Roman Battaglia

A group of endangered California condors in far northern California faced a lead poisoning scare this month, with one bird being sent for special treatment.

A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass.

Councilman Roy Sudler, Jr. said he regrets agreeing to this plan and wants to set things right by having Dover return to relying on grants for stormwater utility expenses.

Jefferson Public Radio | By Roman Battaglia The Pomeroy Dam was first built in 1896 for irrigation. The current concrete version of the dam was built in the 1940s.

Jefferson Public Radio | By Roman Battaglia The regional airport in Medford serves a large area and is a doorway to the rest of the world for many living in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

An initial mockup of the new concourse at the Medford airport, designed to accommodate the large planes favored by airlines nowadays. Courtesy of Mead & Hunt via Jackson County

Jefferson Public Radio | By Roman Battaglia Supervisors want the Justice Department to look into two election system contractors the county uses: Runbeck

Dover Mayor Robin Christiansen vetoed four recreational marijuana regulations approved by City Council last week.

In a special election Tuesday, Josephine County Commissioner John West was recalled by a decisive margin. The people behind the recall say they were surprised by the results.

Oregon’s power regulators denied a proposal by a watchdog group that would cap electricity rate increases by 10%.