Jackson County

The ACLU of Oregon and the Oregon Justice Resource Center are intervening in a case brought forward by Juan Anthony Sancho. The former Oregon Shakespeare Festival actor is suing Jackson County for alleged mistreatment he experienced at the county jail in 2019.

The Jackson County Animal Services shelter has closed to the public, including volunteers, at least through Thanksgiving weekend. It has also stopped pet adoptions until at least Dec. 5.

As Oregon faces increasing problems with drug use and overdoses, out of all the counties in the state, Jackson County has sent the second-largest number of suspected fentanyl pills to the state crime lab for analysis this year.

Oregon U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz visited the Rogue Valley on Tuesday to hear from voters about pressing issues in the region.

Oregon’s Measure 110 passed in 2020 and aimed to address drug addiction through increased treatment and recovery efforts. Jackson County commissioners say it hasn’t worked.

A company based in the Netherlands wants to host psychedelic retreats from a historic resort southeast of Ashland. The choice will be up to Jackson County voters.

Forest agencies in Jackson County are gearing up for this year’s fire season, which officially begins Wednesday.

Low water storage and snowpack levels in Southern Oregon have prompted the fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency this year, ahead of what’s expected to be an extremely dry summer.

Health officials in Southern Oregon are bracing for a surge in COVID-19 cases in a region that tops the state's list for the number of people who are unvaccinated.

Officials in Jackson County in southwest Oregon plan to ask the state for more than $7.2 million to help crack down on the billions of dollars worth of illegal pot grows across the Rogue Valley.