The tree that killed wildland firefighter Logan Taylor on the second day of the Rum Creek Fire last month was a 160-foot-tall Douglas fir that fell on its own, according to an investigative team's preliminary findings. Read More »

Talk about a bounce-back game.

Grants Pass clipped West Salem 27-25 in a wild, back-and-forth District 1 football game Friday at Mel Ingram Field, less than a week after a 48-7 loss at South Salem.

Outstanding performances from quarterback Jace Blanchard, receiver Jackson Tunick and key stops by the Caveman defense helped earn the gritty, homecoming win.

After a rough game last week, Blanchard went 21-for-39 passing on Friday for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Read More »

After four years and two lawsuits, a woman who was ejected from a Hellgate Jetboat Excursions boat as it was performing spins during a sightseeing trip on the Rogue River settled the matter with the company.

A civil trial set to begin Monday in Josephine County Circuit Court was canceled last month after the parties agreed to an undisclosed settlement in a lawsuit prompted by a list of injuries Dione Young of Eugene said she suffered in the accident. Read More »

Hanley Farm set to host Scarecrow Festival

It's time for the annual Scarecrow Festival at Hanley Farm in Central Point.

Open Oct. 1 and 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the event invites families to make scarecrows to take home or to enter into the people's choice judging.

All materials are provided — frame, straw, clothes, accessories, heads to draw on and directions. Read More »