Artificial intelligence is giving scammers new ways to create convincing investment pitches, fake websites, realistic videos, and persuasive messages, according to a warning from the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. Although AI can help consumers learn about investing and financial products, fraudsters are using the same technology to make scams[Read More…]
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Headlines & Highlights For September 16, 2026
This Week in Rogue River History SEPT. 16, 1981 Gold Hill — Crowds once again swarmed the bridge, beach, and roads between Gold Hill and Rogue River to witness the Fifth Annual Great Raft Race. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves throughout the day and into the evening, especially the racers.[Read More…]
USPS Operation Santa Opens For Holiday Letters
The U.S. Postal Service has opened its 114th year of USPS Operation Santa and is accepting holiday letters from children and families throughout the continental United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Each year, thousands of letters addressed to Santa arrive at the North Pole. Through Operation Santa, registered individuals and[Read More…]
Contractor Fraud
Home repairs can be expensive, stressful, and difficult to evaluate—especially when a contractor insists that the work must be completed immediately. Dishonest contractors use these pressures to convince homeowners to pay for unnecessary repairs, accept poor-quality work, or hand over money for projects that are never completed. Older adults are[Read More…]
Court Order Delays Wild Horse Rescue
The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a planned wild horse rescue operation on Riddle Mountain after a temporary restraining order was issued in connection with ongoing litigation. The operation had been scheduled to begin Sept. 9. According to the BLM, the herd faces severe shortages of food and water[Read More…]
New Machine Gun Range Breaks Ground
The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, launching construction on a project more than two decades in the making. The $12 million facility will be Oregon’s first and only Army-standard crew-served weapons[Read More…]
ODOT Road Construction Update For September 16, 2026
Motorists traveling through Jackson and Josephine counties should watch for lane closures, reduced speeds, and construction crews in several highway work zones. JACKSON COUNTY Work continues on the $6.1 million Lost Creek Lake Bridge project between mileposts 35.2 and 35.5. The project includes repairs and upgrades to the bridge deck,[Read More…]
Fielder Mountain Fire Followed A Straight Line
When Jackson County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Hammond reported on his perspective of the Fielder Mountain Fire Aug. 13-14 to the district’s board of directors on Wed., Sept. 9, he was still amazed. “It’s amazing to me even today that we did not lose any structures out there (on[Read More…]
Ten Rafts High: Record-Breaking Run
A group of Josephine County rafters took river recreation to new heights Friday by successfully navigating the Rogue River aboard a stack of 10 inflatable rafts. The boats were placed one on top of another and carefully secured before the towering structure was launched. Despite the unusual height and balancing[Read More…]
Downs Honors Trainer Irwin
Three jockeys rose to the top of the jockeys standings through the first of five weekends of the Grants Pass Downs Fall season, which started on Sun., Sept. 13, and continued through Mon., Sept 14. Veteran jockey Jake Nunnally won the fourth and fifth races on opening day, Sept. 13,[Read More…]