Central Point News

A rural Central Point teenager was taken into custody Monday afternoon after firing several rifle shots in and around his residence after an argument there with his grandmother, authorities said.

A newly formed parent group is hoping to garner enough last-minute votes to land two write-in candidates on the Central Point School District 6 board after Tuesday's election.

Chyna is recovering at Siskiyou Veterinary Hospital in Medford from second-degree burns she suffered in a house fire Monday in Central Point.

A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less ... (more)

A federal judge last week took aim at "reverse class action lawsuits" while dismissing a Los Angeles-based movie company's lawsuit that claimed dozens of Jackson County "John Doe" defendants had pirated one of its movies off the Internet.

A young couple and their newborn, along with an elderly woman and several pets, managed to escape a Monday morning fire that severely damaged two Central Point condos.

Kenneth Duane Vinzant Jr., 30, of the 4400 block of West Pine Street, Central Point.

The history of logging in the Pacific Northwest was written in the form of some 6,000 miles of railroad tracks in the logging woods, says Erik Piikkila.

A 11/2; hour police standoff ended without incident Saturday night at the Super 8 Motel on Hamrick Road in Central Point, leading to the arrest of three men.

Twenty-five years ago, temperatures already were climbing into the mid-70s as the military transport plane carrying Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush touched down at the Medford-Jackson County Airport .

A Medford man accused of killing his wife after an alleged murder-for-hire plot declined to offer a plea Monday on a separate murder-for-hire charge.

Crater High School seniors Hayden Best and Adela Torres spent Friday morning smoothing fresh coats of white and brown paint over the old wooden sign that marks the entrance to the historic Central Point Cemetery.

Did you realize that Oregon has been careening through its history without a state microbe? Well, sir, the Oregon House has just passed a measure that would make Saccharomyces cerevisiae, brewer's yeast, the stuff used in beer, the state's official microbe.

Lana Lorraine Marshall, 29, no known address. Medford police Friday arrested Marshall on charges of identity theft, possession of methamphetamine, second-degree forgery and failure to appear in court.

A Talent man who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 was killed late Friday night when his vehicle struck a pickup head-on near milepost 11.

Where does one find a family activity with the best views in southern Oregon, led by knowledgeable and entertaining guides with an element of adventure to keep everyone on their toes? At Rogue Valley Zipline Adventure for an exhilarating off-the-ground excursion on the longest zip line in the Pacific Northwest.

There are signs that say the speed limit is 45 mph and signs that say "End speed zone," but there is no indication what the speed limit is after that.

Four people are running for two Rogue Community College board seats being vacated by members whose terms expire at the end of June.

Two candidates vying for positions on the Southern Oregon Education Service District board in the May 21 election say their priorities will be special education and finances.

Oregon residents who cannot provide proof of legal presence will soon be able to obtain four-year driver cards under a bill approved by the Oregon House on Tuesday .