Former Ashland City Council candidate Eric Navickas was arrested after a scuffle with Ashland Chief of Police Tighe O’Meara following an accusation of racist comments during the Ashland City Council business meeting Tuesday.
“It was really scary. Actually my boyfriend is Jewish and my stepfather is Jewish too. … I’m from Redding. I came here to get away from that stuff.” — an SOU student
A California man allegedly stole a vehicle in Medford and was ultimately pursued by multiple law enforcement agencies across three cities before causing a multi-car crash in Ashland and his subsequent arrest Monday evening.
A Tuesday afternoon truck crash on Interstate 5 near the Oregon-California border has closed the southbound lanes of traffic, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.
A Monday afternoon traffic crash at Ashland’s North Main and Maple streets that resulted in hospitalizations was connected to police activity, according to the City of Ashland’s Facebook page, though additional details were not immediately available.
Supporters 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. Tina Kotek, urging her to exonerate the 42-year-old and have him released from prison.
An Ashland resident arrested for kidnapping another man and assaulting multiple strangers and police officers in downtown Ashland April 12 was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Thursday.
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, on Thursday morning. The agency oversees indigent defense for thousands of people charged with crimes who cannot afford a lawyer.
A half-dozen new civil lawsuits seeking $49.8 million in damages from Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and former nurse Dani Marie Schofield have been filed since last Monday in Jackson County Circuit Court.
A lawsuit seeking $27 million has been filed against Children’s World Montessori school in Ashland alleging the school allowed former teacher Craig Johnson to “carry out a widespread scheme of child sexual abuse and exploitation on the school’s campus,” according to a copy of the lawsuit reviewed by Ashland.news.
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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