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Wave Sweeps Man Out to Sea – Update 01/05/18
On Wednesday, January 3, at approximately 10:35 AM, Oregon State Troopers from the Gold Beach Worksite and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a report of a male subject who had been swept off...
Firefighters Assist in Rescue of Predatory Bird
On Saturday evening, December 30th, Medford Fire Department received a call from the Badger Run Rehab animal rescue group saying that a hawk, called the Cooper Hawk, was trapped in a chicken-wire fenced in...
Coast Guard Rescues Injured Hiker
On Tuesday afternoon December 2nd, at approximately 4:00 pm, Depoe Bay Firefighters were called to a location just South of Depoe Bay in an area known as Big Whale Cove.
The initial call was for...
Jackson County Sheriff Trying to Locate Woman
Jackson County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue (SAR) officials are trying to locate a person who made a report of suspicious circumstances on New Year's Eve. On the afternoon of December 31, 2017, SAR...
Pedestrian Struck While Crossing Street
Early Tuesday morning, January 2, Medford Police officers responded to an auto vs. pedestrian-motor vehicle crash in the 500 Block of South Central Avenue. Officers arrived within minutes of the accident and determined Richard...
Woman Standing in Middle of Road Struck
Deputies are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Saturday morning. On December 30, 2017, at 5:39 a.m., deputies responded to the 3-mile marker of Meadows Road for a report of a motor vehicle...
Record Breaking Success for Festival of Lights
This year's presentation of the Festival of Lights has been a record-breaking success. With a number of new exhibits and special guest appearances, from opening night when organizers announced "opening night at Nature's Coastal...
Bank Robbery Suspect Sought by Authorities
On December 29th, 2017 at approximately 5:55 PM, a male subject entered the Waldport branch of Columbia Bank demanding money. The male brandished a firearm and left the location with an undisclosed amount of...
Fire Destroys Two Story Home
On Friday evening, December 29th, Josephine County 911 received numerous reports of a structure fire in the 1500 block of Placer Road. Rural Metro dispatched 5 fire units along with engines from Wolf Creek...
Man Shot Multiple Times at Harbor Storage Unit
On Thursday evening December 28th, at about 8:08 pm, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from forty-six-year-old and Brookings, Or., resident William (Bill) Terebesi stating that he had been shot multiple...