This photo of a black bear was snapped around 6 p.m. on Aug. 7 in an alley near downtown Ashland. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it has received more than 60 reports of bear sightings in Ashland this year — more than is typical for the end of summer. Hunger owing to a poor berry season because of drought is the most likely cause. No dangerous interactions between people and bears have been reported to the Ashland Police Department or ODFW.
By Emma Maple of the Daily Courier
With slim pickings in the mountains, black bears seem to have turned to the next best option — roaming through Ashland in search of trash, and chickens, to satisfy their cravings.
Bear sightings have been more frequent and earlier in the season this year in Ashland, according to city and state officials. With a low snowpack and light spring rainfall lightening the berry season, bears have been wandering around town in search of food.
PORTLAND — A big play on defense and another on special teams led to half of Grants Pass’ points as the seventh-ranked Cavemen cruised to a 28-7 win over Westview in a non-league football game on Friday.
Parker Howe made the first big play for Grants Pass (2-0), grabbing a one-handed interception on a pass out to the flat on the Wildcats’ opening drive and returning it to the Westview 10-yard line.
A 41-year-old man who has been issued a downtown exclusion order was arrested Friday on a charge of second-degree criminal trespassing after he was found passed out in a doorway near the corner of Seventh and G streets. It was his seventh arrest since February, during which he has spent 47 days in jail.
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