July 2012

Reward Offered To Catch Scamming Suspect

By Jim McCoy Tue 31st July News Crime Stoppers scams

Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward to catch a man who scammed a 92-year old Medford woman on July 1.Read More »

Hit & Run Driver Indicted For Drunk Driving

By Jim McCoy Tue 31st July News fatal car crash hit and run

Leta Schroeder, the 34-year old woman who allegedly ran a red light last week and crashed into a van near the Rogue Valley Mall has been indicted on a DUII charge. Schroeder is already facing hit and run and manslaughter charges in the July 23rd accident that occurred at 3:40 a.m.Read More »

Ashland Man Settles In Heckling Suit

By Jim McCoy Tue 31st July News lawsuits

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by an activist who says she was assaulted by an Oregon man while protesting. The Ashland Daily Tidings reports that 73-year-old Stanley Shulster agreed to apologize to 29-year-old Rachel Abileah and pay her an undisclosed amount of money.
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Favre Is Back!

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July Sports Brett Favre football

Brett Favre made his living as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.

Now he serves as an assistant coach. Or receiver. Or film editor. Or anything else he thinks needs to be done to make Oak Grove High School a better football team.
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Johnson and Junior Showdown Brewing in NASCAR?

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July Sports Dale Earnhardt Jr.Jimmie Johnson NASCAR

Jimmie Johnson won his fourth Brickyard 400 and solidified his status as a title favorite in NASCAR. No surprise there.

But how about this: Dale Earnhardt Jr. left the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the Sprint Cup Series points lead.
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Pilot Program Offers Roadside Assistance To Electric Vehicles

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July News AAA alternative energy

AAA is launching a pilot program in six U.S. markets to provide roadside assistance to electric vehicles. One such market is Portland, one of three on the West Coast.Read More »

Portion of 6th Street In Medford To Be Closed Friday

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July News Lithia Commons road work

Motorists using 6th Street in Medford need to beware that the section of road between Central and Riverside will be closed this Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. KOGAP is doing right-of-way work related to the Lithia Commons project.Read More »

Speed Racing Cause of Sunday Wreck on Table Rock Wreck

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July News automobile accident

Medford Police say street racing was the cause of an accident Sunday morning that involved a car crashing into a duplex in the 2500 block of Table Rock Road. Neither the resident of the home that was hit nor a 9-year old boy were injured.

20-year old Mireya Serrano of Medford was cited at the crash scene for Reckless Driving and Speed Racing. She suffered minor injuries.Read More »

Bend Teen Drowns In Rafting Accident

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th July News drowning North Umpqua River

A 16-year-old girl drowned in a rafting accident on the North Umpqua River. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says Nichole Pomeroy of Bend became trapped in debris under water after a raft carrying seven people capsized.Everyone else in the raft made it to shore.
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Southern Oregon Closing In On Weather Record

By Jim McCoy Fri 27th July News weather

While the rest of the United States is sweltering, southern Oregon is closing in on a record of consecutive days without the mercury recording a 100 degree temperature. A look at the local forecast calls for temperatures to remain in the upper 80s to around 90 through Thursday of next week.Read More »