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Police in Grants Pass are looking for a dark-colored GMC Jimmy SUV involved in a hit and run incident this morning near the corner of 9th and Riverside. The unnamed 5-year old girl struck by the vehicle has been transported to a Portland hospital to be treated for her injuries. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports the incident occurred shortly before 8 a.m.Read More »

Ashland Police say a 21-year-old woman who was helping a blind woman with errands stole $6,000 to $8,000 from the woman's bank account. Sgt. Jim Alderman says the suspect was paid to help with day-to-day activities, such as getting groceries and banking.Read More »

Three men suspected of burglarizing the Langlois Market are also thought to be responsible for burglarizing a Shell station in Smith River and a 76 station in Gold Beach. Witnesses called the Curry County Sheriff’s Department at 4:30 a.m. 45 minutes later, one of the witnesses reported seeing the getaway car parked along the road south of Bandon.Read More »

A 30-year-old drifter has been arrested on charges he tossed a homemade bomb at a house in Southern Oregon where his girlfriend took refuge after breaking up with him. Police Chief Ken Lewis says Michael J.Read More »

The Medford office for the Bureau of Land Managements says the Medford District will have two prescribed fires today. According to their press release, the Grants Pass Resource Area will continue burning on the Reeves Creek area, 3 miles north of Kerby. 108 acres will be treated. It is expected that the burning will take the remainder of the week to finish.Read More »

All around southern Oregon there are continued signs of steady improvement when it comes to jobs. In Jackson County, 60 more jobs were added to the payrolls for the month of March. The unemployment rated slides to 10-percent, down from 10.6 percent in March, 2012. Gains were seen in manufacturing and construction. Seasonal losses were seen in retail and business and professional services.Read More »

Medford police have identified the suspect arrested this morning in a home invasion robbery on Foothill Road. 25-year old Brenton Allen Morrow is also charged with assaulting the victims- a couple in their 70s. He was apparently acquainted with the homeowners and believed they had money. Morrow reportedly used a stun gun to overpower the woman and punched and elbowed the man in the head.Read More »

Anonymous callers reported a man acting suspiciously Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Burger King located on Valley View Road in Ashland. A Jackson County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to the scene to investigate. The man left in a Chrysler PT Cruiser before the deputy arrived.Read More »

With the idea in mind of maintaining a healthy ecosystem and enhancing fire safety, Ashland Fire and Rescue is conducting a prescribed, low intensity burn starting today for a three day period.Read More »