Rogue Valley Times

The Rogue Valley Tribune, located in Medford, Oregon, covers news for the entire region. This includes Southern Oregon, the Rogue River Valley, and extends into the Mount Shasta area of Northern California.

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‘Justice for Hakiym’ exoneration push goes to the desk of Oregon Gov. Kotek

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 5:30 pm Friday, April 18, 2025 Family and community members rally behind incarcerated wildland firefighter who was involved in an altercation with a fellow firefighter and convicted in Josephine County last yearSupporters of imprisoned wildland firefighter Brian “Hakiym” Simpson and a defense attorney who represented him in court are sending an almost 3,000-signature petition and letter to Oregon Gov.
Romanian man sentenced to federal prison for installing ATM skimming devices in Oregon, Maine

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 11:06 am Friday, April 18, 2025 A Romanian national living in Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for 2023 crimes of installing skimming devices in multiple ATMs across Oregon and Maine. The man, Florin George Ionita, 45, stole more than $176,000 with the skimming devices and was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and a five-year term of supervised post-prison release. Ionita was also ordered to pay $176,922 in restitution to his victims.
Jail log: Friday, April 18

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 9:37 am Friday, April 18, 2025 ArrestsFailure to appear — Andrew Cole Drane, 31, of the 700 block of Welch Street, Medford. Medford police arrested Drane Thursday on warrants for failure to appear on charges of second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, second-degree criminal trespass and third-degree criminal mischief. Drane was lodged in the Jackson County Jail without bail.
2nd-degree murder charge dismissed by Jackson County DA's office | Rogue Valley Times

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 8:31 am Friday, April 18, 2025 The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office announced the dismissal of charges, including second-degree murder, against a Mexican national, citing new evidence in the case. In November 2022, Jose Alfredo Sotelo-Palma of Sinaloa, Mexico, was indicted on charges to include second-degree murder in connection to a homicide that occurred at a marijuana growing and processing facility outside Jacksonville. The victim was identified as Luis Ayala-Zavala.
51 Raiders make Academic All-CCC team from spring sports

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Southern Oregon University added 51 U.S. Bank Academic All-Cascade Conference honorees to its total for the spring season, the CCC office announced on Wednesday. Including the fall and winter seasons, SOU produced 173 academic all-conference student-athletes in 2024-25 – a new department record and 46 more than the 2023-24 school year.
Deadly, highly contagious virus afflicts domestic rabbits in Southern Oregon

6 days ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 6:00 am Friday, April 18, 2025 Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus poses no risk to humans or other animalsA highly contagious and deadly virus has been found in domestic rabbits in southern Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The agency identified the virus, known as Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, after the owner of a Douglas County rabbitry reported multiple sudden rabbit deaths to a veterinarian last week.
RVTD needs financial lifeline, faces possible 25% reduction in routes, job cuts

1 week ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 3:45 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Without help from lawmakers in Salem, transportation district could face a $10.2 million budget deficit next year; Saturday service could be eliminated and ridership could drop by 50%A looming fiscal cliff could force Rogue Valley Transportation District to cut routes and endure an almost 50% drop in ridership in 2026.
Texas men who disguised themselves as DEA agents and tried to steal pot sentenced in Medford

1 week ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 3:06 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Another man pleads guilty and faces 40 years in prison; March 2022 incident involved attempt to steal over 200 pounds of marijuana in Josephine County Two San Antonio, Texas, men were sentenced to federal prison and another San Antonio man pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Medford for conspiring to travel from Texas to Southern Oregon to commit an armed robbery while disguised as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,...
Rogue Valley rooster rescuers say, ‘No más!’ as backyard flocks grow

1 week ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

Published 12:18 pm Thursday, April 17, 2025 Local animal rescue operations and farm stores encourage would-be bird buyers to do their research before purchasing birdsWith spring in full bloom and egg prices on the rise, the appearance of fluffy baby chickens under warming lights at local farm stores can easily tempt residents to consider raising a backyard flock.
Split Ashland City Council — without member who resigned — rejects $9-a-month parks fee | Rogue Valley Times

1 week ago | rv-times.com | Troy Heie

A new fee said by city staff to be necessary to prevent further cuts to Ashland Parks & Recreation programs was rejected on a 3-2 vote Tuesday at an Ashland City Council meeting that opened with Councilor Doug Knauer announcing his resignation, effective immediately. Councilors Gina DuQuenne, Jeff Dahle and Dylan Bloom voted in opposition to a $9-per-month — bumped up from the staff-recommended $5-per-month — fee, while Councilors Bob Kaplan and Eric Hansen voted in favor.