Rick Keck took this photo of a fiery sunset following a flashing lightning storm from his back porch on Bush Street in Ashland.
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Reader Photo: Diane Toth took this photo of finches on a line providing a collorful contrast to a gray snowy day while awaiting their turn at a snow-capped bird feeder.
Reader Photos: Photos by Pepper Trail taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Siskiyou Mountain Park in the hills above the southeast corner of Ashland.
Reader Photo: Sari Telpner took this photo of a car covered by a fallen tree in the parking lot at Pioneer Street and Lithia Way on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Reader Photos: Nancy Boyer submitted these photos of fallen branches in the Mountain View Cemetery and a hot tub that will take a little extra effort to get into due to all the snow piled atop its cover.
Five years since the Phoenix-Talent School District was devastated by the 2020 Almeda Fire, district officials say they jumped at the chance to offer a much-needed home base for nearly 200 firefighters grappling with dozens of fires impacting the region over the past week.
Indigenous youth from around the globe signed a pact Sunday at the mouth of the Klamath River calling for the removal of dams around the world. It also came on the heels of the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River, which saw youth from various tribes kayak the river for the first time since four hydroelectric dams were removed in 2024.
Climate change, outdated building codes and highly combustible fuels are among factors that make Ashland more likely than 97% of all U.S. cities to have a catastrophic wildfire, according to a wildfire plan commissioned by Ashland officials.
A broader variety of items are now accepted both at the Ashland Recycling Center and in recycling bins for those using Recology’s curbside service. New items include molded fiber (including egg cartons and paper berry baskets), aseptic or Tetra Pak containers (such as those used for milk, broth and juice), and select nursery plant containers.
Thirty participating farms and locations in both Jackson and Josephine counties will open their doors to visitors on Sunday, July 20, for the seventh annual Rogue Valley Farm Tour, offering people the chance to experience and taste the produce and products of Southern Oregon.
Crews continue to make progress on the more than 70 fires in Jackson and Josephine counties.
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