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More Than 600 soldiers to Attend Soldier Enhancement Day in Medford, Oregon

Soldier Enhancement Day will take place from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the Medford Armory located at 1701 S. Pacific Hwy.

(MEDFORD, Ore.) - The Oregon National Guard Reintegration Team expects more than 600 soldiers to attend the Soldier Enhancement Day at the Medford Armory on Sunday, September 23rd.

Organizers say the event will bring together more than 25 employers, local colleges and universities, experts on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, and more than 25 veteran service organizations to address many of the diverse issues soldiers and their families face as they return to civilian life.

YMCA Counselor Saves Busload of Kids

Police say the driver experienced a serious medical problem that led to her death, and the quick-thinking counselor kept the 20 kids on board safe by guiding the bus to the side of the road.

(MEDFORD) - Oregon State Police troopers credit the quick action of a YMCA counselor in preventing serious injuries to several children and other counselors during an incident that ended in the death of a bus driver on Interstate 5 in Medford.

Friday at approximately 9:45 AM, Oregon State Police troopers from the Central Point Area Command Office responded to a reported single vehicle crash southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 29.

Driver Cited After Crashing Into Unoccupied State Police Car South of Roseburg

A recruit officer is narrowly missed by a pick-up while investigating two other crashes in I-5.

(ROSEBURG) - An Oregon State Police recruit trooper escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when his unoccupied patrol car was struck by a pickup as he was investigating two non-injury traffic crashes on Interstate 5 south of Roseburg.

Investigators say the pickup's driver was cited on multiple traffic violations and the OSP patrol car was extensively damaged.

Tuesday at approximately 3:38 PM, Oregon State Police Recruit Brian Assmus was outside of his Ford Crown Victoria patrol car investigating two non-injury crashes southbound on Interstate 5 near milepost 116. The patrol car was parked on the right shoulder of the freeway.

Oregon Issues Safety Advisory on Kite Tubing

Enthusiasts say the new sport is fun, but the list of injuries includes broken backs and broken necks, serious to the degree that the Army Corps of Engineers has banned kite tubing in some areas for safety reasons.

(SALEM) - The Oregon State Marine Board, in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, is advising water enthusiasts to use extreme care when using a new towable device called a "kite tube."

"There have been a number of accidents this summer in a hand-full of states," says Marty Law, Education and Information Manager for the Marine Board. "Riders can get injured after falling or being thrown off the kite tube...

Medford Area Teens Killed in Single Vehicle Crash Early Tuesday

Police from throughout Oregon are hoping that young drivers learn from tragedies like this.

(SALEM) - Three Medford-area teenagers, graduates this year from South Medford High School, were killed early Tuesday morning when their vehicle lost control on Highway 238 near Ruch, crashed into a tree and came to rest upside down in the Applegate River. Oregon State Police troopers are continuing the investigation.

Police say that at approximately 12:15 AM, a 1994 BMW 740 four-door driven by 18-year old Kyle Charles Ross of Medford, was westbound on Highway 238 near milepost 27 at a high rate of speed negotiating a right-hand curve. Investigators say Ross lost control causing the car to
travel off the north side of the highway and down an embankment where it struck a tree.

Oregon Family Members Missing 17 Days Found

Six disappeared March 4th in 35-foot motor home in snowy mountains

(MEDFORD- AP) - Six family members missing in a recreational vehicle since March 4th were found alive Tuesday in a remote, snowy section of Southern Oregon, authorities said.

U.S. Bureau of Land Management workers first found two of the family members, who had decided to walk out of the woods and left the vehicle, sheriff's deputies said.

Later, search and rescue workers in a helicopter made contact with the other four, said Sgt. David Marshall, spokesman for the Douglas County sheriff's department.