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After last week’s heavy rain and - in some cases – snow throughout the region, forecasters are warning of another batch of potentially severe weather from tomorrow. Steve Best has details…

Heavy, soaking rains accompanied by rising snow levels are due to begin Tuesday morning, with a possible repeat of last week’s widespread flooding.Read More »

Faced with the effects of this weeks massive winter storms, the Red Cross in western Oregon has been rising to the challenge. Steve Best has more…Read More »

Local school districts have seen a steep rise in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches over the past decade. Steve Best has details…

Five years ago, just over a third of Medford students qualified for the federally-funded free or reduced-price lunches.Read More »

There was a drop in air cargo activity at the Medford Airport in December. Steve Best has been looking at the figures…

The Jackson County Airport Authority said there was a 22.5% fall in freight activity at the airport last month, leaving cargo shipments for 2011 around 5 percent behind the 2010 level.Read More »

Oregon election officials fear that cuts by the U.S. Postal Service could cause delays for the state’s mail voting in November’s election. Steve Best has details…Read More »

After making the news this week with the announcement of impending branch closures, a Medford-based bank is back in the headlines – but under much happier circumstances. Steve Best explains…Read More »

Former Ashland peace activist Pete Seda has just one week to convince a panel of federal judges that he should remain free on bail ahead of his upcoming appeal of money-laundering and tax-evasion convictions. Steve Best has details…Read More »

The Social Security Administration promised the annual Social Security statements that used to be mailed to Oregonians would be made available online, but this year’s statement is overdue, and nobody knows when, or how they will be appearing, as Steve Best explains…Read More »

Electric and Natural Gas power plants account for more than two thirds of the greenhouse gas being pumped into the atmosphere by Oregon companies. Steve Best has details…

Latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency reveal eight electric generating plants in Oregon made up the majority of global warming emissions in Oregon.Read More »