A graduation forty years in the making
By Erin Maxson June 10, 2011 ASHLAND, Ore. -- Walking across the stage at Southern Oregon University's commencement will be more people with kids and spouses cheering them on than parents and...
View ArticleOregon Trails: Burma-Shave signs
By Ron Brown June 10, 2011 CENTRAL POINT, Ore. -- The summer travel season is getting underway, and families are ready to hit the highways and byways all across the country. For generations, a...
View ArticleHundreds start new chapters in their lives
By Kari Beckerman June 11, 2011 ASHLAND, Ore., -- More than 1,150 students graduated from Southern Oregon University Saturday. So many students... That the ceremony had two diploma lines......
View ArticleBeer week hopes to brew up business
By Kari Beckerman June 12, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore.-- It's a week long celebration of local craft beers, that is also expected to help the local economy. Shenanigans is one of the sponsors for Medford...
View ArticleOregon governor signs redistricting plan
By KDRV Staff June 13, 2011 SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon's legislative districts will be redrawn. Governor John Kitzhaber signed a bill today approving a plan to redraw the state's legislative...
View ArticleWashington Gov. Gregoire not seeking re-election
By KDRV Staff June 13, 2011 OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The governor of Washington has announced that she will not seek re-election. Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire made an announcement on Monday that she...
View ArticleHackers claim break-in to U.S. Senate website
By KDRV Staff June 13, 2011 WASHINGTON -- A group of hackers, known as "Lulz Security", has claimed a successful breach of the Senate's website. On Monday, the hacker group published an...
View ArticleFlooding volunteer returns
By Kari Beckerman June 13, 2011 BILLINGS, Mont. -- A volunteer from the Southern Oregon chapter of the American Red Cross is on her way back from Montana. After weeks of devastating flooding in...
View ArticleDMV offices closed
By Steven Sandberg June 13, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- If you need to do any business at the Department Of Motor Vehicles this week, you may need to drive a little distance. The Medford office of...
View ArticleFighting fires from Oregon
By Bryan Navarro June 13, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Wallow Fire has scorched 440 thousand acres in Arizona. The fire is at 10% containment, and has destroyed 34 structures so far. The fire is...
View ArticleBear baiting in Oregon
By Ron Brown June 13, 2011 WHITE CITY, Ore. -- Oregon Fish and Wildlife biologists are out in the woods of southwest Oregon this month, putting bags of pungent bait in trees, hoping to lure in a...
View ArticleIncrease use of personal jets in Medford
By Kari Beckerman June 13, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- Although private flights are not at their peak, like the ones they hit only a few years ago, they are starting to gain some altitude when it comes...
View ArticleFeeding Hawthorne homeless
By Bryan Navarro June 13, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- The homeless in Medford are getting free dinner, three evenings a week, but some are concerned the meals will act like a magnet, attracting...
View ArticleDual events have businesses hoping for economic boost
By Steven Sandberg June 13, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore., -- Business leaders in Medford say having a strong event always brings in tourism dollars. Having two major events at the same time is even better....
View ArticleFatal stabbing in Phoenix
June 14, 2011 By Steven Sandberg & KDRV Staff PHOENIX, Ore. -- A stabbing late Monday night has left one man dead and police still searching for the killer. The victim, whose identity has...
View ArticleLawmakers call for more fire prevention
By KDRV Staff June 14, 2011 WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers say they are worried that not enough effort is being placed on preventing wildfires when it comes to the federal government's firefighting...
View ArticleProp 8 ruling upheld
By KDRV Staff & Associated Press June 14, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A court ruling to strike down California's same-sex marriage ban has been upheld. Chief U.S. District Judge James...
View ArticleCliff Harris Rental Car Records; Oregon Contacts Pac-10
By Steve Andress EUGENE, Ore. --- The Oregon Athletic Department has contacted the Pac-10, in regards to Cliff Harris using a vehicle rented by a university employee. "Oregon has been in contact...
View ArticleOregon unemployment at 9.3%
By Bryan Navarro June 14, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- Oregon's unemployment dropped in May, and is closing in on the national unemployment rate. The state's unemployment rate is now at 9.3%, just...
View ArticleMedford Cruise hits the streets
By KDRV Staff June 14, 2011 MEDFORD, Ore. -- The annual Medford Cruise is about to rumble into town. The Medford Cruise is a charitable event that has raised $282,000 for Southern Oregon youth...
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