Rogue River news

A Rogue River man has been named a Carnegie hero for saving a neighbor from drowning. John Haight is one of 19 recipients named Thursday by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund and the only one from Oregon.
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A felony animal abuse charge has been filed against a Gold Hill man accused of shooting his bulldog in the mouth with a rifle and then leaving him tied outside a veterinary clinic.

     Rogue River police Chief Ken Lewis says 27-year-old Jason King told him that he shot the dog from a distance last month because it was attacking goats.
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Investigators say somebody fired a gun directly into the mouth of a 2-year-old mixed-breed dog that was found bloody and tied to the porch of a Southern Oregon animal clinic. A veterinarian says the dog's survival depends on the wire holding his jaw together. She says the wound is leaking, but the dog is eating watered-down food.
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A man suspected of check forgery is turning himself in to police. 28-year old Zakuri Scott Williams contacted authorities Wednesday from Klamath Falls. Umpqua Bank in Rogue River called police on April 25th when Williams allegedly tried to cash a check on the account of an 85-year old Grants Pass woman.Read More »