Advance Security & Leadership CEO Ron Havniear explains how Pedro, a Daxbot security robot, will provide overnight patrol in the parking lot at Grocery Outlet's new location in Central Point. The robots patrol on their own but are monitored by humans who make decisions such as asking loiterers to leave and calling the police if a crime is occurring.
By Emma Maple of the Daily Courier
CENTRAL POINT — With 360-degree vision and the ability to patrol tirelessly for 12 hours straight, Tito, Pedro and Maverick might seem like superhuman security guards.
In reality, they’re just robots, charged with protecting Grocery Outlet in Central Point until the store’s grand opening later this year.
North Medford's Colston Staller tries to get back to second base as Grants Pass' Treyton Powers applies the tag during the second inning of Game 1 in Friday afternoon's doubleheader in Grants Pass. The Cavemen won the opener in a ninth-inning walk-off.
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Grants Pass and North Medford saved some of their biggest hits for the late innings during Friday’s Southwest Conference baseball doubleheader at George Russell Field.
The Cavemen rallied late and eventually claimed a 4-3 walk-off victory in nine innings over the Black Tornado in the opener. As for the nightcap, North Medford scored seven unanswered runs for a 10-3 win to salvage the split.
The ambulance company AMR is donating six automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to community organizations in Josephine County.
Local agencies, nonprofits and community organizations are encouraged to apply.
AEDs give a shock to people having a heart attack. Use of AEDs significantly improves the likelihood that someone will survive a heart attack, especially in the first three minutes, which is often before first responders arrive.
Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is set to perform with his band at Britt Festivals on July 16.
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The Britt Music & Arts Festival has announced the last of the concerts for the summer season at the outdoor Britt hill in Jacksonville.
Rock icon David Lee Roth is set to play with his band on July 16. Roth was the front man for the early Van Halen and later had hits as a solo artist. Tickets are $85 and $92 for reserved seats, $77 for standing room only and $69 for the lawn.
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