Ashland Police Chief Tighe O’Meara said no suspects are in custody, but multiple persons of interest have been identified in the early Sunday, Sept. 7, fatal shooting of Matthew Mark Vandersande in Ashland’s Railroad District.
About 30 friends, coworkers and neighbors came together on Monday, Sept. 8, to remember Matthew Mark Vandersande — a man they described as joyful, kind and inspiring. Meantime, police continue to ask for information that could lead to the arrest of Vandersande’s killer.
An Ashland man is dead after being shot multiple times in his vehicle near A and North Second Streets, a little after 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7.
A coordinated law enforcement operation targeting child exploitation across the Rogue Valley led to five arrests on Wednesday, Sept. 3, including an Ashland man charged with possessing hundreds of images of child sexual abuse.
Two men were arrested after law enforcement raided homes and warehouses in Ashland and Medford, uncovering what officials allege was a black-market cannabis dispensary operating under the guise of a legal hemp business.
A late-night crash in north Ashland sparked a house fire and forced the evacuation of nearby homes just after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 28, after a driver rolled his car into an embankment, which ignited and set fire to a home.
A potentially dangerous, disease-carrying mosquito with a penchant for human blood has been discovered in Clay Street Park in Ashland.
Here is how misinformation drove the repeal of Oregon’s wildfire risk map.
The evacuation notice for the McDonald Fire burning south of Ashland has been lifted thanks to “successful firefighting efforts,” according to the Jackson County Sheriff.
Earlier this summer people living on the south end of Ashland experienced power outages due to safety settings on equipment owned by Pacific Power.
As of Nov. 3, Ashland Community Food Bank has a new director at the reins. Catie Mahoney will serve in the role with guidance from outgoing director Amey Broeker, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 after serving in the food bank role since 2022.
The Ashland City Council will review a proposal from a potential provider to oversee its extreme weather shelter during its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has added a second screening showcasing Indigenous filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Three and a half years into the war with Russia, Ashland violinist and longtime music teacher Faina Podolnaya is still finding ways to help Ukrainian refugees.
Herbert Rothschild: As the number of ads in The New Yorker has shrunk, it seems as if the wealth of its readership has concentrated, just as one might concentrate the flavor of a sauce by reducing it on the stovetop.
Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
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