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Report: Portland Trail Blazers' Tiago Splitter headed to Chicago
49+ min ago (256+ words) Published 1: 22 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 Portland Trail Blazers acting head coach Tiago Splitter is headed to Chicago, per reports. ESPN's Chams Charania reported Monday that Splitter, 41, is set to become the next head coach of the Chicago Bulls. He replaces Billy…...
Missing Grants Pass woman last seen at Medford airport early Monday
59+ min ago (226+ words) Published 1: 13 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 A 78-year-old missing woman from Josephine County was captured on security footage at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport on Monday morning. Peggy Peery, 78, is described at 5-foot-5, 150 pounds with red hair and green eyes. She was last…...
Police pursuit, multiple crashes lead to three in custody in Central Point
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (241+ words) Published 12: 32 pm Monday, June 15, 2026 Three individuals have been taken into custody and lodged in the Jackson County Jail following a Monday morning chase that involved Medford and Central Point police and resulted in multiple crash scenes in a short span…...
Hot temperatures continue Monday and Tuesday in Rogue Valley; some relief coming
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (237+ words) Published 11: 17 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Above-average temperatures will continue in the Rogue Valley on Monday and Tuesday as a heat advisory remains in effect through late Tuesday night. Temperatures will trend cooler Tuesday but will still be 10 to 15 degrees above normal…...
Jackson County Jail log, June 15: Unlawful use of a weapon, sexual abuse
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (343+ words) Published 10: 20 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving: Michael Nick Mialkovsky, 51, of the 8700 block of Butte Falls Highway, Eagle Point. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Mialkovsky Thursday on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked…...
Central Point drone pilots in uproar over municipal code limiting flying devices
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (518+ words) Published 9: 36 am Monday, June 15, 2026 It all started with a Facebook post from the Central Point Police Department on International Drone Day, alerting residents to rules in the city's municipal code around drones. Referring to Central Point Municipal Code 8. 06. 010, the post…...
'Celebration of freedom:' Medford's annual Juneteenth event returns to Pear Blossom Park
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (801+ words) Published 5: 30 am Monday, June 15, 2026 Celebrating the effective end of slavery in the United States and the subsequent ongoing efforts to gain true equality and freedom in America, Black Alliance and Social Empowerment (BASE) Southern Oregon will host its annual Juneteenth…...
Spencer Gulch Fire in Upper Applegate prompts Be Ready evacuation notice
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (38+ words) Rogue Valley Times Spencer Gulch Fire in Upper Applegate prompts Be Ready evacuation notice Published 4: 14 pm Sunday, June 14, 2026 By Rogue Valley Times staff...
Residents can get a look at new Talent Health Center in late June
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (156+ words) Published 9: 41 am Sunday, June 14, 2026 Rogue Community Health is offering the public a chance to tour its new clinic in Talent. The community is invited to visit the new facility, meet staff and partners, enjoy complimentary root beer floats and refreshments,…...
El Nino forms; by winter, odds are it will be 'very strong"
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (398+ words) Published 6: 15 am Sunday, June 14, 2026 A weak El Nino has formed, but by winter it could be "very strong," according to the National Weather Service, increasing the chances for above-average temperatures and low snowpacks in the Northwest. The Pacific Ocean along…...