| Redding California KRCR ABC 7 News Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:12 AM PDT
| Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:30 AM PDT The driver of a big rig was killed early Tuesday after hitting a rock on Highway 70  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:31 AM PDT The CHP said they suspect the driver was under the influence at the time of the crash.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:58 AM PDT A man was rushed to the hospital early Tuesday in Shasta County.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT An Amtrak train collided with a pick-up on the tracks just north of Chico.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:07 AM PDT Shasta CountyHawes Haunted Acres offers their guests the opportunity to shoot the living dead in their "Zombie-Slayer: The Ultimate Paintball Experience."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:53 AM PDT The surfer was in Portugal trying to break the world record for biggest wave ever ridden.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:17 PM PDT A new $18 million dollar juvenile facility is getting ready to open its doors, and it's not just about a fresh coat of paint.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:22 PM PDT Butte CountyMilestone tech to become Chico's 4th largest employer.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:19 PM PDT Chico 'ghost bike' sends message to community.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:07 PM PDT DNA evidence found on slain teen Marysa Nichols' body, was not a match to Quentin Bealer, the man accused of murdering the 14 year old.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:59 PM PDT Red Bluff is celebrating Red Ribbon Week .  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:44 PM PDT Students at Gerber Elementary kicked off Red Ribbon Week by having a special assembly with their very own, Univision star, Daniel Munoz.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 12:50 PM PDT Deputies notified residents in Anderson that Brady Dallen, 38, might be in the area.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 12:35 PM PDT The victim was able to free himself and call for help  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:52 AM PDT Deputies responded to a burglary in progress in Los Molinos.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |  |
| Klamath Falls Oregon Herald and News Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:11 AM PDT
| Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT Can you help solve a Klamath County history photo mystery? The Klamath County Museum is seeking the public's help in identifying some of the many unidentified photos in its collection. As part of an o  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:44 AM PDT A Moldovan dancer who was on the bridge when the Costa Concordia cruise ship crashed into a reef near Italy, killing 32 people, has testified at the captain's manslaughter trial that the two were love  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:40 AM PDT Michael Guzzo was becoming increasingly unhinged.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:42 AM PDT How do you connect to the world if you're in the middle of a disaster?  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:34 AM PDT Residents of coastal neighborhoods battered by Superstorm Sandy one year ago Tuesday are marking the day in ways both public and private, remembering the fierce floodwaters that destroyed their liveli  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:31 AM PDT Haiti's prime minister has reached a settlement in his defamation case against a Haitian-American journalist.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:32 AM PDT David Hall was afraid of his own son. They were getting into violent, physical fights requiring police intervention. Fearing the teen would end up in juvenile detention, Hall had his son hauled away i  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:25 AM PDT Israel defended its treatment of Palestinians and others on the world stage Tuesday, resuming the relationship it broke off more than a year ago with the United Nations' top human rights body.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:20 AM PDT Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has reported to a North Carolina federal prison to serve a 2 1/2-year prison term for misusing campaign funds.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:20 AM PDT A Russian military helicopter on a test flight crashed near apartment buildings on the outskirts of Moscow on Tuesday, but both pilots survived and there was no damage on the ground, officials said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:14 AM PDT La Grande Mayor Daniel Pokorney will not seek re-election next year.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:06 AM PDT The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy has been restored at Arlington National Cemetery.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:58 AM PDT A Washington couple accused of starving, beating and forcing their adopted daughter outside as punishment face long prison terms Tuesday for her death.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 08:01 AM PDT The usual scenario involves suspicious glances, inattentive clerks or rude service _ not handcuffs.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:59 AM PDT The graffiti is gone from Hidden Forest Cave south of Bend, and volunteers and U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers are keeping watch to avoid a repeat of vandalism there two years ago.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:55 AM PDT Klamath County Jail  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:45 AM PDT Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:47 AM PDT A judge has dismissed bribery and conspiracy charges against a former interim police chief of a troubled New Mexico border town.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:42 AM PDT Americans' confidence in the economy fell this month to the lowest level since April, as many worried about the impact of a 16-day partial government shutdown. The decline could weigh on spending and  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:40 AM PDT Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information that could help them find a man who reportedly tried to kidnap an 8-year-old girl from her bedroom in suburban Denver.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:39 AM PDT The Hermiston City Council has voted to increase water and sewer rates by 16 percent.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:34 AM PDT The parents of a Louisiana man whose death in 2011 was linked to a rare brain-eating amoeba have settled their lawsuit against the manufacturers of two household devices that they blamed for their son  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:28 AM PDT The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce is backing a $9.85 million bond slated to fund four new buildings and create more programs at Klamath Community College.Voters will have the final say on the Nov  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:28 AM PDT Detroit's emergency manager says he took the city into bankruptcy in July after making no progress with creditors.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT U.N. efforts to investigate suspicions that Iran has worked on nuclear arms appeared to gain traction Tuesday, with both sides coming out of talks speaking of progress after nearly two years of deadlo  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |  |
| Redding California Record Searchlight News Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT
| Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Emily Westphal honored for her go-to attitude and leadership skills.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Longtime Redding surgeon George A. Swendiman Jr., whose passion for medicine was only equaled by his love for his family and golf, died Sunday at home. He was 92.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Cool temperatures persist before seasonal norms in 70's return on Thursday.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Nearly two years after the city banned them and a court order upheld the move, all but one of Redding's medical marijuana dispensaries have closed.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Redding police this morning are heading to Lakewood Drive off South Market Street in Redding, where a woman reported that someone had fired a gun.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 06:18 AM PDT Shasta County's new juvenile hall facility is getting ready to open soon, and the public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting for the facility on Nov. 6.  | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:00 AM PDT The defense is expected to begin presenting its case today in the murder trial of a Cottonwood man charged with murdering his wife last year.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:59 PM PDT In 1913: P. Ribero, a Spaniard employed at the Quartz Hill Mine, died after being struck on the head by a block of wood thrown down an open cut by a timberman. He was struck at 7 p.m. and died at 9:45 p.m. without regaining consciousness.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:19 PM PDT One person is dead after a single-vehicle rollover wreck Monday night in Tehama County.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Roundup of news from the North State.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:56 PM PDT A county-wide check of registered sex offenders in Tehama County on Sunday led to three felony arrests and four children being placed in the care of protective custody, the county's Sheriff's Department said today.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:33 PM PDT Three people were arrested Sunday during a law enforcement sweep of sex offenders living in Tehama County.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:12 PM PDT Burglary suspect Jeanne Lou Vetter arrested without incident.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:46 PM PDT Tehama County deputies say a 76-year-old Los Molinos man reported Saturday that a man and women forced their way into his home, demanding prescription medications while threatening him with a knife.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:40 PM PDT Tehama County deputies say two men knocked on a Gerber man's door Saturday pretending to need help, then pulled guns on him, hit him in the head and tied him up with duct tape.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 12:48 PM PDT The Shasta County Coroner's Office still has not identified two people who died in a suspicious fire in Ingot Friday.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 10:04 AM PDT Shasta County sheriff's deputies are looking for an "armed and dangerous" man they say nearly hit deputies with a Ford Bronco on Sunday, then crashed the vehicle through two fences before running away after it went off a cliff.  |  |
| Redding California KRCR ABC 7 News Videos Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:10 AM PDT
| Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:05 AM PDT  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:22 AM PDT The surfer was in Portugal trying to break the world record for biggest wave ever ridden.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |  |
| Siskiyou Daily News Siskiyou County California Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:08 AM PDT
| Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:09 AM PDT Scott Valley Unified School District Superintendent Bryan Caples submitted his responses to the 2012-2013 Siskiyou County Grand Jury report Friday, revealing an overall sense of frustration with the findings and recommendations provided in the report.
According to the report, the grand jury elected to perform a watchdog investigation of the SVUSD in an effort to review the results of the 2007 consolidation of Scott Valley's various school districts.
The report [...]  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:54 AM PDT Last week, Siskiyou County Jail crews broke ground on the Blackberry Project, an interagency undertaking spearheaded by Police Chief Brian Bowles in response to the two homicide victims found at Yreka Creek in less than a year.
"The goal is to not only get it clean so when (police) drive by we can see down in there but also to make it a place people would like to visit," Bowles said. "I think this is a good kickoff effort to help with that goal."
Jail crews began their [...]  |  |
| MailTribune Latest Headlines Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT
| Art for the fun of it Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT ASHLAND — "This is an alien ogre," said Lindsay Stempeck, holding up the head of a ceramic creature that resembled the title character from the movie "Shrek."  | | Wounded vet was driver in fatal crash Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT A wounded Afghanistan war veteran whom the community rallied behind when he returned home two years ago has been identified as the driver in a fatal crash with a bicyclist last week.  | | State declines to pursue case against Hare Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT The case of Josephine County Commissioner Simon Hare's 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which he reported stolen from downtown Grants Pass on May 10, may be coming to a close — unless Josephine County District Attorney Stephen Campbell has other ideas.  | | Wide crosswalks make for long waits at traffic lights Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT I often drive on North Phoenix Road. I have noticed that at the intersection of North Phoenix and Cherry Lane there is a very long traffic light.  | | Western states commit to climate policy Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO — The governors of Pacific coastal U.S.  | | October 29, 1913 Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT October 29, 1913  | | RCC wants college credit to be smarter Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT Rogue Community College and local school districts are collaborating to expand ways high school students can acquire college credits, while protecting them from inadvertently creating roadblocks toward their higher education goals, including securing...  | | Helicopter plummets into South Umpqua Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT DAYS CREEK — Two state fish biologists conducting aerial surveys of salmon spawning grounds and their pilot were injured when their helicopter crashed in the South Umpqua River shortly before noon Monday, officials said.  | | Vietnam vet calls Guantanamo immoral Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT Elliott Adams describes himself as a patriotic American who loves his country.  | | Applegate Grange Hall hums with activity Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:45 PM PDT Nearly 100 Applegate Valley community members stopped by the Grange Hall near Ruch on a recent Sunday to socialize and feast at the Harvest Brunch.  | | Rescue teams save 9 on Mount McLoughlin Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:56 AM PDT Nine hikers lost on Mount McLoughlin were rescued by Jackson County Search and Rescue late Saturday and early Sunday morning.  |  |
| Medford Mail Tribune Sports Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:50 AM PDT
| Ring night arrives for Heat, with Bulls awaiting Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT MIAMI — LeBron James gets another ring. Derrick Rose gets to play again.  | | Transfer guard Young excites in Oregon debut Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT EUGENE — Sunday provided the first glimpse at just how important a long-awaited NCAA decision on Friday could be for Oregon.  | | Surging Raiders climb to 20th in football poll Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT ASHLAND — The Southern Oregon University football team moved up two spots to No. 20 in this week's NAIA rankings following its fifth straight win Saturday.  | | Crater OK with return to 5A level Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT Crater's return to the Class 5A level became official on Monday when the Oregon School Activities Association's Executive Board unanimously voted to approve the final recommendation of its classification and districting committee.  | | Game On Dude made early favorite Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT ARCADIA, Calif. — Game On Dude was made the early 8-5 favorite in an impressive field of 12 for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, a race he has failed to win in two previous tries for trainer Bob Baffert.  | | Seahawks edge Rams, 14-9 Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT ST. LOUIS — The Seattle Seahawks struggled on offense against the scrappy St. Louis Rams, so they had to leave Monday night's game in the hands of one of the NFL's most stingy defenses.  | | Lester, Red Sox beat Cards, lead World Series 3-2 Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:15 AM PDT The Associated Press  | | New looks and a familiar favorite for NBA 2013-14 Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:25 PM PDT Dwight Howard moved on and Derrick Rose came back, though Kobe Bryant won't quite yet. Nine first-time coaches are coming in and David Stern will soon head out.  | | Bryant, Cowboys defend receiver's behavior in loss Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:24 PM PDT IRVING, Texas — Dez Bryant wants to make it perfectly clear: He is a team player who wants nothing except to win.  | | Kelly is aging a bit in Philadelphia Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:24 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA — Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Heavier still is the head that wears the headset on an NFL sideline.  | | South garners playoff berth Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:23 PM PDT SALEM — Outside hitter Claire Sporer had 19 kills and 21 digs as South Medford defeated McKay in a Class 6A volleyball play-in match Monday, 22-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 15-12.  | | RESULTS / STANDINGS Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:22 PM PDT Bowling  | | LOCAL EVENTS Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:21 PM PDT Baseball  |  |
| Jefferson Declaration A Special Blaze Report Series: Why do so Many Conservatives Want out of Their States? Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:12 AM PDT
| Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:17 PM PDT I no longer believe that "conservative" is the correct descriptive word for those of us, from the rural areas, seeking remedies in our government. The real problem is lack of representation. Each person deserves to be heard and receive respect for offering truth and facts. Our complaint is that our few elected officials are drowned-out by the urbanite masses and then out-voted. So what should we call ourselves? – Administrator Liz Bowen Oct. 25, 2013 12:00pm By Call state and county realignment efforts in Colorado, California, and Maryland burgeoning rebellions against leftist-driven big government imposition. Conservative and rural Coloradans, for example, are so excised by the high-handedness of urban liberals who dominate the Centennial State's government that 11 northeastern counties have declared a desire to form their own state. \Votes are scheduled in those counties on Nov. 5. There's a fundamental break between urban liberals and rural Coloradans over morals, values and faith Share: Meanwhile, five counties in Maryland's panhandle want out. Two counties in northern California want no part of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento, where liberal Democrats have an unending lock on state government. The clash, as Pat Buchanan pointed out in a commentary for WND, is economic. Colorado's urban liberals – many of them affluent, liberal California migrants and young "blues" – are imposing laws that injure agriculture and energy development and production in much of rural Colorado. Former rural Texas congressman Charles Stenholm, a self-identified "Blue Dog Democrat," who prior to the 2010 election tsunami that hit his party, wrote for "The Hill": This has certainly been the case with the [federal] government's energy and agriculture policies. They may be red meat to the liberal base but they are crippling rural America and commercial agriculture. And that's true on state levels as well. In California, for instance, coastal liberals have crippled Central Valley agriculture through stringent environmental regulations, including water use. Businesses – mostly small – are bearing the brunt of Denver-based liberals' green policies. Rural Coloradans' jobs and incomes are threatened. Putting food on the table, a roof overhead, and clothes on backs are basics that anyone would fight over. But there's more than economics involved. There's a fundamental break between urban liberals and rural Coloradans over mores, values, and faith. Imposition government is a total war, of sorts, on ancestral America, and those Coloradans, Californians, and Marylanders who hold fast to traditional concepts of family, community, and faith. From the "Huffington Post": But perhaps the most telling numbers pertained to the breakdown of the respondents' politics: 40 percent of liberals claim they have no religion, compared to just 9 percent of conservatives. Thus, we can correctly conclude that rural America is by far more conservative than urban America. But how could realignment take place? \As a commenter from our first article in this series correctly stated, Article Four of the Constitution provides the framework for creating new political entities: "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress." Therefore, let's first look at the places that are already taking action to split. Since it is unlikely the Congress would currently approve the formation of new states, particularly since such an action would add more conservative U.S. Senators, the option of merging the territory with other existing pro-freedom states may be more plausible. In Colorado, the counties discussing separation all are contiguous to Wyoming, and could conceivably petition to be included in that state. Having the least number of inhabitants (576,412 according to the latest US Census figures) of any American state, Wyomingites should find annexing the counties to be a positive addition for both their state and the new inhabitants. Turning to California, the northern counties that desire to found the state of Jefferson may not be able to do so, but proposing they join most of what is eastern Oregon's 2nd Congressional District for purposes of merging with Idaho could provide this region a workable solution. There's more:  |  |
| Mount Shasta News Sports Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:40 AM PDT
| Northern Section soccer playoffs next for Mount Shasta and Weed Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:57 AM PDT The Shasta Cascade League champion Bears are seeded No. 1 and have a first round bye Tuesday in the Northern Section Fall Soccer playoffs. Weed, which placed fourth in the SCL, is seeded No. 6 and opens Tuesday against No. 3 Paradise Adventist Academy in Chico.  |  |
| KDRV Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:38 AM PDT
| Quiet & Cool Today Posted: 29 Oct 2013 09:20 AM PDT WEATHER DISCUSSION A ridge of high pressure is now building into the Northwest. This is going to bring sunny skies to the region both today and tomorrow, but cool temperatures. A cold front will move by to our north on Halloween and this will bring cloud cover, but showers should stay from the Umpqua Divide and north. Trick or Treat will be dry, but chilly! Bundle the kids up. Computer models continue to show a significant rain and snow event moving into Southern Oregon for the weekend. This will bring valley rain and mountain snow. However, with snow levels dropping to roughly 3,000 the foothills will pick up snow through the passing of this system. Showers will linger into Sunday before another disturbance moves in Monday bringing more wet weather. Meteorologist Alyssa Caroprese Facebook Twitter  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | NewsWatch 12 November Giveaway! Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:58 PM PDT 
Thank you for making NewsWatch 12 the #1 news team in Southern Oregon and Northern California, year after year! To show our appreciation, we’re giving you the chance to win great prizes all month long! This November, you could win a brand new MacBook, an ultimate Thanksgiving dinner, a high-definition entertainment center, or a trip for two to Las Vegas!! Just watch NewsWatch 12 at 6 p.m., weeknights November 4th-28th, to find out how you can win. It’s just our way of saying thank you for making us Southern Oregon and Northern California’s news leader! CLICK HERE for official rules and details.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Cool Week with Stormy Weekend Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:49 PM PDT Weather Discussion A large upper low will shift south overnight bringing just a few light showers to the east side of southern Oregon and northern California, mainly for Lake, Modoc and east Siskiyou county. Tomorrow will bring a cold morning across the region with areas of frost at the coast and temperatures near to below freezing for west side valleys and lows in the teens and low 2os for the east side. A Frost Advisory has been issued for the coast and a Freeze Warning for west side valleys including the cities of Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland and Cave Junction. Temperatures Wednesday morning could be just as cold but the afternoon will be slightly warmer. Wednesday will bring increasing clouds and a chance for coast and Cascade light showers overnight Wednesday into Halloween morning. Trick-or-treating still looks to be dry although quite chilly! The end of the work week will be slightly warmer with more sunshine Friday before the next cold front arrives Saturday returning rain, snow and wind back to the region with another drop in temperatures. Snow levels will drop to 3,000 feet Saturday bringing snow back to the Cascade passes…more so than what we saw today. Thanks for logging on and have a great evening! Meteorologist Megan Parry  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Medical Marijuana Growers Targeted Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:44 PM PDT GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Medical marijuana growers are becoming targets for thieves. Harvest season for marijuana is over. Right now, for most growers, they are preparing their crop for distribution through drying and packaging. Oregon State Police say thieves are taking note and targeting medical marijuana grow sites. The most recent incident was over the weekend. Two Cave Junction residents reported two armed men in masks and camouflage clothing forced their way inside their home on Takilma Road. According to OSP, the two men claimed to be law enforcement, telling the two residents to get face down on the floor. The two stole around 6 pounds of processed marijuana, several firearms and a car. OSP has confirmed the home is a registered medical marijuana grow site. In the last few months, troopers are noticing more grow sites being hit by thieves. "Like any other medical marijuana grow, in any criminal activity, they target people who have the product they want or the items they want. Whether it be a bank having cash and they do a bank robbery or a medical marijuana grow," explained Oregon State Police Sgt. Jeff Proulx. One of the victims tried to chase down the two men, but were unable to catch them. Oregon State Police has handed the case over to the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement team; that agency will be responsible for any follow-ups and further investigation.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | New Grant Aims to Improve Learning Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:43 PM PDT  EAGLE POINT, Ore. — After receiving a grant from the state, the first collaborative meeting between school District 9 teachers and administrators wrapped up on Monday, all with the focus on making educators even more effective.
A $30,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Education has brought five teachers, five administrators and others from the Eagle Point School District together to bounce ideas off of each other on how to improve the school district. Four areas in particular, career pathways, professional development, evaluation systems and compensation models, are the target of the collaborative meetings. Those areas all center on those within the school district and not specific to the students, but those with the new project say it all improves student’s learning. “We're really focusing on student achievement and improvement and this grant, specifically, allows us to streamline that process and improve on things that we've already been doing," said Janelle Reed, a science teacher and project director. This grant is only the first step in a process that could award upwards of a million dollars over three years to help execute the blueprint formed during these meetings. The collaborative meetings will continue into the spring when a blueprint can be formed and the school district can apply for more funds to execute that design.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Delays Plague Cover Oregon Website Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:15 PM PDT MEDFORD, Ore. — A month after the Cover Oregon website rolled out, users still can’t enroll online. This comes as health exchanges across the country battle glitches and delays. Oregon Health Exchange is one of the private insurers in the area now certified as Cover Oregon agents. Their office has been entirely refitted with Cover Oregon computer booths and offices to accommodate people looking to sign up. After spending fifteen to twenty thousand dollars on the effort, however, they still haven’t enrolled a single customer online. Cover Oregon had originally planned on having enrollment live on October 1st. First that changed to mid-October, and now they say they hope it will be ready by the end of the month. Customers can see if they’re eligible for subsidies and browse options online, but the only way they can actually enroll is by filling out a nine to fifteen page paper application. Oregon Health Exchange agent David Cuttrell says that’s holding back signups. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking before coverage begins on January 1st. "The real problem is that every day that goes by we’re getting closer and closer to that January first deadline. And that’s kind of causing a few grey hairs on the old goatee," said Cuttrell. Cover Oregon says they accounted for a slow start. They say they originally planning on insuring 217,000 people in the first year, but may revise that number.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Project Update on Mt. Sexton Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:03 PM PDT MT. SEXTON, Ore. — With winter weather just around the corner, contractors on Interstate 5 north of Grants Pass are rushing to get as much work done as possible now. One problem as cropped up that they may not have expected: a slide has developed near the summit where the hillside was blasted away to make a wider lane to accommodate truck traffic. ODOT officials say repairs are on the way. “Now it’s more exposed and it’s having some effect on the dirt, on the hillside. So some of it came loose in this area. The slide area and so over the next couple weeks we’re going to do repair on that. Possible put in some embankment and fix it up," said ODOT Spokesman Dan Latham. That would probably involve placing large boulders on the seepage site to better hold it in place. Latham says the project which was bid as a two year project will be about 90% done when work stops for the season. Final paving and other work will be completed next spring or summer.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | City Holds Joint Meeting with County Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:35 PM PDT  GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Several ideas and solutions came about from a joint meeting between Grants Pass City Council and Josephine County Commissioners on Monday.
City council discussed one project to build a main thru-way to take pressure off of Williams Highway. Council members wanted to move forward but needed commissioners to approve it first. That area is under the county’s jurisdiction. City and county leaders decided that thru-way was crucial to build in the county and plan to meet again with o-dot members into the discussion. "I don’t know what to do about this today. I’m not expecting you guys to just pass it around and put your mark on there. I don’t think we can do that. I understand your side of it," said Grants Pass City Councilor. By signing an agreement with the city, the county has the option to pull out of that project. Ultimately, the City of Grants Pass would get stuck with the bill to pay for the costs like the design plan.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | “Wild” Affecting Ashland Plaza Business Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:28 PM PDT  ASHLAND, Ore. — Businesses in Ashland’s Plaza are giving mixed reviews after feeling the effects of the movie “Wild.”
The movie filmed in the Plaza for a day, shutting down the area for the most part. Crews were also there beforehand setting up and preparing scenes. Louie’s Restaurant says their business grew by 75% over the year before, but other businesses say they lost nearly an entire day’s worth of customers. "We got to meet a lot of new friends. And business was way up from the same day last year," said Louie’s Restaurant Manager, Tom Dubois. Some of the plaza businesses, including Umi Sushi, are now requesting reimbursement from the film company. That is apparently something that is budgeted in to the filming process, but representatives of the film did not immediately respond to confirm.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | | Helicopter Crash Reported in Douglas Co. Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:18 PM PDT  NEAR DAYS CREEK, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reports a helicopter crashed into the river near the 13000 block of Tiller Trail Highway near Days Creek.
The crash was reported around 11:44 a.m. on Monday. The sheriff’s office says emergency personnel responded to the crash site and found a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter had crashed into the South Umpqua River and the three occupants were still inside. The occupants were removed from the wreckage and transported for treatment. The sheriff’s office reports the adult male pilot was airlifted to River Bend Hospital in Eugene. The adult male and adult female passengers were transported by ground ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Roseburg. The extent of their injuries is not known. Power lines in the area are down as a result of the crash and PP&L is on scene. The regional HAZMAT team is on scene due to fuel leakage into the river. The FAA and NTSB have been notified.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |  |
| Siskiyou Daily News Sports Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:16 AM PDT
| Posted: 28 Oct 2013 09:43 AM PDT After going 0-2 to begin Northern Athletic League play, the Yreka Miners junior varsity football team earned an NAL win in a big way Friday night. Facing Central Valley, the Miners crushed the Falcons 70-0. Yreka improved to 6-2 for the year. In the Miners freshman FB game, Yreka fell to Central Valley 40-35 at home on Friday.  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:03 AM PDT SISKIYOU COUNTY - Below are football scores of teams from Siskiyou County.
Friday Games
Dunsmuir 64, Live Oak 34.
Happy Camp 48, Elk Creek 26
Mount Shasta 39, Live Oak 28
Butte Valley 44, Tulelake 18
Etna 31, Burney 0
Etna JV 41, Burney 22
Central Valley 49, Yreka 6
Yreka JV 70, Central Valley 0
CV Frosh 40, Yreka 35
Saturday Game
COS 31, West Hills Coalinga 24  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:57 AM PDT The Etna Lions varsity football team gave the home fans plenty to cheer about on homecoming night on Friday.
Etna downed Burney 31-0 to improve to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the Shasta Cascade League in the regular season home finale for the squad.
Senior Wyatt Finley had a night to remember for Etna. Before the game he was named homecoming king and rushed for more than 230 yards and two touchdowns.
It was a nice bounce back win for the Lions, who lost to Fall River 32-0 [...]  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:37 AM PDT Things did not go the way the Yreka Miners had hoped at home on Friday night, not by a long shot.
Facing Central Valley in Northern Athletic League action, Yreka struggled on both sides of the ball as the Falcons seemed to score at will and the crowd was extremely quiet by the end of the first quarter as the score board read 28-0 in favor of Central Valley.
By the end of the half the Falcons had a 49-0 lead.
Yreka kept the Falcons off the board [...]  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:33 AM PDT The Happy Camp Indians earned a 49-26 victory over Elk Valley on homecoming night on Friday.
The Indians received the opening kickoff and scored on their first play from scrimmage when Alex Eadie ran the ball 70 yards to paydirt. Happy Camp
scored long touchdowns on their next two possessions. The second touchdown was on a 67-yard run by James Simmons and the third on a 54-yard pass from Simmons to Connor Mitchell. The Indians led 20-6 after one quarter of play. [...]  | | Posted: 28 Oct 2013 04:28 AM PDT COS Eagles down West Hills
COALINGA, Calif. — The College of the Siskiyous football team improved to 6-2 for the year with a 31-24 road win at West Hills Coalinga on Saturday.
After a scoreless first quarter, West Hills took a 10-0 advantage in the second quarter. COS came back but still trailed 17-16 at the half.
Down 24-23 late in the fourth quarter, the Eagles scored when quarterback Warren Johnson connected with [...]  |  |
| Siskiyou County Obituaries Daily News Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:17 AM PDT
| Posted: 28 Oct 2013 02:25 AM PDT Irene Mae Avery quietly joined family and friends who had passed on before her on Oct. 22, 2013.  |  |
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