With relatively little fanfare, a new group of Southern Oregon environmental activists has taken the lead in opposing controversial Jackson County planning decisions, earning praise from other environmental groups and condemnation from those who favor more development.

A California man was killed early Friday morning when his van slammed into the rear of a slow-moving trailer hauling wood chips on Interstate 5 south of Gold Hill.

Published: March 19. 2010 4:00AM PST GRANTS PASS - Klamath Basin farmers will get some water for crops this year, but far less than they hoped for after protected fish get what they need to survive the drought.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The Pacific smelt, a small silvery fish that was a staple of Northwest American Indian tribes when the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived, is getting federal protection because it's been declining toward extinction due to global warming and other factors.

Steven Sandberg & Associated Press A March 17, 2010 A GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has issued a state drought declaration for Klamath and surrounding counties.

Rogue River Police are asking the public to help them track down a man apparently threatening his ex-girlfriend after an indictment on domestic violence charges.

A group of Klamath Falls residents is trying to raise at least $800,000 to prevent further development of a subdivision near the Link River.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Some local firefighters say students with no fire district in Josephine County are at risk Jes Webb with Rural Metro says the unprotected area outside the city of Grants Pass has a death rate nearly seven times higher than the state's average.

Free speech comes with a price for one Grants Pass woman. Rycke Brown could spend 20 days in jail for passing out political flyers inside Grants Pass Grower Market after police told her to stop.

Snow is falling at passes on Interstate 5 north of Grants Pass this morning, as a late-winter storm brings plenty of moisture and cold air to Southern Oregon.

KDRV Staff A March 11, 2010 A MEDFORD, Ore. - A man police suspect in connection with a Downtown Medford shooting was arraigned in Jackson County Court Thursday on separate charges.

Upper Klamath Lake is the primary reservoir for farmers on the Klamath Reclamation Project.

John Hurd sits at a sewing desk at Murphy's Custom Canvas Inc. in Central Point.

Hundreds of Rogue Valley seniors attended ACCESS Food Share's 19th annual Senior Fair in the Medford Armory on Tuesday March 2, 2010.

The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is cutting costs while struggling to pay its bills, but it's hard for some to imagine those cost cutting measures allowed a suspected bank robber to go free less than 24 hours after his arrest.