Shenanigan's bar location has gotten a thumbs down from Medford police Chief Tim George, citing the owner's criminal...
Medical marijuana suspects face new charges - 2:00 am

Three people arrested in a series of medical marijuana dispensary raids will face racketeering counts and other new charges.
Obama considers limiting plants' CO� emissions - 2:00 am

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first limits on carbon...
Forging the path together - 2:00 am

Mountain biking has become more extreme in the past two decades — with the trend fueled by better bikes, advanced protective gear, increasingly...
My kingdom for a cane - 2:00 am

Harnessing the sheer power of her cane, Claudia Alick focuses a ball of energy that blasts those around her, sending them sailing through the air.
Enchanting fairies bring 'Dream' to life - 2:00 am

The key to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the fairies. Get the fairies right and the rest of the thing tends to fall into place.
Smoothies may have been tainted - 2:00 am

ASHLAND — An Ashland coffee shop sold smoothies made from berries that were possibly tainted by hepatitis A, leading county health officials to...
Traffic counters are hard at work - 2:00 am

I noticed someone sitting at the corner of Riverside and Main Street all day yesterday (Tuesday, June 11), apparently counting passing vehicles.
Budget, homeless on council agenda - 2:00 am

ASHLAND — The City Council will tackle homeless issues, adopt a two-year city budget and decide whether the city should cover health insurance...
Asante begins renovating Family Place - 2:00 am

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center has begun renovating the hospital's Francis Cheney Family Place, which provides affordable lodging and solace to...
Emergency Services - 2:00 am

Felony arrests
Four injured in rollover crash near Shady Cove - 2:00 am

Four people were seriously injured, two critically, in a Monday afternoon rollover crash on Highway 62 about four miles west of Shady Cove that...
June 18, 1913 - 2:00 am

Prospects are bright for the benefit game to be played at the ball grounds at 5 o'clock tomorrow between the Fats and the Leans to raise funds for...
Police charge driver in death of soccer traveler - 2:00 am

SALEM — The driver Oregon police say fatally struck a man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles from Seattle to Brazil for the World Cup...
Crews make gains on West's wildfires - 2:00 am

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Judge rules NLRB overstepped its authority in Portland port dispute - 2:00 am

PORTLAND — A federal judge has reopened the dispute over which union workers at the Port of Portland should perform the task of plugging and...
Prosecutors ask judge to delay bomb-plot sentencing - 2:00 am

PORTLAND — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to delay sentencing for the Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a Christmas...
Missing Oregon cat turns up with hitchhiker - 2:00 am

HELENA, Mont.
Obama vows more oversight of data searches - 2:00 am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and...
U.S. set stage for arming Syrian rebels week ago - 2:00 am

AMMAN, Jordan — The U.S.
New Iranian leader Rowhani promises 'path of moderation' - 2:00 am

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes more...
Citizenship proof law is illegal: Supreme Court - 2:00 am

WASHINGTON — States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court...