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• Neighborhood of fear - 6/16/2013
  

  Fear has spread through a Columbus Avenue neighborhood in west Medford that has been rocked by a rivalry between Sureños and Norteños gang members.

• NSA spying — latest twist on an invasive, growing web - 6/16/2013
  

  My friend, who'd retired to Mexico, was upset.

• Sale of the centuries - 6/16/2013
  

  Nearly two-dozen stagecoaches, covered wagons and buggies were lined up early Saturday morning on a Greensprings mountain meadow at the historic Box...

• Jackson County rises slightly in Census count - 6/16/2013
  

  Jackson County's population has bumped up only slightly since 2010, but it still managed to rank sixth in the rate for population growth among Oregon...

• 'Cymbeline' finds its success in excess - 6/16/2013
  

  Is that old rascal Shakespeare having us on? Take a plucky heroine a la Viola or Rosalind.

• Tall tales of fathers and their children - 6/16/2013
  

  When daughter Amy came home from her first day in elementary school, she was about to burst with excitement.

• An enduring symbol of true love - 6/16/2013
  

  While taking photos recently in Ashland, a passerby asked, "Do you know anything about that statue?" Well, yes we do. It goes something like this.

• Snake roast was likely covered - 6/16/2013
  

  Dear Wise One: In May a house burned down because a woman tried to kill a snake by setting it on fire.

• Emergency services - 6/16/2013
  

  Felony arrests

• Restaurant Inspections - 6/16/2013
  

  Editor's Note: A new inspection-scoring system for food facilities went into effect in September after the state of Oregon adopted the 2009 Food and...

• Every day, you may be spied on - 6/16/2013
  

  WASHINGTON— Someone is watching you.

• Papers describe robbery plot against 79-year-old - 6/16/2013
  

  PENDLETON — The beating of a 79-year-old Eastern Oregon woman in January was the result of a plot to carry out a home invasion robbery of a...

• More humpback whales visiting Washington state - 6/16/2013
  

  SEATTLE — The video shows an exceptional wildlife sighting for a big city: A humpback whale surfaces just yards from Seattle's busy waterfront...

• One of Eugene's pioneering black residents is honored - 6/16/2013
  

  EUGENE — Inside the Hope Abbey Mausoleum at the Eugene Masonic Cemetery, Mark Harris strapped an acoustic guitar across his chest and asked...

• Hero's best friend - 6/15/2013
  

  WHITE CITY — As if on cue, Smokie sat up and barked in unison Friday with those clapping in the theater at the U.S.

• College-bound student numbers reflect state trend - 6/15/2013
  

  Oregon has a long way to go, Southern Oregon especially, to meet the state's goal of sending 80 percent of high school graduates to post-secondary...

• GED graduate learns the value of education - 6/15/2013
  

  Ever since quitting high school a quarter of a century ago, Medford resident Danny Brotton has taken whatever jobs were available.

• Grants Pass abuse case could bring 25 years - 6/15/2013
  

  Federal prosecutors are recommending a 25-year prison sentence for a man who admitted to befriending a Grants Pass woman with the intention of...

• Golden Oldies - 6/15/2013
  

  The first thing you may notice about the original band members is their hair is as white as snow.

• Local bridge partners take second place in world tournament - 6/15/2013
  

  In a quiet Phoenix shopping plaza earlier this month, two local women bested all but one pair of bridge players among thousands in a worldwide bridge...